Title: Identify management strategies for balancing work and family roles.
Course: Interior Design II (19263-II) > Section: Balancing Work and Family

Identification should include

- use of time
- prioritization of family and work responsibilities
- ways to handle stress
- health and safety issues
- conflict resolution
- family and work values
- stages of the family and career life cycle.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What is the relationship between the family’s circumstances and work productivity?
- Why is it important to a person, to the family, and to the employer to balance work and family roles?
- When is it appropriate for an employer to intervene in an employee’s personal/family life?
- How do management strategies for balancing work and family roles change as the family progresses through its life cycle?

Communication

- When is it appropriate for an employee to communicate personal/family problems to an employer?
- What communication skills are needed to develop strategies for balancing work and family roles?
- How can one communicate the importance of balancing work and family roles?

Leadership

- What leadership techniques help address and resolve conflict regarding work and family roles?
- What skills do family members need to become leaders?
- What criteria should be used to assess our efforts at balancing work and family roles?

Management

- What management skills are needed to set priorities at work and at home?
- How can one develop management strategies for balancing work and family roles?
- What management skills are needed to deal with issues at different stages of the family life cycle?