Title: Identify management strategies for balancing work and family roles.
Course: Introduction to Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation (16001-18) > Section: Balancing Work and Family

Identification should include

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

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What factors should one consider when developing management strategies related to family? To the workplace?
- What responsibility does an employer have for a worker’s well-being at home?
- When is it appropriate for an employer to intervene in an employee’s personal/family life?
- What is the relationship of community activities and responsibilities to work and family roles?

Communication

- When is it appropriate for an employee to communicate personal/family problems to an employer?
- What communication skills does one need 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 can one use to address and resolve conflict regarding work and family roles?
- What skills do family members need to become leaders?
- What criteria should one use to assess efforts at balancing work and family roles?

Management

- What management skills does one need to set priorities at work and at home?
- What kind of training is needed to develop management strategies for balancing work and family roles?
- What management skills does one need to deal with issues at different stages of the family life cycle?