Title: Analyze the balance of work and family life.
Course: GRADS: Family Focus (19905-36) > Section: Balancing Work and Family

Analysis should include

- work systems and family systems (also referred to as structures)
- characteristics of strong work organizations and strong families
- evolution of the workforce
- rewards of work within and outside the family
- roles and responsibilities of people as employees and as family members
- interdependence of family members
- ways in which the evolution of the family life cycle affects choices and decisions
- personal and family values.

Process/Skill Questions

Thinking

- How are the roles and responsibilities of employees and family members alike and different?
- How would you compare the role of management in the workplace to management in the family?

Communication

- What criteria are important in assessing work and family systems?
- How does an employer demonstrate respect toward its employees as family members?

Leadership

- What techniques can be used to implement change within the workplace? Within the family?
- What can an employer do to instill leadership skills in an employee?
- How can leadership skills be fostered in family members?

Management

- How can positive values help maintain balance between work and family life?
- How can management skills contribute to the workplace and home life?