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?