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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 1 Work Life Balance: Is 9 to 5 a Fairytale? Janeen Blanton and Rex Bagwell November 24, 2014

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 2 Janeen Blanton Generation X Executive Married, 2 kids 7 & 9 Cancer survivor Competitive athlete and coach College football fanatic Husband stayed home with the kids and remains primary care giver

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 3 Rex Bagwell Baby Boomer All about Sales Married to a Boomer for 30 years Passionate about encouraging others 3 Grown Millennials 1 Energetic Gen Zer Avid cyclist

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 4 Agenda What does work life balance mean by todays standards? What are some of the most common obstacles? How do I make it happen?

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 5 What is your gut reaction when you hear someone say work life balance? Its easy Its doable, but takes effort One side will always suffer I thought that was an urban legend

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 6 What is your gut reaction when you hear someone say work life balance?

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 7 So, what is work life balance, really? Conflict Management It is constant It is ongoing It will never go away There is no magic solution It is individual It is deeply personal It is ever-changing

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 8 What is your FIRST thought when I say work life balance? Work impacting your personal life Personal life impacting your work

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 9 When work impacts personal Working late Working from home Phone calls, emails and texts Missing activities/events Carrying work stress home Football and IASA Fall Planning

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 10 When personal impacts work Sick kids Sick babysitter Snow day Health issues Carrying personal issues to work March Madness The Masters Afternoon Baseball

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 11 When the unexpected happens How do you feel when family obligations require you to take unplanned time off work (sick child, snow day, etc)? Guilty that Im not working Stressed because I will pay for it when I return and/or miss deadlines Annoyed because I dont have time for this Guilty because Im annoyed/stressed and should be focused on taking care of my family All of the Above Doesnt bother me 7% 25% 5% 10% 30% 23%

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 12 Adult ADD is critical to maintain a healthy balance in our Work focus Team needs, timelines, long/short term goals Individual development and needs to keep the ax sharp Personal focus Family and Friends These relationships often bring meaning and fulfillment to everyone involved Personal Spirit, Soul and Body are always needing attention Demands for our time and attention from work and home Our kids extra-curricular activities need volunteers to help Our boss needs more from work because someone is out

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 13 The impact of technology Do you think that technology is a help or a hindrance to work life balance?

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 14 The impact of technology How often do you re-engage in your work after you have left the office and are at home with family or friends INCLUDING checking email on your phone/tablet?

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 15 The impact of technology If you are on PTO or vacation do you answer calls or e- mails from work?

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 16 Effects of a digital lifestyle How often did you re-engage in your work after you left the office or answered work emails on vacation before you had email on your phone/tablet? Does the fact that technology is a normal part of home life and play make us more likely to check work email after hours?

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 17 Expectations of a plugged in world Do you feel like you need to be accessible away from the office because of your smartphone/tablet? Does your boss feel like you should be accessible away from the office because of your smartphone/tablet? Oh, your kid is sick? Oh, its a snow day? Thats ok because you can work from home.

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 18 Warning!!!

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 19 How is our perception affected by Gender Age Family Status Career Path And were not even touching the landmines of cultural, ethnic, religious, and regional biases

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 20 Gender Bias How do you feel when family obligations require you to take unplanned time off work (sick child, snow day, etc)? Doesnt bother me Male 33% Female 15%

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 21 Age Bias Separation of work and home Technology Ideas of what home life should be

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 22 Changes in Family Status What is the biggest obstacle? Bosses who are single with no knowledge of what is required to raise children. - Survey Respondent Single Life

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 23 Changes in Career Path Its not just me anymore. If I go down, we all go down. Im responsible for dozens of families not just my own. - Janeen Entry Level Professional Management Executive

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 24 When Career Path and Family Status Collide Single Life Entry Level Professional Management Executive

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 25 Common Obstacles Unrealistic expectations/ deadlines My boss My family Me Employers determination to do more with less Lack of support From management From family

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 26 Common Obstacles My work habits Procrastination Lack of prioritization Poor time management Taking on too much Inability to say no Others work habits affecting my schedule Time drains Too many meetings Commute Travel Lack of proper preparation and planning. Without these, everything starts coming at you at once, and that's where you go from smoothly executing tasks to rushing to make things happen. - Survey Respondent Procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part. There just arent enough hours in the day. - Survey Respondent

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 27 Common Obstacles Comments from the survey Family will forgive but your employer doesn't. We live in a 24x7 world. Trying to please everyone. Concern about the perception of others.

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 28 But I love what I do Even if you love your job, you have to take the time to recharge. Burn out is preventable Recharging is vital to Personal energy Refreshing creativity Maintaining productivity

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 29 A sad reality for many Work gets your best energy of the day, life gets what is left. - Survey Respondent

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 30 So what do I do?

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 31 An Important Truth From the day we arrive on the planet And blinking, step into the sun, There's more to see than can ever be seen. More to do than can ever be done. -Sir Elton John, Circle of Life

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 32 Dont take a hard line unless you have to Flexibility: capable of being bent, usually without breaking Benefits of Flexibility Better posture Less tension Reduced risk of injury Relaxation for the mind and body What is sacred? Setting Boundaries

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 33 Discovering what is truly important Keeping first things first helps me manage the movement of my life. When my priorities are out of alignment, I have trouble managing all of those moving pieces. Survey Respondent Managing the Accountability Constant Almost All productive people balance this for success Who we are accountable TO Who we are accountable FOR Who we are accountable WITH

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 34 Act on the Importantdont react to the urgent This is the first Choice to make if you want an extraordinary life. Many people fail to realize they have the power to choose for themselves how they will live and work. They see themselves as victims of their circumstances. But if you make Choice 1, you literally take charge of your life. You're free to create your own future. Go for the Extraordinarydont settle for ordinary Schedule The Big Rocksdont sort gravel Rule Your Technologydont let it rule you Fuel Your Firedont burn out True productivity requires recharging the brain and body continually. Manage your time effectively (Steven Coveys 5 Choices) Go for the Extraordinarydont settle for ordinary

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 35 3 Keys to Finding Balance

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 36 Give up the idea of perfection Perfection is an illusion Trying to be the perfect spouse, parent, employee and boss will only make you feel like a failure at everything! Ignore others ideas of how it should work One of my biggest epiphanies

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 37 Learn to set your pace Keeping Productivity balanced is largely managed by pace One must be structured and focused on mile markers One must know how and when to refuel One must have a short memory on losses and draw momentum from wins One must ignore distractions to keep the pace

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 38 Learn to roll with the punches Be prepared to adjust your approach so the situation doesnt control you The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry. Bad news never has good timing Remember 1 st things 1 st

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 39 A closing thought Actually I think balance is an illusion. Whenever I see a set of scales, there is no movement. However, my life is in constant motion. As a result, I stopped pursuing balance a long time ago. Instead, I endeavor to manage the movement of my life in a way that works for me and mine. -Survey Respondent

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Company Proprietary | www.salientcommercial.com | 40 Questions?