The Balancing Act of Creative Leadership

A Manager's Guide to Putting Work-Life Policy into Practice in your team: A One-Day Workshop

Step One: Be a Role Model
Develop ideas and actions regarding appropriate behaviours within your specific environment.

Step Two: Clarify Current Direction and Priorities
Consider what more you may need to communicate or clarify to your team in order to ensure that activity is focused on priorities.

Step Three: Encourage Honesty
Review current culture and practice and develop strategies for open communication. Consider what concerns your team may have around this issue.

Step Four: Flexibility and Support
Review the service deliverables expected of your department and investigate options for working in different ways to allow for good work and life practices.

Step Five: Develop your people's leadership skills
Identify skill sets and support mechanisms to encourage team members to take responsibility and work smarter rather than harder.

Step Six: Set up Discussion Time
Develop solutions to everyday problems experienced within the group - the focus being away from problems and towards positive change.

Step Seven: Healthy Environment, Creative Culture
Focus on the environment and identify changes that enhance morale and physical energy. An action plan will be developed to ensure that both the physical environment and cultural practices support performance and life balance.