IUPUI is Indiana's premier urban research university. The campus enrolls more than 30,000 students in 21 schools and academic units.
Balancing Work/Life/School
"When people go to work [school], they shouldn't have
to
leave their hearts at home." Betty Bender
WorkSmart, an initiative of IUPUI Finance & Administration and Human Resources Administration, is designed to address the growing interest in working in more flexible ways, supporting IUPUI sustainability initiatives, enhancing recruitment and retention and helping members of the IUPUI family with more tools to save on gas costs.
The Flexible Work Arrangement document is very comprehensive, but no individual situation would ever require using all the sections. It is designed to increase the chances of success by offering tools for users with a variety of different situations, approaches and comfort levels. The idea was to provide a wealth of well-researched information to choose from as he/she sees fit and to provide much of that information in a timesaving checklist format.
The only required piece is
the "Work-at-Home Health and Safety Checklist," which telecommuters must read
and sign prior to the start of telecommuting and departments need to keep.
Some may
take a formal approach and have every employee who requests an FWA review and
sign the Overview and Guidelines section as well as completing the proposal form
for the specific type of FWA requested. Others might pull out the pieces they feel are applicable for them and
that satisfy any concerns they may have and do a much shorter version.
Click
here for the FWA Site map.
Time Management
If you are like most people, each day is a struggle to parcel out the time you have available, and if you have multiple roles (spouse, parent, student), the issues are compounded.
The best answer is for work and social structures/attitudes to change to offer employees more flexibility. Most people are already doing a good job of managing their time, but if you are one of those who thinks he/she can improve, here's an exercise. For more ideas go to the Time & Money Savers section at this Web site.
Try the The Bowling Ball Exercise
Try the Strategic Time Management Process
> Reducing Obstacles
> Declutter & Organize
> Vacation Preparation & To-Dos
