Work-life Balance is in Jeopardy!

TRUST the Process

100

The Transformers’ first challenge:

1. Finding good music to work by

2. Solving the topic vs. become a team

3. Fending off random Decepticons

4. Trying to avoid task-oriented planning

Solving the topic vs. become a team

200

Difficulties team members faced:

1. Finding the CD location

2. Leading / letting others lead

3. Using PowerPoint technology

4. Discovering ways to have fun

Leading / letting others lead

300

One  of the Transformers’ key team principles:

1. Willingness to stay on the balcony

2. Hope Tracy never finds out!

3. Frank for President!

4. I just can’t do this…

Willingness to stay on the balcony

400

Lesson learned during the team process:

1. Angela is a closet extrovert.

2. Frank only has one pair of shoes.

3. Drew hates puns.

4. Jayesh suffers from glossophobia.

Angela is a closet extrovert.

Leadership Team Learnings

100

One way to ensure meeting participation:

1. Agendas for feelers AND thinkers

2. Cattle prods

3. 60 second pauses

4. Legal contracts

Agendas for feelers AND thinkers

200

A benefit of meeting role rotation:

1. Cross training

2. Confidence and growth occurs

3. A win for spreadsheet lovers

4. Jayesh can’t become famous

Confidence and growth occurs

300

The main “ah-ha” moment for the Transformers:

1. The fork goes on the left side.

2. Frank for President!

3. Autobots are the good guys.

4. We should…trust the process!

We should…trust the process!

400

A way to ensure respect is shown for all team members:

1. Bark collars all around

2. The conch shell holder speaks

3. Establish meeting ground rules

4. Take turns with meeting roles

Establish meeting ground rules

Employer WLB Transformation

100

A way to support healthy WLB:

a. Focus on hours, not productivity

b. Build a culture of health

c. ‘Hustle and Grind’ t-shirts for everyone

d. 10 burpee rule before meetings

Build a culture of health

200

Tip to encourage employees to use PTO:

a. Roll your eyes when asked for day off

b. Pile workload on one individual

c. PTO justification reports

d. Practice what you preach

Practice what you preach

300

Benefit of worksite wellness program:

a. Increases employee productivity

b. 6-packs for company christmas card photo

c. Complainers stop complaining

d. Passing the buck

 Increases employee productivity

400

The competitive advantage of company WLB culture:

a. Castration, Commuting and Contention

b. Reputation, Recruiting and Retention

c. Damnation, Detecting and Detention

d. Bloviation, Befooling and Bisection

Reputation, Recruiting and Retention

Employee WLB Transformation

100

This country experimented with six-hour work days with full pay: 

a.       Spain

b.      Greece

c.       Sweden

d.       Finland

Sweden

200

Term often wrongly attributed to arise ONLY from spending too many hours at work: 

a.       Headaches

b.       Work-life sway

c.       Work-life blend

d.      Burnout

Burnout

300

Percentage of 'Millenials' in North American work-force:

a.       30 %

b.       70 %

c.       50 %

d.       15 %

50%

400

Method to create work/life separation when working from home:

a.       Disengage from work when it’s time to log-off

b.       Take breaks

c.       Set and keep regular schedule

d.      All of the above

All of the above

Wild Card

100

Special Orientation guest from 2020-21 class:

1. Bozo the Clown

2. Don Knotts

3. Tracy Stephensen

4. Steve Shannon

Steve Shannon

200

Position of Lauren in the class picture:

1. Hanging from the rafters

2. Laying down in front

3. Standing, middle

4. Sitting, back row, left side

Standing, middle

300

Presenter who loved & displayed cats:

1. Tracy Stephensen

2. Jolene Watson

3. Natasha Martynes

4. Steve Shannon

Jolene Watson

400

Most unique tea offered at a meeting:

1. Muskeg Tea

2. Tim Horton’s coffee

3. Diluted Chianti

4. Sugar water

Muskeg Tea