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Can We Really Have It All?
By Kate McGartlandKinsella

Examining the work-life balance of housing professionals

As many of us question whether work-life balance is achievable or simply an implausible concept, we look to our peers and colleagues for support. Women often list the challenge of achieving work-life balance as one of their most prominent struggles (as frequently discussed within the Women in Housing Network), though this is not exclusively a women’s issue. Many men also struggle to find a harmonious unification of work and life. Ali Martin Scoufield, director of residential communities at La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, says, “I think there is such a thing as balance between work and
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life, but it’s not easy. I would define balance as being at peace with the amount of time, energy, and commitment I am giving to all aspects of my life. I have had glimpses of balance, but it is not something I accomplish regularly.” Tim Lade, residence life coordinator at Grant MacEwan University in Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, echoes those thoughts. “I think there is, but I have yet to find the perfect balance. I am not even sure I believe in the idea of perfect balance and would be content with harmony between everything that is going on in my life.” Others see the balance as a temporary,



Talking Stick - September/October 2012

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Talking Stick - September/October 2012

Talking Stick - September/October 2012
Contents
New Member Highlight
Vision
Just In
Your ACUHO-I
Transitions
Res Life
Special Focus
Regroup
Calendar
Building in a Sense of Security
The Importance of Assessment
Conversations
First Takes
Reporting Out
Welcome
Snapshot
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Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - Cover2
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 1
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 2
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - Contents
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - New Member Highlight
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 5
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - Vision
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 7
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - Just In
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 9
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 10
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 11
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 12
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - Your ACUHO-I
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - Transitions
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 15
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - Res Life
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 17
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 18
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 19
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - Special Focus
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 21
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 22
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 23
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - Regroup
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 25
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 26
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - Calendar
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - Building in a Sense of Security
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Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - The Importance of Assessment
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Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 43
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - Conversations
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 45
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 46
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - First Takes
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - Reporting Out
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Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - Welcome
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 55
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - Snapshot
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