Analysis should include
- identifying work systems and family systems
- describing characteristics of work and family organizations
- identifying the rewards of work
- describing the roles, responsibilities, and interdependence of employees and family members
- identifying how the stages of the family life cycle influence work and family choices and decisions
- examining personal and family values.
Process/Skill Questions:
Thinking
- What factors should be considered when analyzing work and family systems?
- How are the roles and responsibilities of employed workers like the roles of family members? How are they different?
- How is the role of management in the workplace like or unlike the role of management in the family?
- How do choices reflect one’s values?
- What criteria should be used to assess work systems and family systems?
Communication
- How can the workplace be respectful of the family?
- How can the importance of being aware of the values of work and family be communicated to others?
- How can family members communicate their values and choices?
- How can we communicate to others the importance of individual values?
Leadership
- What leadership techniques or skills are needed to develop workplace strategies in order for change to occur?
- How can the family and the employer assist in the development of leadership skills in individuals?
- What leadership skills are needed to develop family strategies for change?
- How can leadership skills be integrated into the family and the workplace?
Management
- How can family values assist in the development of a life plan?
- Why is it important to consider family values in the development of a life plan?
- What management skills should family members possess?
- How can an individual’s management skills be integrated into the family? Into the workplace?
- What resources can be implemented to assist with our work and family priorities?
- What are some ways to show appreciation to an employer?