What are three things you love and three things you find challenging or frustrating about your work?
Love:
1.
Mental Health Issues
2.
Work with Children & Adolescents
3.
Educating
Challenging or frustrating:
1.
Limited funds
2.
Management
3.
Managed Care
What is the most important task on your desk right now?
Designing, implementing & coordinating a system of career pathways for the organization
What drives you to do this work? What makes you want to get out of bed every morning?
Making a difference in the lives of children & adolescents
How often do you "dress up" for work? Describe the culture of your organization.
For direct care staff—those who work with kids on a daily basis—the dress is quite casual. For non-direct care and management staff—such as myself—the dress is generally business casual. Only members of senior
leadership wear formal business attire.
In a typical month, about what percentage of your time is spent on the following activities?
Talking on the phone
25%
Dealing with email
35%
Meetings with individuals
20%
Meetings with groups/committees
40%
Traveling
0%
Writing
10%
Reading
10%
Researching
20%
Other: Teaching
20%
(Note: respondents could allow their answers to add up to be more than 100%)
What do you do when you are feeling burned out at work?
Vent to my husband or co-managers. Re-focus on my top priorities so as not to feel overwhelmed by the many daily demands.
