With all the talk about work-life conflict, you would have thought that having a personal life detracts from your professional life. My experience, especially over a 20 year career in the corporate world of international finance, has been exactly the opposite.

Thanks to the family and staying active in sports (running, health club, cycling and tennis), I was saved from burn-out. Having interests outside of work is what keeps you grounded and gives you perspective, as well as patience. Have you ever noticed that it's when you've completely worn yourself out at work that you're prone to "blowing a fuse"? It's the personal life that gives you the motivation, encouragement, and the balance you need to excel in business.

Skill Switch
My first exposure to women's networks was in 2009 when I was asked to give a talk at the launch of the women's network at the bank I was working for, sharing a platform with the CEO. "Why me, I asked? I do not even know what a women's network is." The reply: "We want to know how you did it."

Before that moment, I honestly never thought about it. Preparing for that speech cave me a wonderful opportunity to reflect. What I realized I had been doing all those years, almost subconsciously, was leveraging the skills I was learning in my personal life at work as well as vice versa – leveraging the skills I was learning at home in my professional life.

Communication and Values ​​& Integrity
It was at home that I learned to be really clear as a "team leader." I needed to choose the right words to motivate the childcare provider, the kids, my husband, etc.

At home you can not get away with political correctness or vague terms, especially with children. They take each word literally. And worse yet, they watch you like a hawk! What you do is equally as important as what you say . Did you do something that contradicts what you said? Your kids will be the first ones to call you out on it and they're looking for an opportunity to do just that. Unlike colleges, they're not afraid to tell you when you're wrong. " This was a priceless lesson!

To be a leader in business, your words have to mean something. You have to follow through with what you say. When you do not, you lose all credibility. A leader is a leader whether that's at home or at work. The exact same skill set is required.

Team Work and Delegation
As I progressed in my career, I had to learn to let go of the detail. It was hard. I'm a perfectionist, and I like things done to an incredibly high standard. After many appraisals with the same "area for improvement" highlighted, I knew that unless I learned how to delegate and manage others, I'd be stuck doing the same thing, in the same role for years.

Delegation of course does not mean that the …

If it is a comfortable career that you are looking for, then stay away from daycare since this is one care involving plenty of work as well as responsibilities plus the ability to develop a variety of relationships in addition to roles. The intricate day care staff role and the intractate relationships innate in the same all factor in when it comes to maintaining a safe and effective day care environment.

To start with, the first major relationship is that of the worker / child. The worker must see his role beyond being a caregiver and realize that he is tasked to enrich the child's experience by facilitating a creative learning and play environment. He needs to cultivate a caring, warm and consistent personality to do so.

A wide range of skills is needed in a day care staff. First off, the worker must have tons of patience plus the capacity to encourage automatic learning, to provide a safe as well as hygienic environment, to encourage self-assurance and uniqueness and to support the children in taking piece in the knowledge. He has to have the awareness that children are developmentally all different and should cultivate a caring culture within the classroom.

Day care staffs must all work together harmoniously since the children's needs are paramount. Understanding, respect and cooperation are all major elements in the workers' relations with each other. Otherwise, if someone misunderstands or disposes the objectives plus focus of day care, chaos and confusion might ensue.

For an encouraging communication among staff, planning and reviewing sessions where positive critisms and rooms for improvement can be brought to their attention should be encouraged. This can be done in verbal or written form through a comment logbook. Of course, it is also important not to neglect the management's usual assessment of staff to observe progress and guarantee continuing standards.

Even when from the outset the staffs are already suitably qualified for the job, the management must still support and make handy ongoing and pertinent daycare training. This training will ensure support from and management of staff. There should be a higher-ranking member of personnel playing the adviser / manager role, a physically and emotionally lively working place and an approachable management who pays adequately to ensure an environment where workings carry out their duties efficiently.

The next relationship which often is underestimated and ignored is the parent / worker relationship. The best welfare of the youngster depends on a successful parent / worker relationship with open communication. All partiesought to be on the similar page as to the holistic approach that must e taken in the healthy growth of the youngster. Daycare policies in addition to procedures must be clear, concise and available to parents so all the gray areas can be clarified. The involvement of the parents especially their inputs must be welcomed and encouraged.

If you think you can not have all these skills required in productively and significantly working with children, then maybe you should think a …

You want to love your job, you want to have career satisfaction, but have you ever taken the time to think about what career satisfaction means to you? This article outlines the main reasons why people feel satisfied with their job. So read through each of these 8 areas, and decide if they are being met in your job (or not).

Do you need mentally challenging work? Some people like to daydream on the job and not be bothered with mental challenge – they work to pay the bills while their out of work life gives them the satisfaction they need. Glen is a postman and also plays in a couple of folk bands. He can not make enough money to survive through music, he's tried it, so the delivery work pays the bills and gives him the time to practice and compose. Most people, however, crave some intellectual stimulation during their working day. They seek challenge but it should be just enough so that they can meet it successfully, too much challenge can be stressful.

Does your work need to be personally interesting? Our interests differ – what do you prefer? Being outside and working on practical tasks? Problem solving? Being part of a team? If someone is interested in the arts, do they want to work for an arts organization or do they want to keep work separate? Lisa loved embroidery, and spends most evenings on this, but a job in an embroidery shop was not as fulfilling as she had hoped, and resolved in her not wanting to do more of the same in the evenings.

What sort of physical demands is right for you? Vicki is so interested in health and fitness that a job as a personal trainer and running aerobic exercise classes was perfect for her. Dan loves working on a farm, being outside and doing heavy work keeps him fit and he would hate to be in an office job. However, Derek, whose work involved a lot of international travel, found that flying across continents, dealing with the time difference and waiting at airports was too stressful and he wanted to be able to concentrate on the job, rather than have to deal with the stress of travel.

Do you want your work to be seen as valuable? Do you need to feel that you are doing a worthwhile job and making a difference? Is it important what other people think of your job and the organization you work for? Denise recognized that certain consulting assignments did not give her a feeling of making a difference so she decided to concentrate on working with individuals where she got immediate feedback from her clients on the value of her work.

How important are collections to you? Do you need to work with people that you get on with and who are team players, willing to help out and give you recognition and support? Or does working with 'difficult' people give you some sort of …