work-life balance
In the midst of the flurry of each day, most people find it hard to find the time to “absorb” what is going on around them, and assess how they can make the most of the opportunities and challenges in front of them.
At 82,000 members and growing, the McCombs School Alumni Network is a formidable bunch, working in just about every profession under the sun: CEOs, astronauts, athletes, small-business owners, entrepreneurs, doctors, lawyers, artists and on and on.
In her keynote address Feb. 20 at the Women in Business Leadership Conference, Gayle Anderson, CFO of Match.com, cautioned that your job is just one aspect of your life—whether or not you choose to have children.
Dean Thomas Gilligan recently interviewed Red McCombs in San Antonio at an event entitled “Access McCombs” for young alumni. They discussed numerous topics including Red’s keys to success, leadership, the economy, the auto industry, work/life balance and philanthropy.
Melissa Evers-Hood, MBA ’03, lives in Portland and works at Intel, specializing in financial strategic management and people development. She says having a child shortly after earning her MBA shifted her career ambitions and has given her a strong perspective on career and personal life balance
Alison Heiser joked in her keynote address at the Women in Business Leadership Conference that she has done everything that she was not supposed to do in her career. But she's found the key to be motivation.
