LECEmployeeExperienceQuarterly
Fall2022
HelpfulResources|Personal&Professiona lDevelopmen t
With theannouncement of holiday hoursand theapproach of year'send...
Wewant toremind all full-timestaff about usingtheir 2022 floating holiday and vacation rollover hoursfrom the 2021-22fiscal year. In your onlinePaycor account, thisinformation isavailableon your paystubor under Time& Attendance>Accrual Activity>AccFH (for floatingholiday) or AccVacRoll (for vacation rollover).
Timefromthesetwopoolsthat isnot used bytheend of theyear (December 16, sincetheCollegeisthen closed for winter break) isnot carried into2023.
Sopleasetakecareof yourselvesand, if you haven't already, usethistimebeforeDecember 16!
Thoughtful Thursdays(T2)...
Keep your eyesout for acalendar invitefrom Rachel Hanni asareminder toconsider Thoughtful Thursdays. We'vebeen recognizingthisherein HRfor abit, in bigways& small, amongst thethreeof us& elsewhere. We'll sendthereminder in caseyou'dliketotryit out, too. Yes, it doestakework, andit feelsreallygood!
Walking Meetings...
Remember tomixthingsup for your bodyand your self, and makeyour next meetingawalkingone!If you want some distancegaugesfor routesin and around campus, let usknow!
HelpfulResources|Personal&Professiona lDevelopmen t
fee l theneedtoconnectwithaco-worker &it'soutsideof workhours?
Thoseideas& thoughts ariseat anytimeof day!
Sharingthemright away satisfies strongandcompellingfeelings!
Accomplishment from"handling" them.
Reassuranceyouwon't forget them.
AND,tosupport eachother anda healthier workplace,try thesetools tomeet your needtomovethings alongandyour co workers' need for healthy,honoring spaceaway fromwork.
1. Takea perspective pause: Issharinginthismoment meetingmy needor my co-worker's?AmI creatinginvisiblepressure& load onmy co-worker?Arebothmy coworker andI gettingrestorativetimeaway fromwork??
2. Havea conversation withyour co-worker about thisearly.Employeesarenot requiredtoconnect Collegeemail tocellphones.
3. Use Google'sSchedule Send (arrow next totheSendbutton)or Outlook'sDelay Delivery (under Options- may only beavailable viadesktopversion).
4. Senda reminder email to yourself topick-upthenext morning.Fully draft theemail toyour co-worker thensendit thenext day.
5. Usethe Reminder or Task option inGoogleCalendar or theTask optioninOutlook.[Makesuretoselect "Reminder" inOutlook].
6. Set a reminder on your phone for acertaindate,time,location,repeat,etc...(iPhone'sreminder appallowsthecreationof multiplefoldersfor ultra-organizing,aswell.)
HelpfulResources|Personal&Profess
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t A friendlyreminder that therecordingand materialsfrom Jill Windelspecht'sMay2022presentation about Circlesof Control arein LEC PublicShares/Human Resources/Personal & Professional Development!
QuietMoments
"It wasgradual evolution, along series of small winsand tiny breakthroughs."
- JamesClear, Atomic Habits"Wearestronger, gentler, moreresilient, and morebeautiful than weimagine."
- Mark Nepo"When wepause, allow agap, and breathedeeply, wecan experienceinstant refreshment. Suddenly weslow down, look out, and there'stheworld."
- PemaChodronl"I defineconnection as[...] theenergythat existsbetween peoplewhen theyfeel seen, heard, and valued; when theycan giveand receivewithout judgment; and when theycan derivesustenanceand strength from[a] relationship. "
- BreneBrown, TheGiftsof Imperfection