title: Reframing our pursuit of life balance.
abstract: During our time in the 2013 Academic Leadership Fellows Program, we explored what it takes to achieve life balance through a framework presented in a Harvard Business Review article. In this Statement, we describe 5 different areas from the article that provide infrastructure for reflecting on how we have learned to approach life balance in academia. We also provide brief messages based on this reading and others to help academics' pursuit of life balance.
authors.affiliation: Pacific University of Oregon School of Pharmacy, Hillsboro, Oregon.
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Fuentes
authors.affiliation: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Pharmacy, Erie, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Rachel R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Ogden
authors.affiliation: Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Omaha, Nebraska.
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ryan-Haddad
authors.affiliation: Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany, New York.
authors.forename: Aimee F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Strang
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005178:Faculty / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007857:Leadership; D008019:Life Style; D012944:Social Support; D013685:Telecommunications
keywords: energy management; life balance; professional development