The Art of Balancing Roles and Energy
Balancing multiple professional and personal roles might be seen as challenge for many leaders today. Clinician, researcher, educator, key opinion leader, mentor, partner, parent… these roles often coexist, overlap, and compete for time, attention, and energy.
In this session, I will share my personal journey navigating these different identities. Rather than presenting a universal recipe for success, this talk will offer an honest reflection on what has worked, what has failed, and what continues to evolve over time.
The focus will be on energy management rather than time management, on setting priorities rather than pursuing perfection, and on accepting that balance is dynamic, contextual, and sometimes imperfect. Through concrete examples, practical tools, and open discussion, participants will be invited to reflect on their own values, boundaries, and strategies for navigating they work life balance without becoming overwhelmed.
This session aims to empower participants to build their own sustainable way of combining ambition, leadership, and personal life with clarity, self-awareness, and resilience.
Speakers
Prof. France Lambert
More courses with Prof. France LambertProf. France Lambert graduated in dentistry in 2002 and completed her post-graduate program in Periodontology at the University of Liège, Belgium in 2005. Thereafter, she received a 1-year ITI scholarship to expand her education in implantology at Harvard School of Dental Medicine and defended her PhD thesis on regenerative biomaterials in 2011 while acting as a Head of Clinic at the University of Liège.
Currently, she is Professor and Head of the Department of Periodontology, Oro-dental Surgery, and Implant Surgery (www.uperio-liege.be) at University of Liège in Belgium and the director of the EFP-accredited post graduate program in periodontology and implant dentistry. She is also the co-director of the dental Biomaterials Research Unit (d-BRU) (www.d-bru.uliege.be). Her clinical activity is exclusively dedicated to periodontology and implantology and her research focuses on the validation of innovative protocols in implant dentistry, hard and soft tissue regeneration, and the development of smart regenerative materials.
France Lambert is the Past President of the Belgian Society of Periodontology (2013-2016), Delegate at the European Federation of Periodontology (since 2017), Chair of the ITI Belux section (since 2017) and an Affiliate of the European Academy of Esthetic dentistry (since 2013). She is also a member of the ITI Research Committee (since 2021). She is lecturing internationally and is the author of numerous scientific articles and acts as a reviewer for several journals in her field.
