For working parents, business trips are a little more complicated than they were before kids. One the home front, you have to plan who will get your kids to school, do their homework, take them to their activities, and make them dinner (unless you have a partner that takes care of all of that for […]
Working Parent Perception
The Power of a Personal Brand
Whether you know it or not, you are publishing a personal brand—or many. You may have one brand with your kids, another brand at their school, another brand with your friends, and yet another brand at work. Have you ever stopped to reflect on what those brands are? Are they aligned with each other? Are […]
Working Parents, Labor Day is a celebration of YOU!
According to the Department of Labor, Labor Day is a “…yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country” (Source: http://www.dol.gov/laborday/history.htm). As working parents, we are part of that powerful force, working hard to build teams, innovate, find efficiencies, and add value to our businesses and […]
What’s Your Back-to-School Strategy? Strategically select how you volunteer for your child’s school
It’s that time of year—back to school. In some ways, many think it’s a relief. No more figuring out what day camp to put your kids in or what babysitter to use for which days. In other ways, it’s overwhelming—time to ramp up the carpooling to and from after-school activities, sports, and volunteer tasks.Many times […]
Why My Career and My Family Are Compliments (Not Conflicts)
There’s a lot of talk about “work life balance”—it even made the cover of the March 2014 issue of Harvard Business Review. People are thirsting for a formula—an algorithm that will tell them the right percentage of time to devote to each area of their lives. Yet no formula will resolve the root cause of the […]