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Grab the tricks and tools that will help you and start using them today. |
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Section 1 Strategy for Supper: Bring Your Work Skills Home |
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1 To Have a Happier Home Life, Treat It a Little More Like Work |
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Plan and schedule, play to everyone's strengths, and put people first. |
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2 The Agile Family Meeting |
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Transform your family by asking three questions. |
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3 Sync Up Your Family Calendars |
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With fewer bad surprises, everyone is happier. |
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4 Negotiating with Your Kids |
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Reach better outcomes and model a better process. |
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5 Assemble Your "Parenting Posse" |
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Networking helps at home, too. |
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Section 2 Say No to Doing Everything: Put Your Real Priorities First |
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6 Does Your Schedule Reflect Your Values? |
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Learn to translate your priorities into action. |
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7 Let Go of the Idea of Balance |
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An HBR IdeaCast Interview with Stewart D. Friedman, Alyssa F. Westring |
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8 How to Spend Your Parenting Time and Energy Wisely |
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When was the last time you checked in on your kids' priorities? |
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To get the help you need, put a task and an ask in a higher context. |
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A Women at Work Interview with Tiffany Dufu |
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10 Too Much to Do? Here's How to Ask for Help |
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Figure out what you need, just ask for it, and accept what is offered. |
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11 How to Say No to Taking on More |
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Practice saying it out loud. |
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Section 3 Getting It All (Mostly) Done: Productivity Tips and Hacks You Need |
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12 Working from Home When You Have Kids |
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It takes more than a home office. |
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13 You Can Make Family Meals Happen |
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Consider family breakfast. |
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14 Getting Things Done While Locked Down with Your Kids |
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Advice for the pandemic-and beyond. Contributed |
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15 How Working Parents Can Manage the Demands of School-Age Kids |
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Strategies to handle the chaos. |
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16 Stop Feeling Guilty About Your To-Do List |
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Make peace with never being caught up. |
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Section 4 You Can't Be in Two Places at Once: Deal with Tough Work-Family Conflicts |
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17 Winning Support for Flexible Work |
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Propose a plan that works for you, your boss, and your company. |
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18 How to Handle Work When Your Child Is Sick |
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What to say to your boss and colleagues. |
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19 What to Do When Personal and Professional Commitments Compete for Your Time |
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Strategies for when you can't be in two places at once. |
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20 Keep Your Home Life Sane When Work Gets Crazy |
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Make sure to communicate with the people who matter most. |
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21 Managing Work During a Family Crisis |
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Four tactics to juggle your job, your kids, and your own well-being. |
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Epilogue You've Got This |
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22 Parenting Is Making You a Better Leader |
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About the Contributors |
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