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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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Look for four-way wins An HBR IdeaCast |
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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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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 |
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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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| Introduction: The Same, but Completely Different |
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Managing your career when hundreds of hopes and pressures and intentions are attached to every sphere of your life |
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Section 1 Oh, the Places You'll Go! Take Stock and Set Your Vision |
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1 How to Build a Meaningful Career |
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Do legacy and freedom trump salary and prestige for you? |
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2 Work + Home + Community + Self |
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Section 2 Be All Ears Get Feedback |
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3 Get the Feedback You Need |
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Check your perception to learn and grow |
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Find new ways to connect and communicate |
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Section 3 Choose Your Own Adventure Set Goals and Make Career Choices |
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5 Increase the Odds of Achieving Your Goals by Setting Them with Your Family |
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A different type of family planning |
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6 Flex Work, Part-Time, and Laterals, Oh My! |
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Adventures in alternative work arrangements |
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7 Winning Support for Flexible Work |
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Propose something that works for you-- and your org |
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8 Make Part-Time Work for You |
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One mom's story of juggling a career with three kids |
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9 How to Decide Whether to Relocate for a Job |
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Assess the impact on your family |
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Section 4 Without GPS Navigate on and off the Career Ramp |
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10 When You're Leaving Your Job Because of Your Kids |
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Transition from one role to the next with grace |
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11 Ramp Up Your Career After Parental Leave |
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First, decide what you want |
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Section 5 All in the Family Manage Relationships |
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12 Bring All of Your Identities to Work |
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CEO, mentor, partner, parent, child (and personal chef, party planner, mediator) |
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13 How Dual-Career Couples Make It Work |
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Curiosity, communication, and initiation |
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14 Being a Two-Career Couple Requires a Long-Term Plan |
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Design your vision together |
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15 A Guide to Balancing Eldercare and Career |
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When no one throws you a "your mom broke her hip" party |
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Section 6 Don't Go It Alone Get Support |
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16 Working Parents Need a "Parenting Posse" |
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17 Create Your Own Personal Board of Directors |
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Assemble trusted advisers for every aspect of your life |
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18 Making Time for Networking as a Working Parent |
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Epilogue: To Infinity, and Beyond! |
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19 What I Learned About Working Parenthood After My Kids Grew Up |
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It happens just as fast as people say |
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| Introduction: Self-Care and the Working Parent |
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Why it's important to take care of yourself |
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Section 1 Give Yourself a Time-Out Look at How You Spend Your Time |
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1 Give Yourself Permission to Recharge |
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To care for your children, you need to care for yourself |
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2 Working Dads Need "Me Time," Too |
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They're just as likely to put everyone else first |
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3 Does Your Schedule Reflect Your Values? |
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Organize your time around what's important to you |
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4 Six Ways to Weave Self-Care into Your Workday |
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Tiny changes to your routine can make a big difference |
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5 Do More by Doing Less (at Home and at Work) |
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An exercise to identify unnecessary tasks |
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Section 2 Learn to Talk Communicate Your Needs |
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6 Four Conversations Every Overwhelmed Working Parent Should Have |
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With yourself, at work, and at home |
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7 What's a Working Dad to Do? |
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Signal your family commitments to your coworkers |
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8 How to Communicate Your Self-Care Needs to Your Partner |
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Tips for a calm, thoughtful discussion |
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9 Too Much to Do? Here's How to Ask for Help |
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Section 3 Deep Breaths Check Your Mental and Emotional Health |
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10 Stop Feeling Guilty About What You Can't Get Done |
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Practice self-compassion--and acceptance |
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11 How to Refuel When You're Feeling Emotionally Drained |
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12 Let Go of Perfectionism |
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It's OK to drop the ball sometimes |
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13 How Busy Working Parents Can Make Time for Mindfulness |
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During coffee, meal prep, or your commute |
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Section 4 Time for Your Checkup Prioritize Physical Well-Being |
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14 How Regular Exercise Helps You Balance Work and Family |
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It decreases stress and increases self-efficacy |
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15 Find Exercise in Life's Margins |
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16 How Working Parents Can Prioritize Sleep |
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Habits to follow when it feels like you don't have the time |
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17 Parents, Take Your Sick Days |
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Section 5 Recess Make Your Time Off Matter |
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18 The Case for Having Hobbies |
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They let you relax, learn, and connect with others |
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19 Make Friendships a Part of Your Routine |
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Spend time together through shared experiences |
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20 How to Get the Most Out of a Day Off |
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Take a break from the day-to-day |
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21 Get in the Right State of Mind for Vacation |
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Unplug, be present, and have fun |
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Epilogue: Try It, You Might Like It |
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22 It's Not Selfish to Take Care of Yourself |
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Test it for a month. See how you feel |
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| Notes |
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