One of the best parts of being a manager is coaching and mentoring colleagues on their way to become managers themselves. In our company, you have to go through an assessment center to prove your potential as a manager. My first coachee from this year just passed and started, the next one is anxious for…
During my pregnancies and postpartum I managed to keep up with my workouts. Since returning to work with 3 under 4 it has been a bit more challenging to find the time or maybe jus t the energy for a regular work out regimen. “Papa Globy” felt inspired to remind me why working out is…
My youngest is about to turn one-and-a-half years old so that I am getting ready for the third round of potty training. My mother would say ‘if a child is not potty trained by 2 years old, the parents were lazy’. If children aren’t potty trained by the age of 2, the parents were lazy….
This post is a summary of experiences around the return to work after maternity leave with tips for new mommas and colleagues sourced from an instagram post and its comments.
My first years as a team manager had been filled with so much more experience than I ever thought possible. Also, I had been starting to wonder about my next steps. Being on child care leave gave me time to review both. I had studied management and leadership in uni, taken several trainings as part…
Motherhood is an intricate journey, filled with daily challenges that require adaptability and problem-solving skills. This blog post explores the parallels between parenting and leadership, emphasizing the importance of diagnostic skills in both domains. Just as leaders need to assess and address various organizational issues, mothers must diagnose and solve a multitude of problems while raising their children.
Discover the remarkable parallels between motherhood and management with me. Let’s discuss how the skills acquired through parenting can benefit your professional career. This post is the start of an exploration of the transferable skills that make motherhood an invaluable training ground for effective management. I will delve into the intersection of motherhood and managerial…
Maternity and child care leave are an essential period in a mother’s life, and it is crucial to ensure that your career does not suffer during this time. Many working mommas hesitate or forget to ask for a performance and salary review when going on maternity and child care leave, assuming that it may not…
Going on maternity leave can be a confusing time. By using Maslow’s “Hierarchy of Needs”, this post is discussing the transition from work, to maternity leave before and after baby.
How do you prepare a maternity leave plan that your employer will love? When you look for maternity leave plan guides, templates or recommendations there are many articles and experience reports from the perspective of the momma-to-be. I have yet to find an article from an organization or a manager talking about how they would…