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…
You just found out that you are pregnant? Congratulations! And welcome to a whole lot of planning, organizing and deciding. Among the things you have to decide is how much time off work you want to take. With my first daughter I went back to work after the end of maternity leave (8 weeks after…
The term ‘applying’ for maternity leave might actually be a little bit confusing. You are legally entitled to maternity leave. Therefore, you might think of it as informing the different stakeholders of your situation. These notifications are important for your social security payments and the receipt of the financial support while on maternity leave. The…
Within the same month of my promotion to management level I found out that I was pregnant. Thanks to examples of female managers and executives going on and returning from maternity leave within my organization just months before I hardly worried. I jumped right to “how to make this work” and how to create a…
Both of my daughters were born in Japan. Working in HR you would think I knew the ins and outs of the process on going on maternity leave. But both times, I struggled with the application and filing process – from finding the right forms to submission deadlines to approval stamps. And the filing for…
Becoming a mom is a huge step in life that brings with it a lot of change. It’s already a lot to handle when you are in your home and passport country but even more so when you’ve moved to a different country. Add to this being in an intercultural relationship and you will find…