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Getting It All Done (HBR Working Parents Series)

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Getting It All Done (HBR Working Parents Series) offers practical advice and strategies for working parents seeking balance in their professional and personal lives. The book combines insights from experts to help readers manage time effectively, set priorities, and handle the myriad challenges faced by working parents. It emphasises resilience, adaptability, and the importance of support systems in achieving harmony between career and family.
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Stop juggling; start managing everything you need to do at home and at work.

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Stop juggling; start managing everything you need to do at home and at work.

It used to be simple: stay late, turn in flawless work, catch up on sleep later. You needed that mindset to get where you are, but that's not going to cut it anymore. You need to make different choices to succeed at work, as a parent, and as a family member.

Getting It All Done can't teach you how to be in two places at once, but it provides you with expert advice as you manage the challenge of succeeding at work while making sure your family is housed, fed, healthy, safe, and educated. You'll learn to:

  • Set up schedules and routines that work
  • Spend your time and energy on the most valuable activities
  • Set reasonable expectations and limits in the always-on culture
  • Keep exercising your management skills once you've left the office
  • Move on with resilience when you occasionally drop the ball
  • Embody the work and life values you believe in for your children

The HBR Working Parents Series supports readers as they anticipate challenges, learn how to advocate for themselves more effectively, juggle their impossible schedules, and find fulfilment at home and at work. From classic issues such as work-life balance and making time for yourself to thorny challenges such as managing an urgent family crisis and the impact of parenting on your career, this series features the practical tips, strategies, and research you need to beβ€”and feelβ€”more effective at home and at work. Whether you're up with a newborn or touring universities with your teen, we've got what you need to make working parenthood work for you.

Series: HBR Working Parents Series

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781633699755

Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 December 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: Harvard Business Review Press

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 139.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 224

About the Author

Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, 12 international licensed editions, books from Harvard Business Review Press, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review provides professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact.

Daisy Dowling, Series Editor, is founder and CEO of Workparent, the executive coaching and training firm, and the author of Workparent: The Complete Guide to Succeeding on the Job, Staying True to Yourself, and Raising Happy Kids (Harvard Business Review Press, 2021). She is a full-time working parent to two young children. She can be reached at workparent.com.

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