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Title:
Doing it all as a solo parent.
Publication Date:
2022
Publication Information:
Boston, Massachusetts : Harvard Business Review Press, [2022]

©2022
Physical Description:
xviii, 174 pages ; 22 cm.
ISBN:
9781647822071
Abstract:
As a single parent, you know your life is different from the other working parents around you. With the pressure to perform well at work and no partner to assist with tasks at home (let alone major crises), you likely find yourself pulled in all directions, with many responsibilities and little support.
General Note:
"Tips, stories, and strategies for the job that never ends." -- Cover.
Contents:
Introduction. New tools, and no judgments : advice that works for your unique life / Daisy Dowling -- Creative strategies from single parents for managing work and family / Marika Lindholm -- How to prioritize your time more strategically / Carol Hagh -- Making tough calls as the solo decision-maker / Sabina Nawaz -- Your family needs a "board of directors" / Priscilla Claman -- Building a single-parent community / Zoë Desmond -- Fill up your childcare backup bench / Avni Patel Thompson -- All the help we can get : an interview / with Heidi Grant by Amy Gallo -- Common work challenges, and tips for solo parents / Daisy Dowling -- How to negotiate remote and flexible work arrangements / Ruchi Sinha and Carol T. Kulik -- Planning your career when urgent needs get in the way / Dorie Clark -- Divorce doesn't have to derail your career / Alicia Bassuk and Jodi Glickman -- How a newly widowed mom of three kept her career on track : an interview / with Sophie Vandebroek by Daniel McGinn -- Combating burnout as a single working parent / Brigid Schulte and Stavroula Pabst -- Stress can be a good thing if you know how to use it / Alia Crum and Thomas Crum -- Make time for "me time" / Elizabeth Grace Saunders -- Resilience is about how you recharge / Shawn Achor and Michelle Gielan -- One is enough / Shwetambara Sabharwal.
Language:
English
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