by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Feb 6, 2021 | Leadership, Working Dad, Working Mom
Did you know that our brains are more plastic in the year after our babies are born, than any other time in our adult lives? I’m often on a soapbox about how parenthood grows our leadership muscles. And I’m both reassured and excited that there is neuroscience...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Jan 16, 2021 | Leadership, Maternity Leave, Working Mom
It’s been a slog for both career and personal life this past year, hasn’t it? We’ve all read the articles about the huge number of women being pushed out of the workforce. And how many of us haven’t thought about throwing in the towel at some point? With zero...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Dec 19, 2020 | Leadership, Maternity Leave, Paternity Leave
I’m going to go out on a limb and say that the single most important factor in whether an employee feels support during parental leave is their manager. “Someone’s manager is THE single most important factor?!”, you ask, skeptically? Yes, hands down. But what...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Nov 14, 2020 | Leadership, Working Mom
What does a glass ceiling sound like when it cracks? For me, it’s like the dessert I’ve been waiting for during the entire meal. It’s the sound of the spoon that tap-tap-taps the surface of a perfectly-fired crème brûlée. (Like this scene, from the wonderful French...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Sep 12, 2020 | Leadership, Working Dad, Working Mom
If you’re an employer, is offering special benefits and supports to your working parents right now, during this pandemic, unfair? Or fair? And is that even a fair question? Over the past few weeks, I’ve been having conversations with many employers about programming...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Jul 12, 2019 | Leadership
I have a secret for you: you know things that other people don’t. Yes, indeed. What you are sharing with the person in front of you is probably news to them. My other secret? This phenomenon of not recognizing our own unique knowledge holds us back.Last week, my...
