by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Dec 4, 2021 | Leadership, Working Dad
In the Mindful Return course for new moms, we spend a week talking about how parental leave – both maternity and paternity leave – can serve as a leadership opportunity for those who have the experience of going through it. There are so many “rooms where it happens”...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Nov 6, 2021 | Leadership, Working Mom
One of my dreams is that one day, new parents will live in a world where pregnancy doesn’t complicate the job-searching process. Where having children is seen as a normal part of being a human, rather than as a career obstacle. And where parenthood is seen as a...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Sep 25, 2021 | Leadership, Working Dad, Working Mom
Last week, in a webinar I led for Happify about having smoother return to office transitions, we took a poll about where people were in the return-to-office process. Webinar participants were from many different geographies and industries. And about 20% had returned...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Jul 24, 2021 | Leadership, Working Mom
Yesterday was my last day in my role as a Partner at a large, global law firm. For those who know me personally, you know this is big step. For those who don’t know me personally: trust me, it’s a huge step. I just returned from a long walk, in which I was thinking...
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...
