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...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Jun 29, 2019 | Leadership, Working Mom
Parenthood is all the things, no? It gives. (Snuggles.) It takes. (Sleep.) Life speeds up. (Where did last year go?) It slows down. (How long will this car-ride temper tantrum last?) We reorient. (Our identities and priorities.) Again, and again, and again.But...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | May 4, 2019 | Leadership, Maternity Leave
A new working mama recently wrote to Mindful Return with the following question:Q: I’m going to lobby my representative in a few weeks to discuss the importance of maternal health and paid parental leave. He is a conservative libertarian who doesn’t support...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Feb 27, 2015 | Leadership
What should a manager be thinking about as she comes back from maternity leave? Stephanie Weeks, a brilliant mama from my Mindful Return January e-course, has some great practical advice for supervisors who also happen to be new mamas. *** The advice I find most...
