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 | Sep 26, 2020 | Working Mom
I’m struggling mightily in writing this RBG-related post. Mostly because every time I sit down to write about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, I’m overcome with shock that she’s gone. Despair for the Supreme Court. And the general fear of not having anything new to...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Oct 12, 2019 | Working Mom
When I first had my oldest son, I wasn’t particularly inclined to think of raising him as a team sport. Yes, my husband and I made (and still make) a great team – of two. But I seemed to internalize a subconscious societal message that we were meant to “figure out”...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Sep 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
A few years ago, I was scheduled to go on a work trip for a few days. My boys were little, though they weren’t infants. And I was no longer breastfeeding, pumping, and feeling the postpartum hormones and oxytocin that stuck around for so long. Though I’d only be...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Jun 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
Hail to summer and the summer reading list! A time for sublimely relaxing vacations, cuddling up with great books for hours on end, staring at the sea and the stars…who am I kidding? I’ve got 3 and 5 year old boys. Enough said. Summer won’t be particularly...