by Lori Mihalich-Levin | May 30, 2020 | Working Dad, Working Mom
Strategic career planning is so incredibly hard, if not impossible, these days. I, for one, prefer to only think a day (or a few hours) ahead right now, lest my reaction to this pandemic mirror that of the brilliant music teacher in this now-viral video. Yet there...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Oct 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
When I joined my law firm a little over a year ago – and my boys were 2 and 4 years old – I came into the position on a 60% schedule. Prior to that, I had been working full-time (with one day of telecommuting per week) for a health care trade association. ...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Apr 16, 2016 | Time Management, Working Mom
Is saying no your first instinct when someone makes a request of you? It’s not mine. I’m definitely the type of person whose natural reaction to a (reasonable!) request is an enthusiastic “yes.” I love being able to contribute when people ask for my input. It...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Sep 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
Note: This post was first published on September 23, 2015, on a fabulous blog called Working Moms Against Guilt, as Part Two of a three-part series. (Part One, about what to do before you go on maternity leave, is here. Part Three, about what to do once you are...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Sep 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
What to do while you’re pregnant, if you’re a career-driven new mama? If you’re anything like me, you love your job (or at least your career), AND your baby. You want to do this whole maternity-leave-and-return thing in a way that is thoughtful, doesn’t...
