What Women Want
It's Wednesday at 4:15 during peak foliage in a bustling New England tourist destination. I’ve just wrapped up an intense day of turnovers, supporting the team with making beds to ensure all arrivals are ready by check-in time. I have just enough time to make it to the soccer field to pick up my youngest daughter. My son will have to wait because his practice ends across town at another field at the very same time.
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And this repeats itself five days per week.
If you are wondering, how do I make this work in a household with two full-time working parents, well, I ask myself that question often too. The only way it works, is because I’m the boss. And let’s just say, that I’ve implemented my own flexible leadership strategy to meet my needs.
The struggle is real, and I’m not the only one experiencing it. Just last week, a friend of mine returned to a corporate job after taking a few years off. Her choice was driven by an itch to use her full set of experiences, intellect, and skill set. However, she was only enabled to do so because her job is remote and her husband’s post-pandemic travel schedule has dramatically been reduced in comparison to pre-pandemic norms.
A second friend left a corporate job for what I call the “self-empowerment” move – she’s leveraging her career assets including two decades working for big brands and forging a path on her own as an independent consultant.
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