HBR Working Parents Starter Set (5 Books)

HBR Working Parents Starter Set (5 Books)

by Harvard Business Review, Daisy Dowling, Eve Rodsky, Bruce Feiler, Alice Boyes
Released August 2022
Publisher(s): Harvard Business Review Press
ISBN: 9781647824815

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Book description

All the advice you need to succeed as a first-time working parent.

The year after having your first baby can be one of the most challenging and disorienting periods of your career. From finding the best childcare when you return to work, to setting expectations with your manager, to getting enough sleep so you can show up as the person you want to be and do your job well—juggling it all can seem impossible.

You're not alone, but you're going through a tough moment and you need support. The HBR Working Parents Starter Set offers insights and practical advice from world-class experts on the topics that are the most important to new working parents who want to be great parents and have impactful careers. The five books in this set—Succeeding as a First-Time Parent, Getting It All Done, Taking Care of Yourself, Managing Your Career, and Communicate Better with Everyone—will teach you how to transition back to work effectively, make decisions that align with your priorities, find time for personal development, and make career choices that work for you—and your family. There's no simple answer or foolproof tip to make working parenthood easy—but the strategies in this collection can help set you on the path toward finding success both in your career and as a parent.

The HBR Working Parents Series with Daisy Dowling, Series Editor, supports readers as you anticipate challenges, learn how to advocate for yourself more effectively, juggle your impossible schedule, and find fulfillment at home and at work. Whether you're up with a newborn or planning the future with your teen, you'll find the practical tips, strategies, and research you need to make working parenthood work for you.

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Succeeding as a First-Time Parent
    1. Series Page
    2. Title Page
    3. Copyright
    4. Contents
    5. Introduction: No Spreadsheet Can Cover This
    6. Section 1: Every Day a New Day
      1. 1. Planning Your Maternity or Paternity Leave
      2. 2. Understanding Identity as a (New) Working Mother
      3. 3. Mastering the Dad Transition
      4. 4. Five Questions New Working Parents Should Ask Themselves
      5. 5. Divide Domestic Work Equitably Now—or It May Be Never
    7. Section 2: The Secret to Your Success
      1. 6. A Childcare Primer for First-Time Parents
      2. 7. Questions to Ask Yourself When Working with an In-Home Caregiver
      3. 8. Creative Strategies from Solo Parents on Juggling Work and Family
    8. Section 3: Old Job, New You
      1. 9. How to Transition Back After Parental Leave
      2. 10. When Returning to Work, Focus on Three Things
      3. 11. How to Negotiate Remote and Flexible Work Arrangements
      4. 12. Returning to Work as a New Mother of Color
      5. 13. A First-Time Mom’s Guide to Pumping Milk at Work
    9. Section 4: Do You Need a Time-Out?
      1. 14. How You Can Prioritize Sleep
      2. 15. Don’t Let PPD Undermine Your Return to Work
      3. 16. Everyday Joys
    10. Section 5: Today Plus 20 Years
      1. 17. Ramp Up Your Career After Parental Leave
      2. 18. A Working Parent’s Survival Guide
    11. Epilogue: Find Your Success
      1. 19. “The One Thing I Wish I Had Known . . .”
    12. Notes
    13. About the Contributors
    14. Index
  3. Getting It All Done
    1. Series Page
    2. Title Page
    3. Copyright
    4. Contents
    5. Introduction: Getting to “All Done”
    6. Section 1: Strategy for Supper: Bring Your Work Skills Home
      1. 1. To Have a Happier Home Life, Treat It a Little More Like Work
      2. 2. The Agile Family Meeting
      3. 3. Sync Up Your Family Calendars
      4. 4. Negotiating with Your Kids
      5. 5. Assemble Your “Parenting Posse”
    7. Section 2: Say No to Doing Everything: Put Your Real Priorities First
      1. 6. Does Your Schedule Reflect Your Values?
      2. 7. Let Go of the Idea of Balance
      3. 8. How to Spend Your Parenting Time and Energy Wisely
      4. 9. “Delegating with Joy”
      5. 10. Too Much to Do? Here’s How to Ask for Help
      6. 11. How to Say No to Taking on More
    8. Section 3: Getting It All (Mostly) Done: Productivity Tips and Hacks You Need
      1. 12. Working from Home When You Have Kids
      2. 13. You Can Make Family Meals Happen
      3. 14. Getting Things Done While Locked Down with Your Kids
      4. 15. How Working Parents Can Manage the Demands of School-Age Kids
      5. 16. Stop Feeling Guilty About Your To-Do List
    9. Section 4: You Can’t Be in Two Places at Once: Deal with Tough Work-Family Conflicts
      1. 17. Winning Support for Flexible Work
      2. 18. How to Handle Work When Your Child Is Sick
      3. 19. What to Do When Personal and Professional Commitments Compete for Your Time
      4. 20. Keep Your Home Life Sane When Work Gets Crazy
      5. 21. Managing Work During a Family Crisis
    10. Epilogue: You’ve Got This
      1. 22.Parenting Is Making You a Better Leader
    11. Notes
    12. About the Contributors
    13. Index
  4. Managing Your Career
    1. Series Page
    2. Title Page
    3. Copyright
    4. Contents
    5. Introduction: The Same, but Completely Different
    6. Section 1: Oh, the Places You’ll Go!: Take Stock and Set Your Vision
      1. 1. How to Build a Meaningful Career
      2. 2. Work + Home + Community + Self
    7. Section 2: Be All Ears: Get Feedback
      1. 3. Get the Feedback You Need
      2. 4. The Family 360 Review
    8. Section 3: Choose Your Own Adventure: Set Goals and Make Career Choices
      1. 5. Increase the Odds of Achieving Your Goals by Setting Them with Your Family
      2. 6. Flex Work, Part-Time, and Laterals, Oh My!
      3. 7. Winning Support for Flexible Work
      4. 8. Make Part-Time Work for You
      5. 9. How to Decide Whether to Relocate for a Job
    9. Section 4: Without GPS: Navigate on and off the Career Ramp
      1. 10. When You’re Leaving Your Job Because of Your Kids
      2. 11. Ramp Up Your Career After Parental Leave
    10. Section 5: All in the Family: Manage Relationships
      1. 12. Bring All of Your Identities to Work
      2. 13. How Dual-Career Couples Make It Work
      3. 14. Being a Two-Career Couple Requires a Long-Term Plan
      4. 15. A Guide to Balancing Eldercare and Career
    11. Section 6: Don’t Go It Alone: Get Support
      1. 16. Working Parents Need a “Parenting Posse”
      2. 17. Create Your Own Personal Board of Directors
      3. 18. Making Time for Networking as a Working Parent
    12. Epilogue: To Infinity, and Beyond!
      1. 19. What I Learned About Working Parenthood After My Kids Grew Up
    13. Notes
    14. About the Contributors
    15. Index
  5. Taking Care of Yourself
    1. Series Page
    2. Title Page
    3. Copyright
    4. Contents
    5. Introduction: Self-Care and the Working Parent
    6. Section 1: Give Yourself a Time-Out: Look at How You Spend Your Time
      1. 1. Give Yourself Permission to Recharge
      2. 2. Working Dads Need “Me Time,” Too
      3. 3. Does Your Schedule Reflect Your Values?
      4. 4. Six Ways to Weave Self-Care into Your Workday
      5. 5. Do More by Doing Less (at Home and at Work)
    7. Section 2: Learn to Talk: Communicate Your Needs
      1. 6. Four Conversations Every Overwhelmed Working Parent Should Have
      2. 7. What’s a Working Dad to Do?
      3. 8. How to Communicate Your Self-Care Needs to Your Partner
      4. 9. Too Much to Do? Here’s How to Ask for Help
    8. Section 3: Deep Breaths: Check Your Mental and Emotional Health
      1. 10. Stop Feeling Guilty About What You Can’t Get Done
      2. 11. How to Refuel When You’re Feeling Emotionally Drained
      3. 12. Let Go of Perfectionism
      4. 13. How Busy Working Parents Can Make Time for Mindfulness
    9. Section 4: Time for Your Checkup: Prioritize Physical Well-Being
      1. 14. How Regular Exercise Helps You Balance Work and Family
      2. 15. Find Exercise in Life’s Margins
      3. 16. How Working Parents Can Prioritize Sleep
      4. 17. Parents, Take Your Sick Days
    10. Section 5: Recess: Make Your Time Off Matter
      1. 18. The Case for Having Hobbies
      2. 19. Make Friendships a Part of Your Routine
      3. 20. How to Get the Most Out of a Day Off
      4. 21. Get in the Right State of Mind for Vacation
    11. Epilogue: Try It, You Might Like It
      1. 22. It’s Not Selfish to Take Care of Yourself
    12. Notes
    13. About the Contributors
    14. Index
  6. Communicate Better With Everyone
    1. Seires Page
    2. Title Page
    3. Copyright
    4. Contents
    5. Introduction: Can We Talk?
    6. Section 1: Listen—and Be Heard: Have Productive and Balanced Conversations
      1. 1. Four Conversations Every Overwhelmed Working Parent Should Have
      2. 2. Set Boundaries, Foil Boundary Predators, and Say No
      3. 3. What Great Listeners Actually Do
      4. 4. How to Listen When Your Communication Styles Don’t Match
      5. 5. Be Someone Others Can Confide In
    7. Section 2: Use Your Words: Turn Adversarial Conversations into Civil Discourse
      1. 6. How to Make Sure You’re Heard in a Difficult Conversation
      2. 7. Eight Ways to Get a Difficult Conversation Back on Track
      3. 8. When to Skip a Difficult Conversation
    8. Section 3: Mentioning the Unmentionables: Tough Discussions at Work
      1. 9. Communicating Through a Personal Crisis
      2. 10. When You Need to Take Time Off Work for Mental Health Reasons
      3. 11. Asking for an Extended Leave for a Family Issue
    9. Section 4: Table Talk: Tough Discussions with Your Family
      1. 12. How to Negotiate with Your Kids
      2. 13. Help Your Partner Cope with Work Stress
      3. 14. What You Should Tell Your Kids About Finding a Career
    10. Section 5: If You Can’t Say Something Nice . . . : Keep Your Self-Talk Positive
      1. 15. How to Talk to Yourself with Compassion
      2. 16. Make Peace with Your Inner Critic
    11. Epilogue: Last Word
      1. 17. Being a Parent Made Me a Better Manager, and Vice Versa
    12. Notes
    13. About the Contributors
    14. Index

Product information

  • Title: HBR Working Parents Starter Set (5 Books)
  • Author(s): Harvard Business Review, Daisy Dowling, Eve Rodsky, Bruce Feiler, Alice Boyes
  • Release date: August 2022
  • Publisher(s): Harvard Business Review Press
  • ISBN: 9781647824815