HBR Working Parents Series

Taking Care of Yourself (HBR Working Parents Series)

by Harvard Business Review

Published 22 December 2020

Have you taken time for yourself today?

Too many working parents focus solely on those around them&#8212their families, their work, and a never-ending list of other commitments&#8212only to lose sight of what they need themselves. But neglecting your own needs and wants can prevent you from being happy, healthy, and productive.

Taking Care of Yourself provides expert advice to help you identify what you value most at work and at home, make choices that align with those values, and be the best version of yourself for your job and for your family.

You'll learn to:

Prioritize the tasks that are most meaningful to you&#8212and let go of the rest
Deal with complex feelings, including parental guilt and perfectionism
Carve out time for self-care, including friends, hobbies, exercise, and sleep
Communicate your needs to your boss and your family
Feel more present, both at work and at home

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.

Getting It All Done (HBR Working Parents Series)

by Harvard Business Review

Published 22 December 2020

Stop juggling and start managing everything you need to do at home and at work.

It used to be simple before kids: Say yes to everything, stay late, turn in flawless work, catch up on sleep later. But now you need a different mindset to succeed at work, as a parent, and as a family member.

Getting It All Done can't teach you to be in two places at once, but it provides you with expert advice as you manage the challenges of succeeding at work while making sure your family is housed, fed, healthy, safe, and educated.

You'll learn to:

Delegate, enlist the help you need, and say no to taking on more
Put your management skills to work outside the office
Get more work done with kids at home
Move on with resilience when you drop the ball
Navigate the chaos during the busiest times at work and at home

Managing Your Career (HBR Working Parents Series)

by Harvard Business Review

Published 22 December 2020

Have the career you want&#8212without putting your family last.

Setting and achieving professional goals are complicated when you’re managing a career and a family. How do you get ahead when sometimes it's a struggle just to get through the day?

Managing Your Career provides the expert advice and practical solutions you need to help you find a way forward, whether you're taking time off, staying steady, reentering the workforce, or looking to advance.

You'll learn to:

Define what a meaningful career means to you
Set individual and family goals&#8212and make progress on them
Explore company benefits that support your career and your role as caregiver
Focus your limited time for professional development
Build support systems to get you through

Advice for Working Dads (HBR Working Parents Series)

by Harvard Business Review

Published 8 June 2021

You can have a successful career and be the dad you want to be.

Finally, we've moved past the days when providing for your family meant taking a backseat role in your children's lives. Still, many of us aren't finding the support and flexibility we need, and the time-management challenge of performing at work while being a present dad at home can feel impossible.

Advice for Working Dads will help you balance and integrate your career and fatherhood, navigate always-on work cultures, and find success and fulfillment in one of the toughest&#8212and most important&#8212jobs you'll ever take on.

You'll learn to:

Set reasonable expectations and limits
Carve out quality time for family, even when you're at your busiest
Stay true to yourself, your friends, and your personal interests
Communicate better with your spouse or partner about careers, parenting, and chores
Model your work and life values for your children

HBR Working Parents Series Collection (3 Books) (HBR Working Parents Series)

by Harvard Business Review

Published 14 January 2021

Tips, stories, and strategies for the job that never ends.

When it comes to being a working parent, there are no right answers to the tough questions you grapple with, from how to get your toddler out the door to supporting your teen through struggles with their peers to whether or not to accept that big promotion&#8212and the extensive travel and long hours that come with it. But there are answers that are right for you and your family. The HBR Working Parents Series Collection assembles the ideas and strategies you need to help you get ahead&#8212and get through the day. Included in this set are Managing Your Career, Getting It All Done, and Taking Care of Yourself. This compilation offers insights and practical advice from world-class experts on the topics that matter most to working parents including making decisions at home and at work that align with your priorities; navigating tradeoffs&#8212and managing the feelings that come with them; developing strategies for managing both the details of your day and the long-term view of your career; finding time for personal development; and making career choices that work for you&#8212and your family.

Advice for Working Moms (HBR Working Parents Series)

by Harvard Business Review

Published 20 May 2021

Manage the competing demands of working motherhood.

As a working mother you often draw the short straw. You carry most of the burden of caregiving and household chores, and your career suffers because of it. Bosses and coworkers assume that since you're focused on your family, you don't prioritize work. But choosing your job over your kids' extracurricular and school commitments means letting down the people you love most.

Advice for Working Moms can help you alleviate this tension. Drawing on the wisdom of experts and parents alike, it will help you strike the right balance between family and work so that you can prioritize what matters most to you and feel fulfilled in all areas of your life.

You'll learn to:

Let go of working-mom guilt and that constant "overwhelmed" feeling
Discuss family commitments with an unsupportive boss
Create a parenting posse for caregiving support
Negotiate a more equal division of labor at home
Say no to "office housework" and other invisible tasks at work

Communicate Better with Everyone (HBR Working Parents Series)

by Harvard Business Review

Published 24 June 2021

Conduct more productive conversations.

As a working parent, you lead meetings, advocate for your children, and make presentations that win clients&#8212all with ease. But when your personal life spills into your professional life&#8212whether it's negotiating a schedule change with your boss or talking to your spouse about responsibilities at home&#8212it can be a challenge to communicate effectively and reach agreement.

Communicate Better with Everyone provides the expert advice, sample language, and practical solutions you need to help you have more productive conversations with everyone, from your manager to yourself.

You'll learn to:

Discuss your career and family commitments with your boss
Set boundaries&#8212and stick to them
Create a safe environment for open, honest conversations
Decide whether&#8212and what&#8212to disclose when facing a personal crisis
Talk back to your inner critic

Two-Career Families (HBR Working Parents Series)

by Harvard Business Review and Daisy Dowling

Published 22 March 2022

Build your careers, your family, and your life—together.

When you're part of a two-career family, you manage the competing demands of your careers, child-rearing, and household chores along with your relationship with each other. Can you both chase your dreams, raise good citizens, make time for your hobbies and your health—and maintain a strong relationship?

Two-Career Families provides the expert advice and practical solutions you need to address the challenges you face as working-parent partners, from negotiating responsibilities at home to making career decisions to supporting each other's growth.

You'll learn to:

Build and maintain a team mindset
Tackle daily demands while tracking long-term goals
Make fair trade-offs
Deal with crises and setbacks
Balance it all—or most of it

The HBR Working Parents Series provides support 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.

Taking Care of Yourself

by Harvard Business Review

Published 8 December 2020

Communicate Better with Everyone

by Harvard Business Review, Daisy Dowling, Amy Gallo, Alice Boyes, Joseph Grenny, and Various Authors

Published 8 June 2021

HBR Working Parents Starter Set (5 Books)

by Harvard Business Review, Daisy Dowling, Eve Rodsky, Bruce Feiler, and Alice Boyes

Published 2 August 2022

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.