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Getting Balance Through Mass Career Customization

Below is a link to an article on "mass career customization." This is, essentially, the ability to choose from a certain amount of building blocks in your career across 4 main areas (such as workload and pace). The goal is to allow employees to "dial up or dial down" their career path to match varying life stages. Here is the study link: http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/article/0,1002,sid=2303&cid=216046,00.html This is a neat concept for a… Read More »Getting Balance Through Mass Career Customization

The Caregiver Financial Crisis

Did you know that employers lose almost $34 billion annually as a result of caregiving issues encountered by their employees? So states a recent communication from Robert Boggio at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Are you are caregiver or an employer to caregivers? Here are some action steps: 1. If you want to learn more, dial into their October 7 conference call (information below). 2.Share your story… Read More »The Caregiver Financial Crisis

Busy Kids Perform Well in School, Emotionally, Behaviorially

It is likely the parents, not the kids, who are stressed with busy kids' schedules. The Washington Post recently reported on a study out of the Maryland Population Research Center at the University of Maryland. The study shows that only a small percentage of kids are actually "over-scheduled." In fact, organized activities are linked, says the post, "to positive outcomes in school, emotional development, family life and behavior." So, it… Read More »Busy Kids Perform Well in School, Emotionally, Behaviorially

Fall 2008: Hot Mommas Project Book Club Selection – Total Leadership

We are now shifting to quarterly book selections since, let’s be honest, what Hot Momma has time to read? We love Stewart Friedman who teaches at Wharton and “gets it” in a big way. His book Total Leadership: Be a Better Leader. Have a Richer Life. is about being a leader in all parts of your life. Said another way, it is about YOU driving the agenda as much as… Read More »Fall 2008: Hot Mommas Project Book Club Selection – Total Leadership

Women Making More Time for Themselves

I was surprised to read this report summary which indicates that the gap that exists in 'leisure time' between men and women is closing. Women are making more time for themselves. Nice me: "Oh! Great!"Evil me: "Well, that's what happens when you start from zero." Check out the summary here:http://www.food-business-review.com/research.asp?guid=DMCM4616 Although, as I am blogging about next in our "insiders blog" (http://www.hotmommas.wordpress.com), I did just go to a camp reunion… Read More »Women Making More Time for Themselves

More Proof: Balance Positively Correlated With Career Advancement

A global study shows a correlation between leaders' sense of balance and their potential for career advancement. This is a second study, aside from ours, showing a link between perceptions of professional success and balance. Read more here:http://results.envisialearning.com/?p=106 Links to Hot Mommas Project research on balance and success: http://hotmommasproject.blogspot.com/2008/07/hot-mommas-project-work-life-balance.html Scroll down on this one:http://business.gwu.edu/news/archive/2008/0829.cfm

Friends Lead to Happiness

Today, after my daughter's first dance class of her little life, I am shopping with "The Shoe Coven." These are 4 girlfriends (one of which is my super excellent aunt). These women also happen to be prominent members of the mental health community (the supply side, not the demand side). I leave our shoe shopping sessions feeling incredibly well adjusted. Shoes, therapy, what's not to like? Research indicates people with… Read More »Friends Lead to Happiness

Mentoring Leads to Success

The women's leadership community is well aware of the importance of mentoring. However, it's always nice to revisit the facts. The below link mentions that in 1998, 7 out of 10 women of color who had a mentor received a promotion. It also showcases the correlation, for all women, between number of mentors and moving up the corporate ladder. http://www.blackenterprise.com/cms/exclusivesopen.aspx/id/4962&p=1 Below, is a story discussing how mentoring is THE most… Read More »Mentoring Leads to Success

Hot Mommas Project on Pink Heels

Business and life challenges, drama, and a call to action at Pink Heels. Check it out: http://pink-heels.blogspot.com/2008/09/blog-post.html Also see other “In the Spotlight” listings for a great resource on real women, doing real stuff.

Work Life Balance-The Law

Guess what? Work life balance has been written into law in Australia. http://www.careerandkids.com/work-life-balance-its-the-law/. The following link, under "policies," delineates some of the US's policies – like the Family Leave Medical Act. However, it seems to fairly common knowledge that the US is lackluster in it's family-oriented policies compared to other wealthy nations.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work-life_balance We – and our employers – need to be the champions of our own work life balance solutions.… Read More »Work Life Balance-The Law