Having It All, Having Enough: How to Create a Career / Family Balance That Works for You
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (562 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 081440345X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A guidebook for working parents that proves it's not necessary to have it all, this book discusses how to clarify and act on one's own values, build trusting relationships, learnt to accept oneself as less than perfect, ask for support from bosses and family members, and create a positive relationship to change.
Discussion of family and career choices are typically limited to chapters in parenting titles: now enjoy an entire book on the topic which explores how to create a career/family balance tailored to the individual reader's need. Interviews span races and ages and present many options and strategies. -- Midwest Book Review. Working parents seeking such balance receive chapters written by a social psychologist and a team of work-family advocates which reveal the successes of almost fifty mothers and fathers
"What is realistic for whom?" according to George F. Simons. Deborah Lee and her colleagues have created a "how to do it" book replete with personal experiences of the people with whom they have worked. Having it All, Having Enough addresses the conflicts of parenting and work in the dual career family.The "how to" aspects of the book cover not only practical activities to negotiate for change at work and build networks for support, but more importantly, solid steps for managing the inner attitudinal work and the interpersonal work with one's partner. The authors help the reader to deal with her or his basic assumptions about "having it all" and sorting out which beliefs are realistic and wh