Practical Coach: Management Skills for Everyday Life, The

Integrating Work and Family

For many managers today, one of their most pressing challenges is combining their responsibilities toward work and family in ways that enable them to contribute responsibly and wholeheartedly to both. As most readers of this book know, this can be tricky to achieve. The difficulty is fueled by scary headlines such as “The Workaholic Generation,”^[74] “Why Grade 'A' Executives Get an 'F' As Parents,”^[75] “Can Your Career Hurt Your Kids?”^[76] “Is Your Family Wrecking Your Career (and vice versa)?”^[77] and “Why on Earth Should I Promote a Pregnant Woman?”^[78] Although these headlines sell magazines and newspapers, they also contribute to many myths about working parents and make it difficult for parents to make thoughtful ...