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Succeeding as a First-Time Parent (HBR Working Parents Series)
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Succeeding as a First-Time Parent (HBR Working Parents Series)

by Harvard Business Review, Daisy Dowling, Eve Rodsky, Bruce Feiler, Amy Jen Su
March 2022
Beginner
240 pages
3h 6m
English
Harvard Business Review Press
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CONTENTS

Introduction: No Spreadsheet Can Cover This

On Becoming a Working Parent, Thoughtfully and Intentionally

by Daisy Dowling, Series Editor

Section 1

Every Day a New Day

Your Transition to Working Parenthood

1. Planning Your Maternity or Paternity Leave

What to do before, during, and after.

by Rebecca Knight

2. Understanding Identity as a (New) Working Mother

Reconsider how you define success—and yourself.

by Janna Koretz

3. Mastering the Dad Transition

Update your life story at home and at work.

by Bruce Feiler

4. Five Questions New Working Parents Should Ask Themselves

Have open discussions about the roles you will play.

by Jackie Coleman and John Coleman

5. Divide Domestic Work Equitably Now—or It May Be Never

Getting it right leads ...

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ISBN: 9781647822057