March 2022
Beginner
240 pages
3h 6m
English
book
Succeeding as a First-Time Parent (HBR Working Parents Series)
by Harvard Business Review, Daisy Dowling, Eve Rodsky, Bruce Feiler, Amy Jen Su
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“The One Thing I Wish I Had Known . . .”
Contributed by 18 HBR readers
Quick Takes
- Ask confidently for the support you need at work
- Returning to work brings guilt and emotional toll for many
- Others will find returning from leave invigorating
- The long view is hard to see at first, but you will get there
- Don’t try to be the person you were before you were a parent
Editors’ Note: We asked HBR readers on Instagram a simple question: What’s the one thing you wish you had known when you returned to work as a first-time parent? Insightful and inspiring comments came in by the dozens, and we’re sharing a handful of them here.
I wish I understood the power of the “ask.” I assumed my employer would say no if I requested more flexibility or alternative ...
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