Getting it all done /Harvard Business Review.
- 1 online resource.
- HBR working parents series .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Section 1. Kanban in the kitchen -- bring your work skills home: To have a happier home life, treat it a little more like work -- plan and schedule, play to their strengths, and put people first / The agile family meeting -- transform your family by asking three questions / Sync up your family calendars -- with fewer bad surprises, everyone is happier / Negotiating with your kids -- you can't fire them and they can't quit. You'd better find a win-win / Assemble your "parenting posse" -- networking helps at home, too / Section 2. Say no to doing everything: -- put your real priorities first: Does your schedule reflect your values? -- learn to translate your priorities into action / Let go of the idea of balance -- look for four-way wins: an HBR IdeaCast Interview with Stewart D. Friedman and Alyssa F. Westring -- Put your parenting energy in the right places -- when was the last time you checked in on your kids' priorities? / "Delegating with joy" -- to get the help you need, put a task and an ask in a higher context: a Women at Work Interview with Tiffany Dufu -- Too much to do? Here's how to ask for help -- figure out what you need, just ask for it, and accept what is offered / How to say no to taking on more -- practice saying it out loud / Section 3. Getting it all (mostly) done -- productivity tips and hacks you need: How to work from home when you have kids -- it takes more than a home office / You can make family meals happen -- consider family breakfast / Fifteen ideas for getting more done / How working parents can manage the demands of school-age kids -- strategies to handle the chaos / Stop feeling guilty about your to-do list -- make peace with never being caught up / Section 4. You can't be in two places at once -- deal with tough work-family conflicts: Winning support for flexible work -- propose a plan that works for you, your boss and your company / How to handle work when your child is sick -- what to say to your boss and colleagues / What to do when personal and professional commitments compete for your time -- strategies for when you can't be in two places at once / Keep your home life sane when work gets crazy -- make sure to communicate with the people who matter most / Dealing with a family crisis at work / Epilogue. You've got this: Why parents make great managers -- help them grow / by Whitney Johnson -- by Bruce Feiler -- by Elizabeth Grace Saunders -- by Mary C. Kern and Terri R. Kurtzberg -- by Alison Beard -- by Elizabeth Grace Saunders -- by Amy Jen Su -- by Heidi Grant -- by Rebecca Knight -- by Daisy Wademan Dowling -- by Daisy Wademan Dowling -- by fifteen HBR readers, authors, and editors -- by Daisy Wademan Dowling -- by Rebecca Knight -- by Amy Gallo -- by Daisy Wademan Dowling -- by Elizabeth Grace Saunders -- by Stewart D. Friedman -- by Sabina Nawaz -- by Peter Bregman.
"Stop juggling; start managing everything you need to do at home and at work. It used to be simple: Stay late, turn in flawless work, catch up on sleep later. You needed that mind-set to get where you are, but that's not going to cut it anymore. You need to make different choices to succeed at work, as a parent, and as a family member. Getting Things Done at Home and Work can't teach you how to be in two places at once, but it provides you with expert advice as you manage the challenge of succeeding at work while making sure your family is housed, fed, healthy, safe, and educated. You'll learn to: set up schedules and routines that work, spend your time and energy on the most valuable activities, set reasonable expectations and limits in the always-on culture, keep exercising your management skills once you've left the office, move on with resilience when you occasionally drop the ball. embody the work and life values you believe in for your children"--