mothering

I Am Mad As Hell

Have you counted how many google results come up when you search “leadership men vs women”? 37,700,000 at time of writing.  The fact that the default search variable that pops up includes “vs” gets us immediately to the nub of the issue.  If you change the “vs” to “and” it leaps to 49,000,000 results.  But […]

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And There’s More!

I’ve been writing a lot about mothers lately.  Readers who are fathers and non-parents – stick with me!  It’s all so connected.  When we get it right for families, the knock-on effects for all us will be monumental. A few post scripts from my UN Foundation experience that might interest you. Inspired by our panel […]

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I’m Gonna Be a Bad Mama Today

Because we all wake up with that conscious decision in our heads, don’t we?  I’m going to scream and shout and panic.  I’m going to teach my kids bad words and how to goof off school and responsibilities.   I’m going to bribe them, belittle them, be cruel.  I’m going to use my children as a […]

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Power, Platforms and the M-word

“Don’t get mad, get elected.” I spent three days last week with a couple of thousand bloggers, predominantly women, attending the BlogHer 2010 Conference in New York.  From the seemingly trite to the life altering, women who blog are reinventing media generation and consumption.  I spent a half day with The Whitehouse Project, a non-partisan […]

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It’s More Than Bringing Home the Bacon

Mothers and GatekeepingMy husband works in a very traditional corporate environment, as well as being extremely involved with our children.  I’ve been realizing lately though, that his involvement is limited to the extent I allow it. I know what my readers who are mothers are thinking, “great, it’s Father’s Day in the US, so let’s […]

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Heretical Thoughts About Zappos, Delivering Happiness and Work Life

Delivering Happiness is a bold promise to make in any book, let alone a business book.  Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh makes just such a promise.   The autobiographical story of Tony’s childhood and career at times seems self indulgent and veers into frat boy territory, Harvard style.  Hsieh is open about the fact that the writing […]

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Rugby, Three Year Olds and Perspective Taking

Yesterday my three year old crushed my 17mth old in a huge tackle worthy of a Wallabies front row forward (that’s the Australian Rugby Union team my friends).  Said baby began to scream hysterically.  It’s understandable really.  You would too when squashed by someone twice your height and weight. My usual response?  “Why did you […]

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We Are Mothers

How do those of us who are mothers see ourselves?  Jane Clayson, former CBS Early Show host and journalist, wrote a book a few years ago called I am a Mother (affiliate link).  It’s written through the lens and language of spiritual belief, but there is profound wisdom for all mothers.  Claim who you are.  […]

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Life Skills, Executive Function and How a Mind is Made

“The cynics out there might not be interested much in work place lessons from the home.  But there are layers upon layers of application.  Couldn’t your work place stand to benefit from reduced stress, higher productivity, greater unity and yes, an increase of love?“ A new world of work and life is coming.  In plenty […]

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First Things First

The legislative, organizational and personal responsibilities that make up the tripod of work life come together in this blog.  I muse and opine on all three elements. I care about how companies can be profitable.  I care about how families can function more effectively.  I particularly care about finding more creative ways to enable parents […]

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