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ceo or stay-at-home mom: women take your pick

jack welch was wrong when he told a room full of hr professionals that “there’s no such thing as work-life balance” and that women must choose. women, nor men, have to choose
between a family and the corner office. you may have to choose between a family and the corner office at general electric, because it’s clear that the brand’s culture does not look like it supports work/life balance but, lucky for us, general electric is not your only choice. in fact, corporate america is not your only choice.

what you do have to do is get very clear on what is important to you as well as what you bring to the table (your unique factors, strengths, passions, etc). After that, you have to be courageous enough to choose to create your own rules so that you can make what is important to you a reality when the current rules aren’t working for you. need a few examples? look at the incredible women that are are full-time moms and have a corner office in their house like renee ross or lucretia pruitt

don’t allow someone to dictate to you what you can accomplish. break out of their box and be the exception to their rule. you won’t be the first nor last.

-from the desk of my iPhone

  • by detavio
  • posted at 9:34 am
  • July 14, 2009
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  • Shahnila Ahmad

    Thank you for this post! I NEVER write comments but this one def. deserves one. I recently realized that I can make my own rules! I see so many prof. moms around me at my company who feel like they have to compromise on being a mom to make a living. They give up breastfeeding and see their kids 1-2 hrs a day b/c they feel like they “have to”… and not to mention feel guilty about it all the time. I think if moms feel guilty, its their inner self telling them to re-prioritize and change things up that does fit their family needs and is guilt-free!

    Thanks again! Keep up the good work!

  • Shahnila Ahmad

    Thank you for this post! I NEVER write comments but this one def. deserves one. I recently realized that I can make my own rules! I see so many prof. moms around me at my company who feel like they have to compromise on being a mom to make a living. They give up breastfeeding and see their kids 1-2 hrs a day b/c they feel like they “have to”… and not to mention feel guilty about it all the time. I think if moms feel guilty, its their inner self telling them to re-prioritize and change things up that does fit their family needs and is guilt-free!

    Thanks again! Keep up the good work!

  • Shahnila Ahmad

    Thank you for this post! I NEVER write comments but this one def. deserves one. I recently realized that I can make my own rules! I see so many prof. moms around me at my company who feel like they have to compromise on being a mom to make a living. They give up breastfeeding and see their kids 1-2 hrs a day b/c they feel like they “have to”… and not to mention feel guilty about it all the time. I think if moms feel guilty, its their inner self telling them to re-prioritize and change things up that does fit their family needs and is guilt-free!

    Thanks again! Keep up the good work!

  • Shaquita Basileo

    Thank you for this post. As someone who was recently asked to choose between my job and my daughter (who’s got some major health issues)- I felt that my values were being challenged. My priorities were very clear to me and my husband, and after some months of being angry, I’ve finally broken through to understanding my value. Your message could not have been more timely- and it may become one of the starting points of my new blog ;)

    Shaquita

  • Jforde

    I like the fact that you’re going to start another blog. …yeah, this is a tough reality. i do hate that men still aren’t forced to make the same type of decisions and trade offs to the same extent that women are. i certainly want to continue my career but i also want a family. unfortunately, i don’t know that you can be 100% hard charging and still feel balanced at home with a husband and kids. someone/something suffers

  • http://www.detavio.com/ detavio

    Quita,
    Thanks for the response! I am so glad that this post resonated with you. Not sure how you found it; but glad that the words seemed to hit the spot. Good luck as you progress forward with clarity on your value and your new blog. Let me know if I can help in any way.

  • http://www.detavio.com/ detavio

    Nelly,
    You’re right in that men are less likely to have to make that same type of trade-off; however, please believe me that the decisions/trade-offs we make in life are just as deep. Also, know there are REAL pressures knowing that you are the one that is ALWAYS expected to work and be able to provide for a family in any and all situations.

    I am also interested in what you mean by hard charging. Does hard charging mean you have to work more than 9a-5p? Does it mean that you have to work? What is that you can’t do while being balanced at home with a husband and kids? Need this so I can sharpen my next argument ;-)

  • http://www.jeffdolan.com Jeff Dolan

    Preach it. Seriously, set the people free man.

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