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

Comments 14 July 2009

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

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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!
  • Very nice article
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