Monthly Archives: May 2012

Mother’s job description

by Sally Foran
Inspiration, Working Moms — May 4, 2012 — 4

Being a mom is the best thing I’ve ever done, but it’s a tough job day in and day out and certainly not a job for sissies. And if you’re a mom who works outside the home, it’s a superwoman feat to get lunches made and kids hustled out the door by 8 am so…

Leverage lessons learned from the sandbox in your work life

by Leah Eichler
Working Moms — May 3, 2012 — 2

Do you work? Posing that question to a group of mothers can be the verbal equivalent of throwing a Molotov cocktail. For those unfamiliar with the long-running “mommy war,” a flare-up between those who work outside the home and stay-at-home mothers recently exploded on the U.S. political scene. In a discussion about the economic challenges…

The Family: school of leadership skills

by Nuria Chinchilla
Family Issues, Work Issues — May 1, 2012

At a time when many people in Spain are having a very difficult time finding employment, there is still plenty of work for everyone in the home. And as this video shows, with the perspective of time, one can easily recognize the positive impact of raising well our children: industriousness, constancy, responsibility, will power, and…