During her two maternity leaves, Tara Piurko maintained a lifeline to her hard-earned career as a lawyer in Toronto through an innovative buddy program run by her firm, McCarthy Tétrault LLP. Through the program, she and a selected work buddy regularly met for lunch, with her baby in tow. In weekly calls, Ms. Piurko received…

Here is a quick anecdote of how to put family first by defining “do-not-miss events” in your life at home. The advice is from Bill Thomas, married father of three, who is also the CEO of the Canadian division of KPMG. He was interviewed recently by the Globe and Mail for a story about the…

What’s the best way for Canada to help more women reach positions of power? This was the question in last week’s Globe and Mail poll. The result? Over half responded that “more flexible work arrangements” were needed. I agree! This is certainly more important than setting political targets, creating mentorship or management development programs (which…

Tralee Pearce’s Globe and Mail story on the secret to work-life balance  has sparked quite an interest. We commented on it in our blog when it came out last week. Here are two more features of the story that I found interesting. One is Tralee’s invitation for families to share their insights on how they…