Leadership Style of Working Mothers Pt. 2
SO, what else can we learn from working mothers?
They are used to emergencies
Kids throwing up all night and no sleep. Not enough cash to meet payroll. This too will pass.
They know how to ask for help.
There is so much to do to keep a household running, get the kids to school and have enough energy to focus at work, most working Mom’s get pretty used to groveling, begging, trading off favors, living with disapproval, living with compromise and asking for help-usually from other Mom’s. The controversy about working v. non-working Mom’s is way overplayed. GO ahead, ask for the help you need. That is not a sign of weakness, it is a recognition of real limits.
They adapt to change
The client just decided to change the ad campaign you had been working on for 2 months. The kid just decided turkey is poison after only eating turkey sandwiches for the last 3 months. SO, what else is new?
They pick their battles
How important is it for the teenager to pick up his room? How important is it for the sales manager to fill in their call report. If it is important, she probably will come after the result in several different ways that engage, threaten, co-opt or punish to get the accountability.
