The pandemic may be ebbing, but one of its most pernicious effects isn’t. Two years and a zillion little-kid Zoom-call interruptions later, and we still don’t have sufficient and effective communications between hardworking mothers and fathers, frontline managers, and senior leaders of our organizations. Without strong connections between those three parties, it’s going to be very hard for working parents still grappling with pandemic stresses to get through the next several months — and for all of us to get to a better, more workable place on the other side.
To Better Support Working Parents, Talk to Them
A guide to the conversations that leaders, managers, and parents need to be having right now.
March 24, 2022
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Summary.
We’re at a new phase of the working-parent crisis — a widespread breakdown of communication between hardworking mothers and fathers, frontline managers, and senior leaders. Two years into the pandemic, we’re losing our grip on one of the most powerful tools to get to someplace better on the other side: our ability to talk to each other. The author offers practical strategies for opening the working-parent lines of communication. For all of us to keep ourselves, our careers, and our organizations moving forward, we need to remain connected.