Getting It Right: How Working Mothers Successfully Take Up the Challenge of Life, Family, and Career
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (956 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0671041800 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 278 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Sometimes "good enough" has to do. Laraine Zappert, who specializes in the issues of women and work, draws upon her twenty years of clinical and research experience and a landmark study to answer these questions and create a road map of innovative solutions. Zappert surveyed more than three hundred women who have graduated from Stanford's Graduate School of Business, and has incorporated case studies from hundreds of women professionals in each chapter. Let the insights, advice, and strategies found in "Getting It Right" help you make smarter, more informed decisions for creating a satisfying andfulfilling lifestyle on every level.. Her findings address such common concerns as: Do I really have to choose between career and family? How do I handle the stresses of my job and the demands of parenting? How do children affect my career, and when is the best time to have them? How do I keep my relationships healthy?
Her time-tested solutions for creating a healthy balance between work and home require effort and dedication, though there is much to be gained from them. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.. From Publishers Weekly A clinical psychologist and working mother, Laraine Zappert interviewed 300 Stanford University Business School graduates to prepare her well-organized and optimistic book, Getting It Right: How Working Mothers Successfully Take Up the Challenge of Life, Family, and Career. Offering hard-won insights from women who've faced down these issues, she guides readers through decisions about such crucial issues as timing the birth of their ch
K. Fromal said Getting it Right. In this book, Lorraine Zappert has provided a comprehensive analysis of mother's role in the workplace. Through quantitative research with hundreds of women who have received their MBA's from Stanford University, Zappert provides both research-informed analysis and vignettes from mothers w. "An extraordinarily helpful book!" according to Ellen T. Murphy. Getting it Right offered me exactly what I was looking for at just the right time. It gave me insights into what other career-minded mothers who strive for better balance in their lives are going through. The book combines research findings and helpful step by step guides and self-help que. Interesting, but not quite what I was looking for I liked this book, but I guess I was looking for something more. I was hoping for a few more suggestions on how to be a successful working mother. The biggest thing that I took from this book are that there are advantages and disadvantages to every role that you can have as a mom. (Working
Zappert is the founder and director of the Women's Group Program at Stanford's Graduate Schools of Business, Law, Medicine, and Engineering, and serves as director of the university's Sexual Harrasment Policy Office. Zappert, Ph.D., is a leading scholar in the field of women, work, and well-being, and a cl