CNN asks the question: "If Marissa Mayer can 'have it all,' can you?"
Here is my response to that question:
Oprah Winfrey said, "You can have it all. You just can't have it all at one time."
... We parents and grandparents know that when the first baby arrives, s/he changes the parents' life beliefs/assumptions, values and goals. I expect that will continue to be true for future parents.
Career women who choose to take appropriate measures to advance their careers make a significant decision. Ultimately, the right decision for one woman may be entirely wrong for another. The choice belongs to each woman. Industry asks and expects a lot. But the demands will only change when women push through changes so no one will be expected to sacrifice family for success in business.
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis pointed out, "If you bungle raising your children, nothing else that you do matters much." She spoke the truth.
More at: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/098358656X/
Oprah Winfrey said, "You can have it all. You just can't have it all at one time."
... We parents and grandparents know that when the first baby arrives, s/he changes the parents' life beliefs/assumptions, values and goals. I expect that will continue to be true for future parents.
Career women who choose to take appropriate measures to advance their careers make a significant decision. Ultimately, the right decision for one woman may be entirely wrong for another. The choice belongs to each woman. Industry asks and expects a lot. But the demands will only change when women push through changes so no one will be expected to sacrifice family for success in business.
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis pointed out, "If you bungle raising your children, nothing else that you do matters much." She spoke the truth.
More at: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/098358656X/
John Agno: When Doing It All Won't Do: A Self-Coaching Guide for Career Women
Marissa and her husband would do well by following in the work/life integration footsteps of Dave Goldberg and his wife Sheryl Sandberg:
http://coachingtip.blogs.com/career_women_coaching/2012/04/how-successful-executives-achieve-worklife-integration.html
Posted by: John G. Agno | 07/19/2012 at 11:33 AM