Go Ask Your Mothers: One Simple Step for Managers to Support Working Moms for Team Success by Sarah Wells
Theres a pervasive problem across workplaces big and small: Managers arent asking new mothers what support they need to transition back to work successfully. At the same time, working mums are afraid to ask for help - resulting in poor employment outcomes for both parties. The solution? Intentional and open conversation, which has to start at the managerial level. Go Ask Your Mothers is a guidebook for leaders at every level and in every sector, offering them: An outlining of the struggles new working mums face Context for why communication problems can arise between managers and mums A roadmap for initiating successful conversations with new mothers Proven strategies for facilitating successful transitions back to work for new mums Investing in working mothers is more than just a powerful retention strategy; its an investment in your entire organizations success. Now more than ever, we cannot afford to lose these highly valuable employees - and, equipped with the right tools, we wont have to.