Celebrating moms and parenthood in the workplace

We celebrated Mother's Day in the U.S. yesterday, and I came across an article that I enjoyed. I thought I'd share in celebratation of moms and parents everywhere.

This USA Today article, Do moms make better managers? is a great read because it is brutally honest about both sides of the argument. (In case you're wondering, the answer is, "It depends.") My favorite observation from the article is the gender-bias-free one, which is, "You are the sum of your life experiences." For me, working full-time while going to graduate school was a life experience that taught me how to prioritize and get more done on less sleep. The same can be said for me as a mom of a two-year old, get the important tasks done early (and know what's important, as in, don't sweat the small stuff.) To me, the funniest quote from the article is this one:

Denise Morrison, president of Campbell Soup's U.S. soup, sauces and beverages division, worked while her daughters, 27 and 25, were growing up - and while Nestlé's director of marketing, she was still able to squeeze in a stint as Brownie leader. "They were a results-driven Brownie troop," she says.

Hee hee. Thanks, Diane, for sharing this gem!

Looks like Peter Armstrong is feeling like a proud parent when it comes to BSM. Yes! We're all feeling that way with these new workflows and product integrations and Atrium CMDB maturation. Plus, the third-party integrations are getting really exciting.

Even salary.com is in the spirit, with a new calculator called the Mom Salary Wizard, as described in this article, Being a mom could be a 6-figure job.

Parent or not, paid or not, life experience, however and whenever we get it, is what I'll celebrate today.