How’s your work day been so far? If you’re like the average European office worker, chances are you’ve spent approximately 60% of your day in meetings. When do you do your actual work? Increasingly we live in a culture of ‘back to back’ meetings that fill our work day. The result is that many of…
DetailsLet’s face it – life can be knackering. As a parent, it can often feel as if you’ve done a day’s work before you even get out of the house, never mind a full-on work day and then homework/dinner/bath/story/bed – before tackling household stuff. Plus, that’s before we find the time to exercise, drink 8…
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A job ad that was recently posted in Dublin became a global talking point due to the statement ‘Persons with young children need not apply’. Several people commented that whilst the individual who posted this had been naïve/stupid enough to write this there are many people who may be guilty of thinking it. We’re all…
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You’ve told your manager and work mates that you’re pregnant and now you’re on a countdown to maternity leave. Ah, maternity leave….that special time where you think you’ll have time on your hands to go on afternoon strolls, have daytime naps and catch-up on your favourite box sets. As we all know the reality is…
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For many working mums, going to work isn’t just about getting paid at the end of every month (although that definitely helps); a lot of us enjoy the work that we do. We often spend more time with our colleagues than we do with our nearest and dearest, but as a working parent, how would…
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How easy do you find it to flick a switch in your brain to go from professional to parent? It never fails to amaze (and amuse) me how different our lives can be within the space of a few minutes. There we are signing off from a conference call or doing something equally important-sounding and…
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At Mumager we don’t just work with mums we work with managers and organisations to enable a culture of inclusivity. One of the workshops we run is a 2 hour intensive workshop for line managers. During the session we look at best practices on how to manage maternity leave, starting from the moment the mum…
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If someone at work told you to ‘act like a man’ what kind of behaviour would you think the person wants to see? Risk-taking? Courage? Decisiveness? Confidence? Assertiveness? Let’s change the words slightly. What if the same person told you to ‘stop acting like a woman’. What kind of behaviours are they expecting you to…
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Like a lot of children born in the 1970s I grew up loving the Star Wars films. It’s a classic tale of good versus evil and overcoming adversity. In the films the good side is known as ‘the Force’ and the baddies are identified as the Dark Side. In the trilogy that came out when…
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It’s hard for my white middle-class middle-aged liberal-left-of-the-middle European self to admit, but it’s the truth. I’m more like Donald Trump than I want to be. (And it’s nothing to do with my hair). Here’s why 1. I’m overwhelming, overbearing and pushy I’m a naturally enthusiastic person. My interest and opinions on certain subjects can…
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