Managing Your Career

(2020) Have the career you want— putting your family last.

Setting and achieving professional goals are complicated when you’re managing a career and a family. How do you get ahead when sometimes it’s a struggle just to get through the day?

Managing Your Career provides the expert advice and practical solutions you need to help you find a way forward, whether you’re taking time off, staying steady, reentering the workforce, or looking to advance.

You’ll learn to:

Define what a meaningful career means to you

Set individual and family goals— make progress on them

Explore company benefits that support your career and your role as caregiver

Focus your limited time for professional development

Build support systems to get you through

The HBR Working Parents Series with Daisy Dowling, Series Editor, supports readers as you anticipate challenges, learn how to advocate for yourself more effectively, juggle your impossible schedule, and find fulfillment at home and at work. Whether you’re up with a newborn or planning the future with your teen, you’ll find the practical tips, strategies, and research you need to make working parenthood work for you.