Leadership & Parenting Karen Catlin Developing powerful women leaders in the tech industry www.karencatlin.com @kecatlin May 2014, IEEE WIE International Leadership Conference two great skills that go great together © 2014 by Karen Catlin. All rights reserved.
Leadership & Parenting, IEEE WIE Leadership Conference, May 2014
May 10, 2015
I gave this talk at the IEEE Women In Engineering Leadership conference in San Francisco on May 3, 2014.
Title: Leadership and Parenting: Two Great Skills that Go Great Together
Summary: As a tech executive and a working mom, I found that I became a stronger leader because of the parenting skills I learned, and a better parent because of the leadership training I received. And thank goodness! Like many working parents, I often felt swamped raising children just when my career was growing in both responsibility and complexity. By using my parenting and leadership skills in tandem, I was able to relish my busy life and be happier at both work and home.
• Hear examples of how parenting and leadership skills intersect
• Discover tips to be more effective both at home and at work
• Feel less guilty about not being a perfect parent or a perfect leader
Learn more at http://www.karencatlin.com
Title: Leadership and Parenting: Two Great Skills that Go Great Together
Summary: As a tech executive and a working mom, I found that I became a stronger leader because of the parenting skills I learned, and a better parent because of the leadership training I received. And thank goodness! Like many working parents, I often felt swamped raising children just when my career was growing in both responsibility and complexity. By using my parenting and leadership skills in tandem, I was able to relish my busy life and be happier at both work and home.
• Hear examples of how parenting and leadership skills intersect
• Discover tips to be more effective both at home and at work
• Feel less guilty about not being a perfect parent or a perfect leader
Learn more at http://www.karencatlin.com
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Leadership & Parenting
Karen CatlinDeveloping powerful women leaders in the tech industry
www.karencatlin.com@kecatlin
May 2014, IEEE WIE International Leadership Conference
two great skills that go great together
© 2014 by Karen Catlin. All rights reserved.
karencatlin.com
@kecatlin
4 Intersections of Leadership & Parenting
The Power of Imperfection
“Whatever” Responses
Shiny Objects, Black Holes, & Fire Drills
The True Goal
Feel less guilty, enjoy your busy life
Agenda
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The Desire to be Perfect
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The Power of Imperfection
Perfect parenting does not exist,
and it is the imperfections
that lead to resilient children.
--Dr. Katharine SchoriPresiding Bishop, Episcopal Church
Panelist at the California Governor’s Women’s Conference in 2010
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Have you observed a parenting or leadership mistake recently?
Did it create:
Resilience? Grit? Learning?
The Power of Imperfection
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Look Out for “Whatever” Responses
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Dealing with “Whatever”
When they’ve learned all they can from you…
• Encourage Mentoring• Suggest a Stretch
Assignment or Job Rotation
• Be Understanding• Keep Communicating• Be Patient
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Distractions
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Could’ve done more?
Shiny Objects, Black Holes, Fire Drills
Pursue the hot new technology or idea?
Squeeze in the latest after-school activity?
Invest more in an over-budget project?
Invest in a private coach for club sport?
Redirect everyone to the fire drill?
Drop everything for a homework panic?
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Example of a distraction at home or work?
Were you able to play the bad cop?
If not, what would have been different
if you had pushed back?
Shiny Objects, Black Holes, Fire Drills
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The True Goal
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Success, Happiness, Independence
To Make Them Successful and Happy
• Public Speaking• Technical Skills• Management Skills• …
• Riding a Bike• Cooking, Laundry• Financial Literacy• …
Plan your obsolescence by teaching skills
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Review
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4 Intersections of Leadership & Parenting
The Power of Imperfection
“Whatever” Responses
Shiny Objects, Black Holes, & Fire Drills
The True Goal
Q&A
Have you seen other intersections of leadership and parenting?
© 2014 by Karen Catlin. All rights reserved.
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