Stop Making Parents Choose: A Smarter Way to Lead Work and Life

About this episode

The episode discusses how supporting new and working parents can be a strategic advantage for businesses.

What if supporting new and working parents wasn’t a disruption to your business—but a strategic advantage? In today’s multi-generational workforce, leaders are being called to design workplaces where people don’t have to choose between meaningful careers and meaningful lives. Joined by Beth Wanner, discover how innovative models like Mother Cover, providing leave coverage, can protect performance, prevent burnout, and create cultures where work actually works—for everyone. Working on Purpose is broadcast live Tuesdays at 6PM ET and Music on W4CY Radio ( www.w4cy.com ) part of Talk 4 Radio ( www.talk4radio.com ) on the Talk 4 Media Network ( www.talk4media.com ). Working on Purpose is viewed on Talk 4 TV ( www.talk4tv.com ). Working on Purpose Podcast is also available on Talk 4 Media ( www.talk4media.com ), Talk 4 Podcasting ( www.talk4podcasting.com ), iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Pandora, Spotify, Audible, and over 100 other podcast outlets. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-on-purpose--2643411/support .

People in this episode

Guest: Beth Wanner

Topics covered

• work-life balance
• supporting parents
• workplace culture
• leadership
• employee well-being
• burnout prevention

Keywords

• workplace design
• Mother Cover
• leave coverage
• multi-generational workforce
• meaningful careers
• performance protection

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Talk 4 Podcasting, W4CY Radio, Talk 4 Radio, Talk 4 Media Network, Talk 4 TV, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Pandora, Spotify, Audible

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