Balancing work and family

The U.S. government can and should do more to support working parents. In fact, the nation is an outlier among Western industrialized countries for its...

Even during a pandemic, managers are expected to lead their teams and drive business results. But there's a dilemma: They must acknowledge that Covid-19...

If your policies don’t accommodate their needs, they’ll go elsewhere.

865,000 women left the U.S. workforce in September 2020 alone.

Living your values will inspire and encourage others.

Build a routine that works for those you care about — and for you.

Make time for what's really important to you and your family.

Optimize your time and energy — as a unit.

The little things matter.

Life is about more than just your job and your family.

Myth #1: School and childcare are back to normal.

With your boss, your children, your partner, and yourself.

Wives do more housework even when they're the breadwinner.

Three strategies to help you make the judgment call.

They now feel more work-life conflict than working moms.

Overcome society's expectations and negotiate what you both want.

To avoid surprises and decision fatigue, take 20 minutes to preview your family's commitments.

Rather than enforcing a binary point of view — you’re either climbing up the ladder or stepping aside — skillful managers don’t equate pace with potential.

If you don’t, you’re leaving money (and your health) on the table.

The work-life debate ignores this pervasive issue. Why?

Everything you need to have a successful career and be the dad you want to be. Finally, we've moved past the days when providing for your family meant...

Ivan and Lana Kuznetsov are a dual-career couple and parents to four young children. Having immigrated to Canada from Russia in 2012, they are both in...

You're only one person--but you're not alone. As a single parent, you know your life is different from the other working parents around you. With the...

This case provides further updates on Deborah Lovich's decision, as well as reflections from her family and mentors on her path.

Build your careers, your family, and your life--together. When you're part of a two-career family, you manage the competing demands of your careers, child-rearing,...

In the spring of 2005, an exhausted Philip McCrea, president and CEO of software development company VitesseLearning, reflects on the demands of his successful...

Maryam and Sameer, brother and sister, were searching for an apartment in Hitech City, Hyderabad. Recent college graduates who were now starting jobs...

Deborah Lovich, Partner at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), has been given the opportunity of a lifetime: to join the firm's Executive Committee as...

George Martin, managing partner at The Boston Consulting Group, is worried as some of his best performers have recently pulled him aside to discuss the...

Manage the competing demands of working motherhood. As a working mother, you often draw the short straw. You carry most of the burden of caregiving and...

This case provides updates on Deborah Lovich's decision and how she navigated her work and family responsibilities over the following decade.

Barry Sloane, second-generation Chairman, President, and CEO of his family's bank, Century Bank, weighed whether to sell to Eastern Bank. As a small regional...

Fernando Scodro, a third-generation member of his family, mulled over the next step in integrating an ESG strategy into his family office's investment...

This case describes the rise of Cassius Clay, who later called himself Muhammad Ali, from the poor streets of Louisville, Kentucky to international fame....

Navigate work successfully as a first-time parent. Just when you're starting to figure out parenting, all of a sudden your leave time is over. You're...

Angel Torres is a college sophomore placed in their first summer internship. While Angel hoped the Internship might lead to a full-time job after graduation,...

Angel Torres is a college sophomore placed in their first summer internship. While Angel hoped the Internship might lead to a full-time job after graduation,...

This case describes how caregiving responsibilities influence American employees, firms, and the broader economy. It details how sociodemographic trends...

The U.S. government can and should do more to support working parents. In fact, the nation is an outlier among Western industrialized countries for its...

Even during a pandemic, managers are expected to lead their teams and drive business results. But there's a dilemma: They must acknowledge that Covid-19...

If your policies don’t accommodate their needs, they’ll go elsewhere.

865,000 women left the U.S. workforce in September 2020 alone.

Living your values will inspire and encourage others.

Build a routine that works for those you care about — and for you.

Make time for what's really important to you and your family.

Optimize your time and energy — as a unit.

The little things matter.