Grab the tricks and tools that will help you and start using them today.
by Daisy Dowling, Series Editor
1. To Have a Happier Home Life, Treat It a Little More Like Work
Plan and schedule, play to everyone’s strengths, and put people first.
by Whitney Johnson
Transform your family by asking three questions.
by Bruce Feiler
3. Sync Up Your Family Calendars
With fewer bad surprises, everyone is happier.
by Elizabeth Grace Saunders
Reach better outcomes and model a better process.
by Mary C. Kern and Terri R. Kurtzberg
5. Assemble Your “Parenting Posse”
Networking helps at home, too.
by Alison Beard
Put Your Real Priorities First
6. Does Your Schedule Reflect Your Values?
Learn to translate your priorities into action.
by Elizabeth Grace Saunders
7. Let Go of the Idea of Balance
Look for four-way wins.
An HBR IdeaCast Interview with Stewart D. Friedman and Alyssa F. Westring
8. How to Spend Your Parenting Time and Energy Wisely
When was the last time you checked in on your kids’ priorities?
by Amy Jen Su
To get the help you need, put a task and an ask in a higher context.
A Women at Work Interview with Tiffany Dufu
10. Too Much to Do? Here’s How to Ask for Help
Figure out what you need, just ask for it, and accept what is offered.
by Heidi Grant
11. How to Say No to Taking on More
Practice saying it out loud.
by Rebecca Knight
Productivity Tips and Hacks You Need
12. Working from Home When You Have Kids
It takes more than a home office.
by Daisy Dowling
13. You Can Make Family Meals Happen
Consider family breakfast.
by Daisy Dowling
14. Getting Things Done While Locked Down with Your Kids
Advice for the pandemic—and beyond.
Contributed by 18 HBR readers
15. How Working Parents Can Manage the Demands of School-Age Kids
Strategies to handle the chaos.
by Daisy Dowling
16. Stop Feeling Guilty About Your To-Do List
Make peace with never being caught up.
by Rebecca Knight
You Can’t Be in Two Places at Once
Deal with Tough Work-Family Conflicts
17. Winning Support for Flexible Work
Propose a plan that works for you, your boss, and your company.
by Amy Gallo
18. How to Handle Work When Your Child Is Sick
What to say to your boss and colleagues.
by Daisy Dowling
19. What to Do When Personal and Professional Commitments Compete for Your Time
Strategies for when you can’t be in two places at once.
by Elizabeth Grace Saunders
20. Keep Your Home Life Sane When Work Gets Crazy
Make sure to communicate with the people who matter most.
by Stewart D. Friedman
21. Managing Work During a Family Crisis
Four tactics to juggle your job, your kids, and your own well-being.
by Sabina Nawaz
22. Parenting Is Making You a Better Leader
Help them grow.
by Peter Bregman