From the course: Planning Your Family Leave and Return

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Self-promotion and career advancement post-leave

Self-promotion and career advancement post-leave

From the course: Planning Your Family Leave and Return

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Self-promotion and career advancement post-leave

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- When you return to work after family leave, you'll probably have to do things a little differently. Like it or not, your new baby, or newly dependent parent, or disabled relative, has changed the game. Even if you have a rock-solid plan to meet all of their needs, there's no ignoring the changes. Your priorities have shifted. Your confidence may be compromised. You may be distracted. You're a different person, and you need a different plan. Going out for drinks after work, or driving hard at the office into the wee hours, may no longer appeal to you. Volunteering for special projects, or traveling overseas with your boss, may no longer be possible. And that is all perfectly normal and acceptable. Studies have even shown that the people with the most demands at home, get the most done at work. We know how to prioritize, we're decisive, we're efficient. But what often gets lost in all of that decisive efficiency is time…

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