The Parental Leave Playbook - by Amy Beacom & Sue Campbell (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"The Parental Leave Playbook explains how parents can lead their leave. It's for parents who are worried about communicating their leave plans, and how it will affect their visibility, candidacy for promotion, their relationships, and their performance. It will help expecting parents set expectations for their leave, transitions smoothly, maintain visibility, avoid being replaced, continue relationships, continue their upward career trajectory. And, most importantly, help those professionals strengthen their family. The Parental Leave Playbook uses Dr. Beacom's proprietary RETAIN framework and a three-phase, ten-touchpoint model to coach readers through the leave process. Beacom identifies the critical points before and during leave where parents and managers must work together, and explains how parents can facilitate success from their managers and employers. The models are supported by case studies from Dr. Beacom's work in the field with leading organizations like Microsoft, and supplemented by resources like a Parental Leave Transition Assessment (PLTA) sample report and a sample action plan for parents"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>Support your growing family without losing professional ground--a proven approach</b></p> <p><i>The Parental Leave Playbook</i> helps parents take control of their leave and make the most of what's considered a career timeout, but is actually a vital time-in for your life. If you're an expecting or new parent concerned about how your leave and return plans will affect your visibility, candidacy for promotion, work relationships, and performance (not to mention your identity and home life), this book will guide you into the smoothest transition possible. Most importantly, this book will help you as you grow and strengthen yourself and your family while remaining a professional.</p> <p>In <i>The Parental Leave Playbook</i>, you'll learn Dr. Amy Beacom's innovative R.E.T.A.I.N. framework and the three-phase, ten-touchpoint model, to coach yourself through the leave process. Beacom identifies the critical points before, during, and after leave where parents and managers must work together, and explains how parents can facilitate success by finessing the way they approach their manager and colleagues. These models are supported by case studies from the author's work in the field with leading organizations like Microsoft, and supplemented by resources such as the evidence-based Parental Leave Transition Assessment (PLTA) sample report, leave action plan templates, reflection prompts, and development exercises to enhance self-awareness and skills.</p> <p>You'll learn how to: </p> <ul> <li>Communicate your parental leave plans effectively and at the right time</li> <li>Set expectations with managers and colleagues to ensure a smooth transition</li> <li>Learn how to maintain visibility, avoid being replaced, and continue your upward career trajectory during your parental leave and beyond</li> <li>Grow and strengthen your family without sacrificing your professional gains</li> </ul> <p>All working parents-to-be can benefit from the ideas and proven tools in this direct and practical book.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>Few issues are as fraught for working parents as how to take parental leave. While many seek to take time off from work to bond with their new child, concerns about work and finances sometimes prevent full enjoyment and utilization of this timeframe.</p> <p>In <i>The Parental Leave Playbook</i>, author and consultant Dr. Amy Beacom and co-author Sue Campbell deliver an insightful treatment of how parents can take a leadership role when they take parental leave. The authors explain how to deal with the worries that many expectant parents have--becoming invisible at work, losing opportunities for promotion, seeing relationships deteriorate, and having difficulties juggling work and home roles. <p>Readers of this book will learn how to set healthy and realistic expectations for their leave, transition smoothly to and from their leave period, maintain visibility at work, build better relationships, and nurture their career, all while strengthening their family. <p>Using her proprietary RETAIN framework (the first evidence-based parental leave coaching program) and a three-phase, ten-touchpoint model, Dr. Beacom coaches readers through the entire leave process, emphasizing the critical points in the transition and when and how parents and managers must work together. <p>Throughout the book, case studies and real-world examples illustrate and highlight the concepts contained in the book's framework and show how they're implemented in companies like Microsoft. Finally, the book is supplemented by robust leave support resources, including a Parental Leave Transition Assessment tool and a leave action plan template. <p>Perfect for soon-to-be parents or those wondering how having a child will impact their careers and lives, <i>The Parental Leave Playbook</i> will also earn a place in the libraries of employers, managers, executives, and founders who wish to improve their company's parental leave program and ensure that those who take leave are properly supported.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>AMY BEACOM, EdD, </b> is founder and CEO of the Center for Parental Leave Leadership, the first consultancy in the U.S. to focus exclusively on parental leave. Drawing on over 25 years in executive leadership development and coaching, Amy consults with Fortune 100 companies, international organizations, working parents, and more to transform the way our companies and our country engage with the parental leave transition.</p> <p><b>SUE CAMPBELL</b> is a writer, author, and coach who has worked with the Center for Parental Leave Leadership since its early days, helping to communicate the transformative impact of their core mission. Her writing, often focused on issues important to parents, has been published in many outlets, including <i>Prevention, Good Housekeeping, Scary Mommy, and Mamalode</i>.
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