ExecutiveChronicles | A Concise Guide to Getting Back into the World of Business After Maternity Leave | Your mind is no doubt swimming in emotions, some of them even entirely conflicting, as you prepare to return to work after weeks or months of maternity leave, and when you are employed full-time in the cut-throat world of business, returning to work can be a challenge.
So, to help you navigate your return to work, continue reading to discover a concise guide to getting back into the business world after taking maternity leave.
Be Aware of the Common Challenges
Especially if your role within the company is higher on the hierarchical structural ladder than most, it would first help to ensure you are fully aware and understand the more common issues women face when returning to work after having a baby
Such challenges include:
- The onset of postpartum depression
- Time management and organizational issues
- Separation anxiety from your new baby
- Physical recovery
- Breastfeeding
- Financial pressures
Pamper & Indulge Yourself
Now is the time to plan and book for your mommy makeover in Tulsa and conduct thorough research into the wide range of body-improving surgical procedures, from smaller and non-invasive types to more involved treatments.
Even though your work ethic and talents are far more important than how you appear to others, the better you look, the more confident you will be, and the more efficient and productive you will become as a result.
Build a Strong Support Network Around You
Another exceedingly important factor to count on when you are preparing to return to work is to ensure supportive and positive people surround you to listen to your worries and concerns and help you practically when they can. Hopefully, you will have the support of family around you, but not everyone is that lucky. When you have a look around you will find a lot of support groups specifically for new moms, as well as social groups for babies and toddlers, so you can meet other people in the same situation as you.
From arranging childcare should your regular babysitter fall through to joining groups for new moms who can talk about their experiences returning to normal life having worked diligently for their career, the more support you have around you, the better.
Should you find that your social circle has significantly reduced over the last few years, having dedicated most of your free time to strengthening your relationship with your partner and recently, of course, adjusting to life with a new baby, then there is a wide plethora of online communities and social media groups that will provide support.
Build a Good Relationship with Your Employer
Setting boundaries at work in a professional manner will help ease your transition back into working life. There is no possible way you can manage your employer’s and colleagues’ expectations if you do not strive to communicate them.
A good example of this would be if your working hours need to be changed on one day or more, to ensure that your childcare provider or babysitter can look after your baby. It is highly likely that should you explain to your employer the situation, reasonable changes can be made to your schedule.
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