Comments on: Free Yourself from 24/7 – Harvard Business Review Shows the Way http://www.momsrising.org/blog/free-yourself-from-247-harvard-business-review-shows-the-way/ Where Moms and the people who love them fight for a better America Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:18:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Holli Harris http://www.momsrising.org/blog/free-yourself-from-247-harvard-business-review-shows-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-19355 Holli Harris Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:11:25 +0000 http://www.momsrising.org/blog/?p=3205#comment-19355 Sharon, thanks for pointing out this HBR article. I will be tweeting about it and quoting from it in my class for breastfeeding mothers returning to work (i.e. how to manage milk supply and career). I also come from a finance/corporate background, so I know the 24/7 environment all too well, but upon joining the international club of working new mothers with a hard stop every night (vs the former ability to pull all-nighters), I discovered this "secret" of becoming super-efficient out of necessity. Indeed, my recently-launched business of "well-tailored clothes for nursing, pumping and afterwards" was conceived with the goal of saving precious minutes at work by not having to get undressed when pumping. It is great to be able to back up my assertions and encouragement to new mothers with this data. Warm regards, Holli Harris Sharon, thanks for pointing out this HBR article. I will be tweeting about it and quoting from it in my class for breastfeeding mothers returning to work (i.e. how to manage milk supply and career). I also come from a finance/corporate background, so I know the 24/7 environment all too well, but upon joining the international club of working new mothers with a hard stop every night (vs the former ability to pull all-nighters), I discovered this “secret” of becoming super-efficient out of necessity. Indeed, my recently-launched business of “well-tailored clothes for nursing, pumping and afterwards” was conceived with the goal of saving precious minutes at work by not having to get undressed when pumping. It is great to be able to back up my assertions and encouragement to new mothers with this data.

Warm regards,
Holli Harris

]]> By: Conscious Moms » How Blackberries (and Working Around the Clock) Can Make Us Less Productive http://www.momsrising.org/blog/free-yourself-from-247-harvard-business-review-shows-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-19140 Conscious Moms » How Blackberries (and Working Around the Clock) Can Make Us Less Productive Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:26:47 +0000 http://www.momsrising.org/blog/?p=3205#comment-19140 [...] one evening per week) produced more value for clients.  Read more about why this proved to be true here.  Other studies have started piling up showing that multitasking actually makes us less efficient. [...] [...] one evening per week) produced more value for clients.  Read more about why this proved to be true here.  Other studies have started piling up showing that multitasking actually makes us less efficient. [...]

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