Big Job Small Children

By Mark McCartney

Can you thrive at work and still be a great working dad?

I'm a leadership coach. I coach working dads like you in senior positions. Working dads who want to thrive at work. Working dads who want to ... more

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November 23, 2021 S5E1 - Who wants to work in a place like this
Episode Notes
I'm asking change makers across the world about what changes they are seeing in the workplace. Three questions are explored in each episode. The purpose of this series is to provide guidance for those of you considering changing organisation because your current organisation does not enable you to thrive at work and home.
This week we visit Canada.
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July 23, 2021 S4E2 - Summertime and the living is hard
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Summertime and the living is hard

Welcome to episode two.

Close email. Turn off your phone. Take out a notepad and pencil. Write down one capability you most want to improve this summer.

Deloitte like many others tell us that upskilling is the only way to future-proof ourselves. Agreed. But where is the time? There are inboxes to clear. Life to live. Kids to play with. Family to see. Bodies to keep fit. Minds that need meditating.

My tip: forget skills for now. Think capabilities. They last. They are the soil in which new skills grow. I suggest you pick a capability you think is most worth building and then learn all you can about it. Read. Ask others. Find opportunities to practice. Take a look at the Deloitte report by all means for some suggestions. Then pick one. Tell me how you get on. It will feel good to spend a little time thinking about this and even better when you do something. Please let me know what happens ….

It does not matter how old you are or how little time you have … investing in you is the best step and it sends a message to your children that you are far from done with learning in fact you are just beginning a new adventure

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6min
July 16, 2021 S4E1 - Summertime and the living is hard
Episode Notes
How to reduce hours worked this summer

This is the focus for the rest of the summer. There is an opportunity this summer to run an experiment: what happens if I cut out unnecessary noise? Noise is the sea of busyness that surrounds us. Noise is those wasted hours.

We need our own island of sanity. On this island we can achieve better results. We can shut the world out.

I’m running workshops for working dads throughout the summer. Enabling you to work fewer hours is the first objective of the one-hour workshop.

Please let me know if you want to attend or if you know of a working dad juggling work and childcare who you know might benefit.

Let’s return to the Mindset Matrix. One of the emotions and thoughts that enables us to be in the top-right box, Stoke, is _I am most content and focused when I settle my mind and prioritise time to think, reflect. _The action then is one hour a week away from the noise to think on my own island. You can use the three-step process I mentioned recently

See this as an experiment not a solution. This is part of one of the two capabilities that enable you to navigate the Mindset Matrix: awareness leading to action.

I would recommend finding a quiet place you can do this. Next week I will come back to thisNotes go here
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7min
June 11, 2021 We partner those like us
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Jennifer Petriglieri is a Professor at INSEAD. She's authored a book called 'Couples that Work'. Jennifer shares her insights about how couples can nagivate their career and parenting. She also talks about the challenges for organisations seeking more diverse cultures.
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16min
May 28, 2021 Learn how to use a model designed for working dads to make changes
Episode Notes
Today I share the two capabiliites required for a Thrive Mindset.
The Thrive Mindset is based on two capabilities. Both require a process.

The first capability is high awareness of the challenges of managing rising demands at work and home. To build this capability requires weekly chunks of thinking time (30 minutes) away from the busyness of work and home life. I wil share with you a brillant,simple reflection process. Just six words!

The second capability is experimenting with new approaches each week to improve work performance that benefit work and home life e.g. recharging.
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9min
May 28, 2021 Bonus Episode: changing the game for working dads from the off
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Author and ooach, Jessica shares her four tips about how to create cultures in which working dads in leadership positions can thrive. Three questions and a top tip will be shared.
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15min
May 21, 2021 Learn how to use a model designed for working dads to make changes
Episode Notes
Today we see how the model can help you to know if you are working for the right organisation. Many organisations, especially in the midst of this crisis are in the bottom half of the Four Mindset Model. This means that it is less likely that there is high awareness of the need to change the culture and therefore not much real action being taken.
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8min
May 14, 2021 Learn how to use a model designed for working dads to make changes
Episode Notes
Today, we will apply the model to your organisation. What is the culture like where you work? Is the organisation aware of the challenges of thriving at work and home and does it take action to help? These are some of the questions to be explored today.
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6min
May 07, 2021 Learn how to use a model designed for working dads to make changes
Episode Notes
Finding time to think in a busy world is tough. This is why I've developed this weekly review tool specially for you. Each week you will be reminded how to use the tool. By the end of this series it should be an essential practice to look back on your week and prepare for the next week.
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4min
May 06, 2021 Bonus episode: avoiding burnout for working dads in leadership positions
Episode Notes
A master skill is: how to avoid burnout. Many of the ways to switch off from work have not been there - seeing friends, for instance. Today, we are joined by an expert in the field of burnout. He provides his tips for working dads in senior roles.
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13min

FAQs about Big Job Small Children:

How many episodes does Big Job Small Children have?

The podcast currently has 34 episodes available.