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Do Parents Make Better Managers?
Aug 24 2007

I found a link to an article called Mums & Dads Best Managers on Stonyfield Farm’s blog called Baby Babble which was copied from an earlier Do Parents Make Better Managers? Forbes.com article.

Do Parents Make Better Managers?
by Hannah Clark
02.27.07, 3:00 PM ET

Perhaps business schools should start teaching parenting classes.

According to new research, parents–at least those committed to family life–actually perform better in the office. Researchers from Clark University and the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro, N.C., interviewed 347 managers and executives, mostly from large public companies, about their family lives. Then they talked to the participants’ colleagues, subordinates and bosses about their work performance.

Those who were committed to family life achieved significantly better reviews. The reason: Parents learn to multitask, handle stress and negotiate, says Marian N. Ruderman, research director at the Center for Creative Leadership, and one of the study’s authors.

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“In parenting roles you get a chance to do a lot of the same things you do as a manager,” Ruderman says. “You get to hone your interpersonal skills. You learn how to develop other people. It’s another opportunity to learn from experience.”
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What do you think?

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3 Comments on “Do Parents Make Better Managers?”

  1. 1 Carole said at 11:04 PM on August 26th, 2007:

    “According to new research…?” They had to do research to figure this out??

    Anybody who’s ever had to fix dinner while helping one child with homework, helping another child put together a puzzle, feeding the baby, and fending off telemarketers, all at the same time, probably finds the office a restful place to be — and a breeze by comparison! : )

  2. 2 Aruni said at 10:01 PM on September 1st, 2007:

    I totally agree!

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