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Motherhood can teach us invaluable life skills such as managing crises quickly and developing persuasive techniques on-demand – skills which make busy moms prime candidates for managerial positions in professional settings. In this blog, we explore seven managerial positions tailor-made for the multitasking mother.
Who better knows the challenges and pressures associated with meeting deadlines and budget constraints than someone responsible for planning birthday parties, family vacations and household expenses? Project management involves setting goals, designing plans and organising resources to reach objectives – something moms frequently do. Key transferable skills involved here include organising, prioritising, and communicating effectively, which is something moms excel at. Project management offers moms the flexibility they need to balance both professional and personal responsibilities simultaneously, with remote work arrangements and flexible hours becoming increasingly popular across various industries. Furthermore, this career field continues to flourish, providing many avenues for career growth.
Mothers tend to possess natural skills in mediation, understanding, and empathy – three essential qualities for leading a human resources department. Their role involves recruiting candidates, interviewing and placing them, handling staff relations issues such as payroll benefits and training, and reading emotional cues to navigate complex social dynamics, making moms ideal candidates to lead human resources departments due to the constant focus on employee well-being and diversity within workplaces. Women with children interested in making a contribution within corporate environments often turn towards human resources management as an exciting and fulfilling career option.
Have you ever organised a birthday party, family reunion, or community fundraiser for your child? In these roles, event management requires exceptional organisational skills, attention to detail, multitasking ability, and budget management – skills developed through experience as a mom, from budget control and vendor negotiations to on-the-day coordination of an event to virtual gatherings offering flexible work options. Event management provides moms with a natural career choice to balance family commitments while remaining successful professionally.
Running a household equips moms with all of the skills required to lead a retail operation, from inventory control (pantry stocking) and customer service to staff supervision. Retail managers are accountable for meeting sales targets, training employees, and maintaining customer satisfaction – skills busy moms are already honing daily. With online shopping becoming an even greater part of retail management today, moms have an even greater opportunity to thrive within this industry.
An intuitive mother could seamlessly transition into the role of fleet manager. This role involves managing and maintaining the vehicle fleet of an organisation, requiring strong organisational skills for scheduling maintenance appointments, complying with safety standards, and optimising routes for maximum efficiency. Moms are skilled at overseeing their family car’s upkeep, planning the most expeditious routes to soccer practice, and organising pickups and drop-offs. They can use these skills to manage a fleet effectively. Predicting needs, accommodating schedule changes, and making sure everything runs smoothly are key skills in both household management and fleet administration. Here are 6 tips for monitoring your fleet to assist you with improving your skills as a fleet manager.
Fostering growth requires the same set of skills when nurturing both child development and employee career paths, including moms who excel at identifying strengths, encouraging learning, and giving constructive feedback. An education and development manager creates and implements training programs within an organisation, an ideal job for someone who values education while helping others realise their full potential. With virtual schooling becoming an increasing trend among families, moms with experience managing both work and home life while managing virtual schooling can leverage this experience in creating effective virtual training programs.
Motherhood requires crafting engaging narratives, from bedtime stories to convincing kids to eat their vegetables. Marketing managers also engage in storytelling, creating messages designed to attract customers while keeping existing ones. This role requires creativity, strategic thinking, and an understanding of human motivation – skills a mom acquires by spending time with her family every day. Furthermore, with social media and influencer marketing becoming increasingly prominent these days, mothers who know how to manage their personal brands may easily transfer these skills over to helping promote a company brand.
Moms are masters at getting things done, often behind the scenes. Making this transition from managing households to leading professionally can not only be seamless but may even unlock one’s true potential. Whether it be managing a project to completion, resolving staffing crises with empathy, or developing compelling marketing strategies, the skills developed through motherhood are not only transferable but invaluable in the workplace. We should recognize and celebrate moms for all they contribute as managers – not only on Mother’s Day but every day in professional settings. Those unsung managers who make our world go round through organised planning, compassionate leadership and innovative strategies.
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