Work/Life Integration with Jessica Kaplan from Bright Horizons
Bio: Jessica is the Senior Director of Leadership Strategy and Talent Management at Bright Horizons, which partners with organizations to support their employees and culture. They specialize in things like child care, early education, elder care, tuition asistance, etc. Notes: Jessica’s background in international education exchange and PhDTraditional learners now look more non-traditionalSitting between academia and businessTrend: Working world is more complex“The 21st century career has multiple experiences”Sharing an example of where assumptions can get companies in troubleIn an overly caring culture, people often try to protect employees and often take options away from themThe Bright Horizons Modern Family Index How women are taking on the majority of the mental load for working parentsHow employers manage employees start with role modelingProviding benefits to people in all different types of situations and life stagesWhat it means to bring your whole self to workThe importance of work/life Integration (not balance)Leveraging an HRIS system to understand where employees areThe importance of helping employees with elderly careHow Bright Horizons is practicing what they preach and building employee voice into what they do The changes when a company grows and the systems requiredThe importance of empowering employees to manage their own careersThe importance of vulnerability and asking for helpJessica’s greatest accomplishment and failureBook: positive intelligence by Shirzad ChamineBook: Thanks for the FeedbackDealing with Imposter syndromeAdvice: Get more experience sharing and presenting in publicLinks: Book: Positive Intelligence by Shirzad ChamineBook: Drive by Daniel H. PinkJessica on LinkedInJessica on Bright HorizonEmail Address: Jessica.kaplan@brighthorizons.comFor questions, comments and guest suggestions, contact the host, Andy Storch, at storch@advantageperformance.com Mentioned in this episode:Think Tank conferenceGet your tickets now for the Talent Development Think Tank Conference https://tdtt.us/conference/