The Invisible Leadership Revolution | Heather Powers

Career Blast in a Half

Corporate America is bleeding talent pretending the needs of working parents are asking for a perk, at the expense of being a profit engine.

This week Heather Powers, author of The Power Lane: Why Keeping Moms in the Workforce REVS the Economy exposes this hypocrisy.

"Women are not leaving the workforce, they're leaving the workplace."

Let’s get real with the facts:

The undeniable math:

Companies losing parents are burning money.

Replacement costs run 2x salary while teams flounder for months. Smart organizations are waking up.

The data needs to demolish myths:

Most productive employees? Parents with multiple kids.

The talent shortage isn't theoretical—it's here, and businesses ignoring parent flexibility are losing their competitive edge.

Stop apologizing for parenthood: How to dismantle outdated the "work vs. family" dichotomy. No more apologizing for Thursday soccer games— leverage those constraints into ruthless productivity.

Your Ace: The uncomfortable truths:

Company's stubbornness isn't just hurting parents—it's sabotaging shareholder value. The most expensive words in business? "This is how we've always done it."

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