Simplifying Father’s Day for Busy Women
Christine Robinson, RMCP
Resource Management Aficionado | Best Selling Author, Keynote Speaker & Podcast Host | Mother & Stepmother x 6 ?? I teach busy people to manage their resources so they can enjoy an efficient and rewarding life.
A study of American workers found that employees waste an average of 6 hours per week duplicating the work of others.
Interestingly, 46% of working women today report feeling burned out - a stat that’s higher than their male counterparts, continuing a trend that has been climbing steadily over the last several years.
As a Resource Manager - I can’t stand burn out. I’m drawn to “solve” it. And while I certainly can’t do that for every woman reading this - I do have a perspective to offer. In general, when addressing a group of people who are over-utilized - in this case, women of LinkedIn, one of the first things I’d suggest is not to redeploy the work to someone else, but rather, to understand if this “work” really needs to be done to begin with. If an option for streamlining, reducing, or eliminating the workload exists, let’s do that first before reassigning something non-essential to yet another person. As part of this assessment, if the dreaded “duplication of effort” was discovered, that would be the first thing to go.
Well this got me thinking- are we, as women, duplicating effort? I suspect we are in many situations, but the one that stuck out to me was - if you can believe it - Father’s Day. That’s right, Father’s Day is fast approaching. Not to suggest everyone is in the same boat here, but for those of you in my boat - the one that involves purchasing a gift for a Father in the next few weeks, I KNOW for a fact that we are duplicating effort doing research before eventually landing on “the gift”. Given that I was looking into gifts for my own purposes anyway, found a lot of really strong contenders in the process, but ultimately settled on one item, I couldn’t stomach letting all my hard work go to waste, especially when I know so many of you are currently doing this same research. So, in the spirit of taking back some time for ourselves, and of women helping women, and of using our business savvy to benefit us in our personal lives, below you will find my list of Father’s Day Gift options for the dad in your life. I hope this saves you some time as I know you don’t have much to spare.
This is a highly rated security camera, that would be a great gift for dads who like to keep an eye on homefront, and it's currently sale for $90 off.
I personally decided against this one, as it would turn into a chore keeping my little ones away from it, but I will admit it was tempting!
This looks really cool. The great reviews and $100 markdown put this near the top of my list. I can envision lots of adventures with this in tow :)
This one was a bit of a wildcard, but I love the retro cut of the shirt and can definitely picture this as a solid choice poolside this summer...?
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The Dad Sneaker. Sort of a safe bet, but its hard not to like the stylish, yet comfortable vibe of this shoe. I personally love the white and green!
These are classic, come in lots of colors and they are 50% off right now!
In case you are wondering, in the spirit of full transparency:
yes, I may earn a commission if you make any of these purchases
yes, I really did spend time looking through each of these (and many other ideas) to consider them as options for Father’s Day gifts
no, this is not what this newsletter will be like from now on. I wanted to try something new that could help other busy women check something off their to-do lists
Happy Shopping ??
Christine Robinson is a Resource Management expert, Strategic Advisor, award-winning speaker, best selling author, and the mother/stepmother of six. Recognized as one of the top leaders in the Philadelphia Business Journal's 40 Under 40 List for her performance and community contributions, Christine is passionate about supporting women and underserved families. She holds an MS in Human Resource Management from Fordham University, a BS in Sociology from Bowling Green University, and is a certified Resource Management Professional.
The former Managing Director and Head of Resource Management at a prestigious accounting and consulting firm, Christine has steered national teams, instituted firmwide functions, and established international joint ventures. As the visionary and Founder of Resource Management In The Wild, her mission is to empower professionals and organizations to successfully navigate resource allocation.
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5 个月I may have sent this to my wife...thx Christine!!
Event Manager & Business Development Team Lead @ Dayshape | Business Development
5 个月One for the UK peeps, as my Dad's got older he's gotten a really sweet tooth...so he's getting a HUGE bar of chocolate this year with some photo's of us together & a personalised message...he'll think it's witchcraft ?? https://www.cadburygiftsdirect.co.uk/personalise/index/index/mode/single/id/5171/
Director of Public Relations & Media Strategy at Baker Tilly US
6 个月Sprinted to the link! Thanks for helping me work smarter, not harder for Father’s Day!
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6 个月This is so graphic! ?? Work duplication and burnout are real problems, especially for women. Sharing resources is the key to success! Let's support each other! ????
VP, Customer Experience
6 个月I encourage my kids to make and design their own Fathers Day cards and write lovely messages. If he is lucky he'll get a bag of m&ms or some beer to go with it! 1. Its cheap!! 2. Its from them so I don't have to spend time searching for a present 3. Its environmentally friendly - one bit of paper folded in half and some coloured pens are all you need 4. The messages are soooo cute and he's kept them all over the years so we can look back now they are teenagers and remember what lovely little people we used to have ??