11. Be open to radical ideas

Community Good with Marney Andes

Tami Forman focuses on giving people who’ve taken time from their careers to care for their loved ones the opportunity to re-enter the workforce. She shares more about bias with work/life conflict for both women and men, how we need to rethink what it means to work, and how we, shockingly, still navigate decades-old norms, need to be open to radical ideas to make real change in our workplace and our lives.

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Questions to Ask Yourself:

1. When I care for others, what strategies and skills do I learn?

2. How can I reimagine the work and social norms I’ve been taught?

3. Who am I surrounding myself with to help me be my best at work and home?

4. How can I engage others in a dialogue about work/life conflict?

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About Tami Forman:

Tami Forman is the founding chief executive of Path Forward, a nonprofit organization that empowers stay-at-home mothers and other caregivers to restart their careers.

Since its founding in 2016, Path Forward has worked with more than 100 companies, including Amazon, Apple, Comcast NBC Universal, Netflix, SAP, Walmart, and Verizon to launch, implement and expand returnships and other return-to-work programs for mid-career professionals. Eighty percent of Path Forward’s program graduates have converted into full-time employment.

Tami is a frequent speaker on issues related to women’s participation in the workforce, having presented at the Grace Hopper Celebration, DisruptHR, Tech Inclusion, and the Conference Board’s Women’s Leadership Conference, among many others. She is also a frequent podcast guest on topics related to careers and women in the workplace. She writes a career column for Forbes, is a Fairygodboss VIP , and was named by Flexjobs as one of the top 20 career experts for working moms. She also works with the NYC Department of Education, helping to achieve gender equity in STEM education in a school system that educates more than a million children. Tami lives in New York City with her husband and two children.

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Connect with Tami Forman:

Website: pathforward.org
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tamimforman