Michael Lissack for artificial role separation, and stronger alignment between individual growth and organizational needs. Case Study: Role Integration in Action Maya, a product manager at a healthcare technology company, pro- vides an instructive example of effective role navigation. Rather than attempting to strictly separate her roles as product leader, parent to a child with chronic health needs, tech industry mentor, and community volunteer, Maya created an integrated approach: • She openly shares her caregiving experience with her team (when appropriate), which has deepened their understanding of health- care user needs. • She established clear communication protocols with her child's school and healthcare providers, specifying when immediate re- sponses are needed. • She created a "role calendar" that allocates focused time to each sig- nificant role, while maintaining flexibility for unexpected needs. • She developed transition rituals—a specific song when commut- ing between work and home, a brief meditation when switching contexts. • She identified mentoring talent as a cross-cutting strength and consciously applies it across professional, parenting, and com- munity contexts. Most importantly, Maya shifted from seeing her multiple roles as competing demands to viewing them as a coherent expression of her core values: care, connection, and contribution. This reframing transformed her experience from fragmented stress to integrated purpose.
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