Raul’s Paternity Leave Is More Than Just Time Off WHAT’S NEW WITH ME AND MY OWN
Becoming a father has been Raul Longoria’s lifelong dream. After he and his wife tried to conceive for the better part of three years, they began to feel it was not in the cards for them. Then, one day in January, when there were enough little signs, they decided to get a pregnancy test. Their dream was finally coming true. By the time you read this, Raul will already be on paternity leave. All of us at How To Manage are genuinely excited for him to become a dad. Since Raul shared his news with us, he’s told us how much it’s meant to him that he’s received encouragement from everyone on the team he’s interacted with; not pressure or unsolicited advice, but genuine reassurance from his colleagues that he is ready for this new chapter.
Though he’s worked at many companies before, where it was like pulling teeth to get a week off and they never really cared about you as a person, he didn’t even need to ask us for the time. His team was already planning how to cover him for three months with no work-related interruptions while he spends this time with his growing family. Raul is more than just an employee; he’s a human being. Your employees are human beings too. They have dreams and aspirations that make them want to jump out of bed in the morning and drive them to show up fully at work and in life. The way you build a team of ‘A’ players is by finding out what they really want for themselves, what motivates them, and then figure out how you can make their goals align with yours. When you treat your staff like human beings, celebrate their wins, and
support and encourage their dreams, you will be impressed by what they can help you achieve. As Raul readies himself for the firsts, the diaper changes, and the moments of bonding he’ll remember for a lifetime, he’ll know his team has his back. When he returns, he’ll come back as a father and professional who remains motivated to pour back into the workplace that poured into him. What dreams are your staff working towards, and what are you doing to help them come true?
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