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Some people learn leadership through an MBA. Others learn it while negotiating with a three-year-old who refuses to wear shoes. 😅 🥤When you think about it, de-escalating a corporate crisis draws some uncanny parallels to negotiating with a toddler who wanted the blue cup, not the red one. 🤐 Coaxing a teenager to speak in full sentences? That’s master-level stakeholder management. ☕ Running a project on four hours of sleep and cold coffee? Pure resource optimization. The truth is: parenting may not come with a certificate, but it does build qualities that many organizations value. We recently welcomed parenting expert Lucy Gerardin for an interactive workshop on juggling the demands of parenthood with those of our careers. The workshop was part of the Parents Employee Resource Group in France, one of 9 ERGs across Imerys. Take a look at some of the tips and tricks Lucy shared and what our colleagues had to say. Kingsley ANTONY Camille Auriault We’d love to know (if you are brave enough to venture into the comments section): what’s a parenting skill you secretly use to keep your workplace running smoothly?

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