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Being a leader and a mother vs. being the team’s ‘mom’ – what is the difference?

Being a leader and a mother vs. being the team’s ‘mom’ – what is the difference?

Nuria Pastor highlights the unique advantages of having mothers in leadership roles, emphasizing their exceptional organizational skills and effective time management. She asserts that mothers, often pressured by their dual responsibilities at work and home, tend to be more focused and efficient in achieving company goals. This dynamic not only enhances team management but also fosters better communication and aligns with company values. By integrating flexible working arrangements, companies can leverage the strengths of employees balancing career and family, which can positively influence career paths and overall team efficiency. According to Nuria Pastor, responsible leadership is about recognizing both professional and personal commitments. Don’t miss more tips and insights on leadership and team management in the full episode.

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00:04

Being a leader and a mother I like this one.Being a leader and a mother vs. being the team's mother Very good.

00:15

There is something that a businesswoman who I greatly admire who owns a large cosmetics company,said to me, when I was about to become become a mother. She said to me: "Nuria, the best workers I have are women."I always hire mothers because they are very well organized and I know that they will tell me what they're going to do".

00:28

I think she was right.Because, at the end of the day, mothers have very little time.

00:32

The time we don't have, we have to spend with our loved ones, with our children.

00:36

It made me see everything, that they sometimes paint us as the mother of the team.who once the workday is done, just goes home and that's it.

00:42

I don't think so. I think it has helped me a lot to understand that time management has to be more effective than iI'd already tried to make it.without, of course, becoming the mother of the team.

00:54

It's true that it gives you or at least I've had a further insight into understanding people with different points of view when they also have children and you understand who has to take time off work and so on,But the organizational part, for example,and time management. At Factorial, we do this a lot.and the flexibility to go to daycare or whatever,I think it's something which also gives you better organizational skills and And yes, in the end, I see it as an advantage now.

01:24

Could you say that since you now have a team with a mother in it,that makes you more efficient and more focused on your mission?

01:34

Yes, I think responsible too.At the end of the day, you have a responsibility within the company,What are your goals, but you also have a responsibility outside the company, which is your family.

01:43

So people who ultimately have those responsibilities and, for example, and at five o'clock and you have to go pick up your child,then you know that at four o'clock you have to be done or else.

01:53

Well, at least I think so.It's true that there are more fathers than mothers on my team.

01:59

But, yes.