Robin HardmanIt Didn’t Have to Be This WayThe president has Covid-19. Or does he? He was medivacked to Walter Reed out of an abundance of caution. Or because of dangerous dips in…Oct 7, 2020Oct 7, 2020
Robin HardmanPity Great Place to Work!Initially, the new focus largely entailed a shift in the way applications for the prestigious list were weighted. To get on the list…Jun 10, 2020Jun 10, 2020
Robin HardmanWhen Every Day Is “Take Your Child To Work” DayGoogle tells me, without a hint of irony, that “Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day” falls on April 23 this year. Of course, by the…Apr 16, 2020Apr 16, 2020
Robin HardmanWhat Have the Working Mother 100 Best Companies Got That Your Company Doesn’t?Working Mother’s annual 100 Best Companies list was released in late September. Companies on it range in size from just over 600 employees…Nov 7, 2019Nov 7, 2019
Robin HardmanMothers of America — Is It Time for An Attitude Adjustment?One day a couple months back, two articles appeared on The New York Times op/ed page, both focusing on the nation’s continued lack of…Apr 3, 2019Apr 3, 2019
Robin HardmanThree Things Jigsaw Puzzles Can Teach Us About Problem-SolvingI often keep a jigsaw puzzle going on a side table when I’m working. I’ve got a 1,500 piece one sitting here right now, just finished —…Dec 5, 2018Dec 5, 2018
Robin HardmanI Grew Up In Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh: I Never Fully Understood What That MeantI grew up in Squirrel Hill. That’s the Pittsburgh neighborhood being described everywhere in the news lately: the “vibrant” “leafy”…Nov 14, 2018Nov 14, 2018
Robin HardmanNext Year’s Father’s Day Gift? How About Paternity Leave?Father’s Day may have just about come and gone, but the question of working fathers remains as intractable as ever. This once invisible…Jun 16, 2018Jun 16, 2018
Robin HardmanWe Did Next to Nothing When My Father Died. So What?My father had occasionally instructed us on what to do in the event of his death:Jun 14, 2018Jun 14, 2018
Robin HardmanWomen Are Entering Worlds Once Dominated By Men. The Same Can’t Be Said in Reverse.My son graduated from music conservatory with a degree in composition last spring, so naturally he’s back in his old bedroom and…Mar 6, 2018Mar 6, 2018