Use project management to focus on your family priorities

“As with companies, it’s important for your family to have their mission statement and core values to drive decisions. When I started thinking about this for my family, it helped us and our kids to have a guiding principle to go off of when we feel overwhelmed or anxious.”

In this episode, Hilary Kinney, Director & Author joins founder and CEO Kinia Romanowska to talk about her book, Project Management for Parents, engaging the family, building teamwork and succeeding together.

Tune in to this episode as Hilary provides resources and tips for busy families to streamline life at home. 

Hilary Kinney is the proud mother of an elementary school student and a project manager with 17 years of experience at a Fortune 500 company. Her recent parenting accomplishments include teaching him to plan his day independently, make dinner, and get his chores done – sometimes without complaining. She is also the author of Project Management for Parents, created to provide resources for busy families to streamline life at home. She lives with her family in the Washington, D.C. area. Connect with Hilary at Project Management for Parents or get your copy of her book at all major online retailers.

0:00 Intro

0:48 Meet Hilary

1:40 Hilary’s inspiration to writing a book to help other parents manage their busy lives

3:27 Getting organized and boosting productivity at home

5:26 How to assess resources versus work in a changing environment

9:32 How to embrace change and reduce risk in your career

13:43 Allocating time and space for an emotional check-in

19:04 How to build an engaged high performing family

22:39 Getting your children involved in planning

24:35 How to reduce overwhelm and focus on your priorities

29:42 How to manage part-time work in a corporate setting

33:22 Connect with Hilary

34:48 Endnotes

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Kinia Romanowska is a mother of two, wife, and award-winning journalist turned founder and CEO of Pros&Babes. She helps women in STEM, competitive, and corporate careers (and their employers) turn the "motherhood penalty" into their greatest advantage, through the MoMBA™ (Mom MBA), a 12-month hybrid group coaching, and 1-1 program.

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