The Parental Leave Playbook

The Parental Leave Playbook explains how parents can lead their leave. It’s for parents who are worried about communicating their leave plans, and how it will affect their visibility, candidacy for promotion, their relationships, and their performance. It will help expecting parents set expectations for their leave, transitions smoothly, maintain visibility, avoid being replaced, continue relationships, continue their upward career trajectory. And, most importantly, help those professionals strengthen their family.

The Parental Leave Playbook uses Dr. Beacom’s proprietary RETAIN framework and a three-phase, ten-touchpoint model to coach readers through the leave process. Beacom identifies the critical points before and during leave where parents and managers must work together, and explains how parents can facilitate success from their managers and employers. The models are supported by case studies from Dr. Beacom’s work in the field with leading organizations like Microsoft, and supplemented by resources like a Parental Leave Transition Assessment (PLTA) sample report and a sample action plan for parents.