9 Years, 4 Roles, 1 Promotion: A Finance Leader's Job Share Story

06/13/24 • 35 min

Jobshare Revolution: Flexible Work for Work-Life Balance

11. Finance leader Liz Stapleton Zerella's moxie landed her a rare senior job share arrangement at Clorox with partner Michelle Shalauta.
What the duo did next is remarkable. If you're wondering if job sharing will negatively impact your career progression, not only does research prove the opposite—According to The Job Share Project, over 70% of job share teams who apply are promoted together—but Liz and her job share partner Michelle successfully navigated a nine-year partnership in four roles while also winning promotion as a job share. As if that weren't impressive enough, they worked in a predominantly male division of Clorox in finance where job sharing was unheard of.
So friend, take that to heart. Both are possible for you too. We had this phone meeting before this podcast was even a thing, and I think you'll find our conversation unique and special—like being a fly on the wall for two former job sharers who’ve finally connected as part of a secret society of job sharers to dish on what it was really like. I hope you enjoy it!
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Fast Company article: Is Job Sharing the Solution to Our Flexible Work Problems?

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Fast Company article: Is Job Sharing the Solution to Our Flexible Work Problems?

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A Pep Talk And My 4-Step Process to Get Unstuck

10. A pep talk and my 4-step process to help you get unstuck and get into action to make your big moves and achieve your goals.
Inspired by the advice my dad gave me early on when I was pursuing an acting career and the dual sandwich caregiving challenges I've faced over the past several years, this episode's pep talk with practical advice is intended to inspire you to move through your fears to take the actions to achieve your goals. So settle in and listen up to Episode 10 for my good old-fashioned pep talk and how to apply this 4-step process to get unstuck, do it faster, and do it scared...
As a reminder, the doors to Job Share Academy, Work Muse online training & coaching program taken in a supportive, hands-on cohort, including weekly group coaching with yours truly, are closing today.

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Last Day to Enroll in Job Share Academy: Details & Enroll HERE

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How to Take a Summer Pause for Real Self-Care

12. When a pause and real self-care are called for.
If I know one thing for sure, it's this: There will always be challenging seasons to navigate when life moves fast and work is intense.
End-of-school craziness paired with lax summer schedules can feel harder for parents of younger kids, trying to piece together childcare during working hours via relatives, friends, camps, or most likely, a combo. I find arranging offline activities, viable work experiences (dependent on parent help and chauffering), and the emotional ping pong of parenting pre-teens through teens who've fazed out of care, more stressful.
Personally, the end-of-school craziness always hits me like a two-by-four. If there's one thing I miss about job sharing, it's having a work bestie to help me keep my well-being in check, even if it takes putting a blowhorn to my ear (because for real, that's what it takes) to signal it's time to pause and extend myself some real self-care. In Episode 12's Mindset Minisode, the unpolished me shares how I handle summer (am I talking about myself in the third person 😜, IDK, I'm pretty bad at grammar), why I need to pause and slow down (and you may too), and how I pivot and downshift some parts of my business for real self-care when kids are home (and it's impossible to work in the same way)—all so I can continue the sustainable work of changing the workplace (or at least the way you work!).
As job sharing enables humans to rest, refresh, and recharge weekly, you too, can slow it down a bit. With that, Jobshare Revolution podcast is taking a short summer pause to bring you thoughtful eye-opening episodes to empower you to make your big moves come back to school time. Until then, here's how we can stay connected and you can keep up with job share learning opportunities over the summer:
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