Business teams don’t run smoothly because everyone is trying harder .They run smoothly because there are policies, procedures, and routines  in place. Imagine a company where: Employees have to be reminded to log into their email every morning Meetings start only after someone tracks people down No one knows the steps for submitting an expense report It’s a systems problem . Yet at home, we parents often operate without systems while managing more emotional intensity, unpredi

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