Family support is invaluable!

Vibha Padalkar, Chief Financial Officer and executive director, HDFC Life won the Best Chief Financial Officer award."
A mathematician and qualified in accountancy refuced to take a break when she entered her motherhood, following her husbands advice, "to look beyond restrictions"
She is does not believe in "job hopping" which the youngsters follow these days. "How much can you learn in 2 years?" she quizzes.
She explains her strategy of work- life balance as follows:

• Meticulous planning each day;
• Use technology to my advantage;
• boundary between work and home is blur-- no need to "switch off"
• do not allow personal commitments toafect my professional life;
• be optimistic;
• have a moral compass*; a clear conscious is a must;
• do not get affect by success or failure; 
• learn to be perserve and be tenacious; and
• always have Plan B, manage crisis.

She says, "at the end of the day, everybody is assessed on their performance, irrespective of gender.".

 Finally, "I rely on my immediate family members to help me out and that support is invaluable."


*a natural feeling that makes people know what is right and wrong and how they should behave.

Source: Times Life, 6the July, 2014