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Depending on who you are and what you do, life can be challenging in many different ways. Earlier today, I wrote about some great advice on simplifying your life as a parent. What if you're not just an ordinary parent, but a C.E.O. type execu-parent? You've got more important things to worry about than creating family traditions.You've got to be prepared in case one of your kids goes online and writes something embarrassing or otherwise detrimental to your company and your career. Well, Portfolio.com has the advice you need. Right off the bat, number one is important: Be a concerned parent. "Remember, you are a parent first and foremost -- or at least you should be. Deal with your family before considering your shareholders."
The list also has advice on dealing with the media and notes that out of control children may reflect negatively on your professional reputation. Remember that, the next time you skip Billy's piano recital in order to meet with the board. (You should probably show some emotion for having made such a sacrifice -- but not too much since you don't want to be seen as weak either.)
I've never been a C.E.O. and probably never will, especially if I have to worry about assessing whether or not my kids' actions will impact business. I don't ever want to have to "investor relations, public relations, and legal teams get together to draft a statement" about what my kids might write online. I think the extent of any statement I might ever make regarding such things would be that they're my kids -- I may not like everything they do, but I love them no matter what.
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