The skills honed by effective mothers are essentially the same as those required to make it in the corporate world. This includes rewarding desirable behavior and meting out consequences for rule infractions.
Cross training is also important for maintaining the home team.
On the homefront, this translates into working well with your partner and with other providers of childcare so that you are sending clear and consistent messages to your kids. In the corporate world this is when a manager lets her strengths, and those of her team, be known to upper management. It also means advocating for yourself and your employees, so as to obtain necessary resources. Further, you will need to advocate for your kids from time to time. And as they mature, you will teach them how to advocate for themselves.