3 Steps HR can take to retain working parents
How much influence does HR have over the longer-term success of parental-leave returners? How much of it is down to managers? Or does the ‘secret’ ...
Celebrating National Work Life Week: ‘Micro-dosing self-care to create balance on the fly!’
We all know that we need to create balance between our work and our lives in order to create a sense of wellbeing. Something that ...
Letting go for work/life balance week
When was the last time you de-cluttered your wardrobe? It was probably more recently than the last time you de-cluttered your to-do list. Working Families’ ...
Top 5 benefits of expectancy at work
Benefits? Really? It’s very easy to become swamped by the difficulties we face as we approach a period of leave, and the physical symptoms of ...
Parent & Professional talks to the CIPD
This month, we’ve been talking to the CIPD about why the ongoing reluctance of businesses to recruit women of childbearing age isn’t only outdated, it’s ...
More dads on leave – how can HR help?
Last month, Alexis Ohanian, who is CEO of Reddit and also married to world top 10 tennis player Serena Williams, talked about his role as ...
Top tips for navigating business travel as a parent
Business travel and parenthood can be extremely demanding - emotionally and physically. Take a look at our top tips for navigating this challenge, written by ...
The Power of Role Models
We see it in 99% of the parent coaching and career workshops we run. We observe it in most one-to-one coaching sessions. We hear it ...
Shared Parental Leave take up isn’t just about the finances
Last week People Management reported in ‘Is Parental Leave Failing Parents?’ that lack of pay is the biggest barrier to more men taking up Shared ...
How to get your wardrobe back on track after a break
By Sally Smy, personal stylist and founder of Queen Bee Styling. Unlike spring and summer (which arrive very slowly), autumn seems to arrive at break-neck ...