What happens when working parents don’t take care of themselves – and then what happens when they do – read 2 case studies
Ali, Mum of 1 Ali returned to work when her baby was 10 months old. The side effects of birth had finally drifted into the ...
A CEO on ambition and fatherhood
This week we wanted to profile a dad who successfully manages a demanding career with a family. Our resident dad expert, David Willans, interviewed Paul ...
Would you invite YOUR manager to your 1-1 coaching session?
Case study: Coach Helen Letchfield, Coachee Annette* Annette said she was starting to feel nervous as we drew to the end of the first hour ...
‘Manxiety’ and Mental Health Awareness Week 13-17 May
Spending the evening with 3 men who publicly, openly, bravely and authentically shared their life stories and their own personal struggles with anxiety is admittedly ...
Why the UK now has a real opportunity to utilise the talents of flexible workers
Brexit. The most infamous 6-letter word in the English language if you're British. With so many headlines, articles, news reports, comments and opinions, it's difficult ...
Sole-parent and working
Helen Letchfield, co-founder of Parent and Professional, talked to working parent Lucy about her experience of sole-parenting and how she has managed the work family ...
Do you worry you are about to be found out?
If so, you share this feeling of being not good enough with many others: it is draining and can actually be life-limiting. The sense that ...
Special report on closing the gender pay gap
As the second round of gender pay gap reporting draws to a close, the news isn’t good. Many companies, including npower, Kwik Fit and Virgin ...
Making the mid-week dash home for kid’s bedtime actually work…
David Willans, founder of beingdads.com and dad’s workshop facilitator for P&P Coaching shares a strategy that makes the mid-week dash home for kid’s bedtime actually ...
TRAPPED: THE FINANCIAL CRISIS OF UK’S WORKING PARENTS
It’s 7pm on Tuesday evening. Your husband has just arrived home from work 20 minutes later than planned, the children are fed, bathed and bickering ...