Embracing the strengths of maternity returners
Ever wondered what women do on maternity leave? This blog explores why it is so much more than changing nappies and feeding! Unfortunately, many managers ...
Networking for working parents
Andy Lopata, business networking strategist, advises working parents to ‘Stay in sight, stay in mind’ One of the biggest challenges faced by working parents is ...
The top 10 must-do’s before going on maternity leave
Leaving your job for a period of maternity leave can be truly daunting, and most of us dread that our maternity cover will do an ...
Does saying ‘No’ feel like speaking a foreign language?
This week’s blog comes from Annie Ashdown, Confidence Coach, and a valued member of our Panel of Experts. When we work with our clients who ...
Surviving the Summer Holidays
It’s almost here, every working parent's worst nightmare, the summer holidays!!! Those three words strike dread and fear into the hearts of working parents everywhere. Just how ...
The importance of managing a working parent’s guilt
Why do we waste so much energy as working parents feeling guilty? 'Guilt is a crushing emotion. Some parents feel so guilty at having been ...
Senior Life is Off-Putting
For this week’s blog, I would like to throw open a question to the HR community – have you found that one of the barriers ...
Working Families Annual Conference Jun-14
PfP's thoughts arising from this week's Working Families Annual Conference: Driving Business through Values and Behaviours My takeaways from the day: The Happy Homes Productive ...
Help your staff manage their childcare
Is there anything I can do to minimise my child’s separation anxiety when I leave her in childcare? Seeing your toddler’s distress when you ...
Keeping in Touch
Keeping in touch whilst on maternity leave - a quick quide for HR and managers "Should I go back? Do I want to go back? ...