Shifting the Needle: Episode 4 - Dual Career Couples

Welcome to Episode 4 of Shifting the Needle, our new podcast presented by CEO & Master Executive Coach Geraldine Gallacher aimed at D&I professionals who are working towards a more sustainable and equitable future. We’re excited to also be able share the accompanying video footage with our audience for this podcast!

In this episode, Geraldine chats with Jennifer Petriglieri about her book ‘Couples That Work’ and discuss dual-career couples. Jennifer has spent over a decade researching how people’s close relationships shape who they become professionally and personally and has also spent the past 6 years studying the lives of dual-career couples.

Featuring Jennifer Petriglieri who is an Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD and the author of Couples That Work, a book about how working couples can thrive in their relationship and careers. She is an expert in the leadership development of executive women and directs the Women Leaders Programme at INSEAD. Her recent TED Talk explores how working couples can best support each other through difficult decisions.

Presented by Geraldine Gallacher: Geraldine is a master executive coach, writer and speaker. She is also the CEO and founder of the Executive Coaching Consultancy (ECC) that now some 26 years later is a global company of executive coaches, facilitators and learning and development specialists . She works with individuals and executive teams in key transitions. Geraldine is a regular speaker on inclusive leadership and equality and is a founding sponsor of ECC’s not for profit The Good Business Initiative that works with organisations to help them unlock their potential for a positive impact particularly in issues of equality.