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How Managers Can Avoid Making Assumptions About Working Parents

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Managers often face pressure from all sides, but with self-awareness and better communication, they can truly support..

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Why You Need to Invest in Parents

Parenting Has Changed My parents were 25 and 26 when they had the 4 of us. They both worked full time once the big ones..

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The Top 5 Things You Shouldn’t Say to Someone Grieving (and What to Say or Do Instead)

As a human being and leader, you may well have your own experiences of loss and grief and know that as individuals we..

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An Employer View on the Struggle of Working Carers

Of the 1.25 million employees across Europe that care for elderly, sick or disabled relatives, 90% are in their prime..

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The Quiet Revolution in Fatherhood: How Shared Parenting Is Redefining Work, Family, and Gender Roles

Explore the quiet fatherhood revolution: how shared parenting strengthens families, boosts moms’ earnings, supports..

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Inclusive Leadership - Future Proofing Your Management Style

Highlighted below are several statements that I have heard multiple times from managers when I ask about their..

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Supporting Boundaried Workers’ Career Growth

How to Ensure Your Boundaried Workers Continue to Develop and Thrive in Their Careers Many Boundaried Workers - those..

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Working Parent Challenges

Director and Parental Transition Coach, Helen Ilsley, shares insights about balancing careers with parental..

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Before Leave: Manager Checklist

We’ve worked with 1,000’s of managers of parental leavers over the last 25 years. This easy to digest, timely checklist..

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Communicating with Stakeholders: Exercise

Your employee may be concerned about how to communicate their leave to their stakeholders. You can support them in..

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Return to Work: Manager Checklist

Often managers don’t appreciate that they are one of the most important factors determining whether a parent..

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Boundaried Workers Explained: How Personal Responsibilities Impact Careers and What Employers Must Do

‘Setting boundaries’ often features in advice columns for managing personal relationships. Delineating what you’re..

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Build a Strategy to Support & Retain Your Working Parents

The rise of the dual-earner household in which both parents work full or part-time is so widespread today that families..

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How to Have Sensitive Conversations

Executive Coach, Shalini Sequeira, covers some common conversations you may encounter as a manager. She gives some..

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Traps to Avoid When Managing Working Parents

There is overwhelming evidence to suggest that the approach you take when managing working parents is one of the most..

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Are You Doing All You Can to be an Inclusive Colleague?

When we encourage everyone to be an inclusive colleague, we produce a supportive team climate that helps all members...

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Parental Leaver: Handover Checklist

In the few weeks before leave, your leaver should firm up and start a formal handover plan. If they are working close..

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Close to Return: Manager Checklist

Now your employee is close to returning from parental leave it’s important to take the time to think about what actions..

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Managing Your Career as a Dual-Career Couple

Pedro Martins, Chief Growth Officer at Total Media, talks to Geraldine, founder and CEO of ECC, on how he and his wife,..

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During Leave: Manager Checklist

By now your employee is on leave and you will need to wait for cues from them as to when, how and if they want to..

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Tips for Getting it Right When Managing Working Parents

One of the best ways I’ve seen this play out is during a meeting I was having with a global legal firm leader and her..

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How to Spot the Signs When Someone is Struggling

I Know My Team Well, They’ll Tell Me If Anything’s Wrong. In recent years, we’ve made great strides in overcoming some..

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