— WORK, FAMILY & YOU

Managing Working Parents & Carers

As a manager, you have the biggest influence on the experience of parents at work and whether they stay or leave. We know it’s not easy, so, to help you our expert coaches have provided you with some guidance on how to be the manager that ‘gets it’.

Work with us

Thinking Ahead

Parental Transition

Working Life As A Parent

Managing Your Career Whilst Caring For Others

Managing Working Parents

Working Carers

Explore

Managing Working Parents

< 1 min read

Supporting Boundaried Workers’ Career Growth

How to ensuring your Boundaried Workers continue to develop and thrive in their career. Many Boundaried Workers, those with constraints limiting their time, flexibility, and..

< 1 min read

Shifting the Needle - Supporting Working Carers | Episode 7

Welcome to Episode 7 of Shifting the Needle, our DE&I podcast presented by CEO & Master Executive Coach Geraldine Gallacher.

< 1 min read

Managing Working Parents: Full Toolkit

We’ve compiled some of our favourite checklists, tools and tips for you into this downloadable toolkit. Take a read through and note down the actions you’d like to take as a..

< 1 min read

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 management style. They’re widely held beliefs and might strike you..

< 1 min read

Before Leave: Manager Checklist

We’ve worked with 1,000’s of managers of parental leavers over the last 25years. This easy to digest, timely checklist is a combination of our best practice tips and actions to..

< 1 min read

Communicating with Stakeholders: Exercise

Your employee may be concerned about how to communicate their leave to their stakeholders. You can support them in identifying who their stakeholders are and how to engage with..

< 1 min read

Return to Work: Manager Checklist

Often managers don’t appreciate that they are one of the most important factors determining whether a parent successfully returns to work after extended parental leave.

< 1 min read

Setting Yourself Up for The Future: Checklist

Now is the time to manage your career consciously and map out where you want to go in the future. Managing your career can become more challenging when you are caring for others.

< 1 min read

Managing People Who Are Parents

Pedro Martins, Chief Growth Officer at Total Media, talks to Geraldine, founder and CEO of ECC, on managing parents from his perspective of a father and a manager. Pedro explains..

04.31 watch time

How to Have Sensitive Conversations

Executive Coach, Shalini Sequeira, covers some common conversations you may encounter as a manager. She gives some advice on how to handle colleagues announcing they are expecting..

< 1 min read

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 significant factors in shaping your employee’s beliefs about..

< 1 min read

Step-Parenting Insights

What all parents can learn from the step parent experience No one really plans to be a step-parent – I certainly didn’t.

< 1 min read

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 of the taboos in talking about our mental health at work,..

< 1 min read

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 to the due date of their baby they should aim to complete..

< 1 min read

How to Have A Conversation That You Are Expecting

Antoinette Willcocks, from a magic circle law firm, talks about her experience of sharing the news that she was expecting. She gives her insights about what she wishes she had..

< 1 min read

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 you can do now to ensure their first few days and weeks are..

< 1 min read

Why we need to Rethink Leadership Development of Executive Women

Welcome to Episode 5 of Shifting the Needle, our DE&I podcast presented by CEO & Master Executive Coach Geraldine Gallacher.

< 1 min read

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 (my sister Frances and I) were old enough to look after the..

< 1 min read

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 return. There are things that you can do however during this..

< 1 min read

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 boss before going on parental leave.

< 1 min read

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 can respond very differently.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Insights

Support your Working Parents & Caregivers

In this area, you’ll find out latest research and thought pieces to help you develop robust strategies to support and retrain your working parents and caregivers.

Advice If You’re Thinking About IVF, Adoption or Surrogacy

Work with us

Explore More Topics

Click the topic to discover the resources that are relevant to where you may be in the parental transition or as someone caring for others. Alternatively, as a manager, you may be looking for resources to help support your working parents or caregivers.

Thinking Ahead

Parental Transition

Working Life As A Parent

Managing Your Career Whilst Caring For Others

Managing Working Parents

Working Carers