NEWS & INSIGHTS

By Deborah Croft

Consider the metaphor of a dry desert. Throughout this year, the world has been experiencing ”shifting sands” with new mammoth sand dunes (challenges) constantly emerging. 

Leaders are under so much pressure to read this changing landscape, have the answers and know what to do....

Since 2020, all of us have been dealing with the impact of COVID19 on our personal and professional lives. It has dominated our whole being since March 2020. It has amplified the challenges that carers face, be it looking after children, ageing parents, disabled siblings, sick relatives... and...

There is no denying that the impact of COVD-19 has brought many challenges to organisations, large and small. However, it has also driven new working practices and mindsets in leaders that present an incredible opportunity for organisations to accelerate their pursuit of inclusive cultures and...

Over the last 2 years in Switzerland, Thriving Talent has seen an increase of organisations seeking help to integrate flexible working models so that they can compete as an employer of choice, to attract and retain talent.

Prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic,...

Trying to improve Diversity and Inclusion in your company can be daunting - where do you start?

What is the right thing to do?

What will drive the best returns?

How can we overcome our own human bias?

But this doesn’t have to be the case. To create a high performing organisation, one that...

When we support Swiss based organisations to define and implement Flexible/Smart Working, it often starts with HR and Diversity & Inclusion teams asking us to help them convince their senior leadership teams of the tremendous value flexible working brings.

It can then take many many...

By Deborah Croft.

The International Women's Day 2020 campaign theme is #EachforEqual. 

An equal world is an enabled world. Individually, we're all responsible for our own thoughts and actions - all day, every day.

We can actively choose to challenge stereotypes, fight bias, broaden...

It’s time we stopped turning a blind eye to gender inequality. February 22nd was Equal Pay Day. Up until this day, women in Switzerland had been working for free. Men had been paid for equivalent work since 1st January. 

This needs to change. 

Switzerland now ranks 18th place in...

The transition back to work after maternity leave for a new mother brings many challenges, one of which is being able to breastfeed. Too many mothers still feel they must make a choice between breastfeeding and keeping their job, and it is our role as employers to change that. 

The most...