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How Employers Are Killing Opportunities for Working Mothers to Advance (and what you can do about it) career development d&i strategies inclusive leadership managing working parents motherhood smart and flexible working May 23, 2018

We recently celebrated Mother’s Day here in Geneva, Switzerland. Grateful children and dads took mums out to lunch, bought them flowers, ran them baths, and made them cards to show her how special she is to them and what a great job she does in the home.

But what about the job she does at...

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How to Improve Switzerland’s Ranking in Best Environment for Working Women career development d&i strategies gender diversity motherhood Mar 06, 2018

I may be competitive but 26th place for the best environment for working women is not an acceptable statistic for Switzerland. How can a country whose public system and quality of life outstrips so many other countries, be so poor at providing an environment where women can thrive professionally?...

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How to Launch a Parent Program at Work Without the Guesswork communication at work confidence building d&i strategies managing working parents work life harmony working parents Feb 26, 2018

Successful parenthood initiatives and programs work together with your organisation and employees to help them better understand and proactively manage the impact of parenthood.

Over 35% of female talent in their thirties do not return from maternity break or leave within the first 24 months. Of...

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How to Advance Your Career Whilst Working Part Time career development d&i strategies managing working parents return to work smart and flexible working working parents Jan 26, 2018

Last year, I was delivering one of our most popular workshops for one of our Swiss corporate clients, and I took the time to review the workshop evaluation feedback on my train journey home.  One attendee shared that she would have liked to have spent time looking at: How to advance...

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Hearing The News: A Line Manager's Guide to the Pregnant Employee d&i strategies managing working parents maternity leave pregnancy Dec 19, 2017

Upon hearing that an employee is pregnant, your first feeling as a line manager is likely to be panic. Even though you are happy for your colleague, you know it’s going to be a stressful time ahead for you.

Managing a team member through pregnancy, maternity leave, and beyond can be a...

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Thriving Talent announces strategic partnership to provide parenthood transition and inclusion services and products to the Benelux region announcements d&i strategies Dec 01, 2017

Today, Thriving Talent is thrilled to announce a strategic partnership to provide parenthood transition and inclusion solutions to the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. Angel Buster has joined as Managing Partner and will work with forward-thinking employers based in the region to better...

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How People Managers Can Prepare Employees For Parental Leave d&i strategies managing working parents maternity leave pregnancy Oct 24, 2017

As a people manager, the role you play in helping a pregnant employee or an expecting parent to transition onto a parental break has a significant impact on the individual's ability to exit and return with confidence and commitment.

It’s normal to be daunted by the prospect of a...

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Congratulations, you're pregnant! When do you tell your boss? communication at work d&i strategies pregnancy Oct 16, 2017

One of the things professional women struggle with when they learn they are pregnant, is communicating the news with their boss and managing communications from then on.

If you only follow one piece of advice, please don’t fall into the trap of telling anyone else at work before your boss!...

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Building your confidence post a Parental Break career development confidence building d&i strategies return to work working parents Jul 04, 2017

In our work at Thrive, we see how common it is for a parent to lose some of their confidence post a parental leave, so first thing to know is that if you feel like you have lost some of that confidence and assurance, it is normal!

The dictionary defines self-confidence as “a feeling of...

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Returning from Parental Leave- 1st Meeting with your Manager communication at work confidence building d&i strategies return to work working parents Apr 21, 2017

We recommend that you and your Manager meet or at least speak virtually, ideally on your first day back from your parental leave; so that you can quickly re-orient yourself to the world of professional working!

What is the purpose of this meeting? Ideally, it will cover the following points:

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