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The Swiss Journey: Integrating Family Planning and Career Ambitions career development caring and career family forward family planning switzerland Jun 26, 2024

A few days ago we hosted a joint LinkedIn Live discussion on the topic of family planning and career ambitions, under the umbrella of an initiative called Family Forward. Natalie Wilkins (co-CEO of Thriving Talent) was joined by Sabina Reggioli (Merck) and Sabine Hutchison (HBA).

This joint...

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Transition to Parenthood - Tips for Professionals Pre-Maternity Leave career development confidence building d&i strategies pregnancy self care Apr 13, 2022

This phase really does feel like a rollercoaster to every woman: excited, energised one moment, sick or tired and fearful of the future the next moment, coupled with a changing body shape and rather adhoc emotions. It’s no surprise that it is a somewhat confusing period in our lives...

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Owning Your Voice career development communication at work confidence building d&i strategies return to work Mar 16, 2022

There has been much research and debate around what is the key to advancement for women in business. Much focus is on “fixing”, or as we like to view it "empowering" the individual herself - increasing networking skills and visibility at work, finding a mentor, identifying a sponsor,...

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Juggling Fatherhood and Professional Aspiration career development d&i strategies fatherhood work life harmony working parents Nov 08, 2021

Accompanying the transition to parenthood requires a change in assumptions, beliefs, behaviour, and motivations for the parents concerned.

It is probably one of the most challenging and exciting transitions for a woman, amplified by many mental and physical changes and unknowns, with associated...

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Why Should You Prioritise Mental Fitness? career development leadership training mental fitness Oct 14, 2021

It’s the moment you’ve spent years preparing for. All eyes are on you, waiting to see if you succeed or fail. The pressure is immense. Everything is riding on your performance. 

How would you fare in this situation? The answer has a lot to do with mental fitness. 

Defined as...

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Why it's important to remain visible in a hybrid working model - now more than ever! career development confidence building work life harmony working parents Jul 06, 2021

We all know that networking and being visible at work is a key enabler for advancing and expanding your career. We also know that eating healthy foods, exercising, practicing mindfulness is also critical for a long and healthy life….but how often do we make this a...

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How to get the most out of your team training budget career development communication at work d&i strategies inclusive leadership Sep 17, 2019

With the last quarter of the financial year coming up for many organisations here in Switzerland, it’s time for leaders to take a look at how well they utilised their training and team training budgets. 

If you’re reading this in September - you have under 10 weeks to utilise...

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Case Study: Lawyer Headhunted On Maternity Leave career development d&i strategies managing working parents maternity leave pregnancy return to work smart and flexible working May 28, 2019

When a driven, ambitious lawyer announces that she is having a baby, her employer has some key decisions to make to ensure a smooth departure and return. In this case, one employer’s loss was another’s gain…  

Although happy to share her story, this lawyer wanted to remain...

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Part Time Employees Rising: The Role Of The Line Manager career development d&i strategies managing working parents Apr 29, 2019

Employees who work part time hours are still facing many barriers to advance their career. Researchers demonstrate that a very low proportion of leadership roles are performed at less than 100%.

An organisation not only needs to look internally at its culture, processes and...

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How To Advance Your Career Whilst Working Part Time (Part Two) career development d&i strategies motherhood smart and flexible working working parents Mar 08, 2019

How can you achieve your career goals and ambitions, whilst working reduced hours? This question is not only relevant to working parents but to anyone who wishes to pursue their professional aspirations and personal goals.

In part one of this three part series, we touched upon some of the things...

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