Caring & Career Line Manager Toolkit
How many of your team members are going through a life transition right now? Expecting a baby, caring for ageing parents, adoption, bereavement, a divorce, supporting teenage children through exams, caring for family members with disabilities ...
Chances are, you thought of more than one person within just a few moments of reading that question. Now imagine the number of employees navigating life transitions that you are not even aware of. How do they feel juggling personal and professional life, not having the courage to start a conversation with their line manager, for fear of not being understood, supported or even deprived of future career opportunities.
Equip your line managers and HR to engage and retain talented professionals during such life transitions, with empathy, powerful questions and emotional intelligence. Let your HR and managers be the 'heroes' who proactively accompany team members as they balance their caring and career responsibilities.
With our toolkit in your hands, HR and line managers will feel empowered to navigate multiple changes, with easy, efficiency and effectiveness; while carers and parents will feel understood, supported and loyal.
It's a win-win for everyone.
What if you could provide all line managers with a complete toolkit to support team members during life transitions?
Expecting a baby, caring for ageing parents, adoption, bereavement, divorce, community support, welcoming a new pet, dealing with teenage children, caring for family members with disabilities ... and the list goes on.
How many team members who are going through something like this can you think of right now? Perhaps a better question is - how many are not?
HR and line managers often complain that one of their biggest challenges is knowing how to support team members before and after carer / parental leave. Managers fear saying or doing the wrong thing, so often say and do nothing at all. The impact? Team members feel disappointed or struggle as they do not receive the practical support and empathy they need. And that's when attrition begins - visible or invisible and the pipeline leaks even more.
Let's turn that around in one fell swoop, shall we? With this Toolkit, you will:
- Save weeks of HR's time in trying to put together such a comprehensive toolkit;
- Significantly reduce the cost of attrition and disengagement and increase the belief that your employees can have caring and career, and continue to contribute to business continuity and growth;
- Remove obstacles and give HR and managers what they need to create clarity, consistency and better communication, to support their team members during life transitions;
- ... and most importantly: increase employees' level of engagement, appreciation and feelings of being supported, valued and understood.
Download the Toolkit brochure and a sample:
Available packages
Starter
- Off-the-shelf Toolkit covering all transition stages (going on leave / during leave / return to work planning / back at work)
- 1-hour call with TT consultant to answer questions and share best practices on how to launch to line manager and HR audience
- Comprehensive guide on how to launch and scale the Toolkit in your organization
The Line Manager Toolkit provides a step-by-step practical guide of what a manager needs to anticipate and action, at each stage of a carer leave transition.
Pro
- White label the Toolkit to match your branding
- Customised copy of the toolkit covering all transition stages of going on leave / during leave / return to work prep / back at work. We will help you add guidance on internal policies and processes where required. Allows for up to 1 day of consulting and customization.
- Virtual training for HR that can be recorded (90-minutes session). You can buy additional Q&A sessions if required.
- Comprehensive guide on how to launch and scale the Toolkit in your organization
Premium
Same as the Pro package, plus additional 3 days D&I consulting to help you:
- Develop an internal comms plan to launch the offer internally (launch event & supporting materials)
- Explore ways that this toolkit can be embedded in different leadership development processes including onboarding to sustain culture change (eg. Leadership accountability to champion an inclusive approach to caring & career)
- Implement easy ways to measure impact and return on investment to demonstrate to the business the value of inclusion
The Toolkits are available in either English, German or French. Additional languages can be requested.
What our clients are saying about the Toolkit
"Having supported working parents through workshops and coaching, we realised that there was far too much inconsistency in how our employees were managed during a time of great change and vulnerability. We wanted to change that and have added this Manager Toolkit to our onboarding for managers so they all understand the importance of the role they play in retaining and engaging carers."
D&I Leader, global Insurance business
"We have been changing our HR model and want managers to be better equipped to proactively manage these types of changes. Being able to supplement our standard guidelines with these checklists enables our managers to feel much more confident to navigate these transitions without so much input from HR."
Chief HR Officer, Pharma company in Switzerland
“We used a full range of Thriving Talent services. They adapted materials to be specific to our company and proved to be extremely valuable. There was no limit to the potential of what we could do with Thriving Talent. I would highly recommend working with them and look forward to our next opportunity to collaborate together.”
Global C&B Leader at a pharmaceutical company
“The checklists helped anticipate the needs and possible challenges that my colleague may have preparing for her parental leave that wouldn't have necessarily been obvious if you had not also been a parent or indeed parented differently i.e. have a stay-at-home primary carer! They also helped as a reminder with ideas on what to do /say and when. The content was also inclusive so it didn't speak to one culture or country and it was relevant to all"
Line Manager at a global pharma company
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the toolkit customizable? Can we edit it to add our own policies?
Can we add our own branding?
What rights do we have to distribute this within our company?
Which languages is it available in? Can we have it in another language?
I am interested in buying the Toolkit - what are the next steps?
What format does the Toolkit come in?
Is the Toolkit a subscription product or a one time cost?
Can we get our managers trained on the Toolkit?
Can you help us identify the early signs that staff are under stress due to their parental / care-giving obligations?
Does the toolkit get updated?
Can we buy a section of the Toolkit?
If we purchase the Starter package, can we upgrade later?
Available packages
Starter
- Off-the-shelf Toolkit covering all transition stages (going on leave / during leave / return to work planning / back at work)
- 1-hour call with TT consultant to answer questions and share best practices on how to launch to line manager and HR audience
- Comprehensive guide on how to launch and scale the Toolkit in your organization
The Line Manager Toolkit provides a step-by-step practical guide of what a manager needs to anticipate and action, at each stage of a carer leave transition.
Pro
- White label the Toolkit to match your branding
- Customised copy of the toolkit covering all transition stages of going on leave / during leave / return to work prep / back at work. We will help you add guidance on internal policies and processes where required. Allows for up to 1 day of consulting and customization.
- Virtual training for HR that can be recorded (90-minutes session). You can buy additional Q&A sessions if required.
- Comprehensive guide on how to launch and scale the Toolkit in your organization
Premium
Same as the Pro package, plus additional 3 days D&I consulting to help you:
- Develop an internal comms plan to launch the offer internally (launch event & supporting materials)
- Explore ways that this toolkit can be embedded in different leadership development processes including onboarding to sustain culture change (eg. Leadership accountability to champion an inclusive approach to caring & career)
- Implement easy ways to measure impact and return on investment to demonstrate to the business the value of inclusion
The Toolkits are available in either English, German or French. Additional languages can be requested.