WORKING PARENTS & CARERS
We help you to engage and retain your working parents and carers during parental leave, and other life transitions.
Research shows that within 12–24 months of having their first child, as many as 30 percent of female professionals leave their organisation. Those who do return often opt out of career and leadership opportunities.
According to Pew, 41 percent of working mothers said being a parent made it harder to advance in their careers, compared with 20 percent of fathers.
Men also experience challenges at work after becoming a father. Research shows that a third of fathers feel burnt out trying to juggle work and parental responsibilities.
Parents and carers of today and tomorrow choose organisations that encourage them to honour their family values and responsibilities. As dual-career families become the norm, professionals are moving to organisations where the culture, policies and leaders enable them to thrive both at work and at home.
PARENTAL LEAVE COACHING & SKILL-BUILDING
PROGRAMMES
While there is a clear movement for organisations to support “caring and career”, new parents and carers are still navigating to find a balance between personal and professional success. Many companies still struggle to retain their female talent and eliminate barriers and often suffer from the "leaky-pipe" syndrome and rising levels of burn-out.
We help forward-thinking companies apply best practices to attract, engage and retain working parents and carers, and foster a culture (with supportive leadership styles, policies and training) which enables individuals to fulfill their personal aspirations, without overwhelm, guilt or career suicide.
We equip HR and people managers so that they can reduce the attrition of talented individuals, build diverse talent pools, boost employee engagement and drive performance.
Our working parent programme covers the four stages of parenthood transition: before the baby's arrival, when the parent is preparing to return to work, after the employee is back at work, and longer-term career sustainability.
The programme is tailored to a company’s needs, context and budget and offers a range of solutions that address the various audiences impacted: working parents and carers, people managers and human resources professionals.
Companies can also leverage these solutions to address a broader audience of carers in the workplace and support them through life transitions.
Download brochureLine Manager Toolkit
Equip your line managers and HR to engage and retain talented professionals who have caring responsibilities, during such life transitions. Let your HR and managers be the 'heroes' who proactively accompany team members through changes. And doing so with ease, efficiency and effectiveness.
With our toolkit in your hands, HR and line managers will feel empowered to navigate multiple changes, while carers and parents will feel understood, supported and loyal.
Watch Natalie Wilkins and Deborah Croft discuss caring & career
(recording from a LinkedIn Live)
REVOLUTIONISE THE WAY YOU RETAIN YOUR
TALENT
Skill-Building
D&I Consulting
Thanks so much for running the working parents workshops. You know you're doing something right when the unanimous feedback at the end of the sessions is “It was too short.” And on a personal note, it was moving and heartwarming to hear so many male colleagues talking so openly and honestly about what being a father means that them.
Tom Waterhouse
Former Executive VP at Banque Pictet
Are you a mother or father looking for support during your parenthood transition?
Please visit our sister brand, Thriving Parents, to find out more about the range of coaching programmes and e-courses available.