Ruth & Colin Stuart - Combining Ambitious Careers, Sharing the Mental Load and Dealing With Challenges as a Couple

This week on Leaders With Babies Verena is joined by our first ever couple, Ruth and Colin Stuart.Ruth and Colin (who are parents to a young daughter) both have successful leadership careers in their own right. Ruth as Head of Strategy Development at the CIPD (the main membership organisation for HR Directors) and Colin as a respected astronomy author and international speaker. In order to progress your career and get to the most senior jobs, it can be essential to have a supportive partner. In this honest and open discussion, the pair chat about how their relationship has evolved since having a child, what they do to support each other now and how they deal with challenges as a couple. As both pursue ambitious careers Ruth and Colin share some of the practical steps they've put in place to support their family, plus how they manage the 'mental load' and ensure it's not one persons job to project manage the family!Are you progressing a big career whilst raising small children? Each month we send out a helpful round-up email featuring useful info and brave new ideas for ambitious mums and dads. Sign up now.Applications are now open for our NHS FellowshipOur FMLM accredited NHS Fellowship is a career development programme for working parents in the NHS who want to lead positive change. Apply by 11/07. Find out more.