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Big Careers, Small Children — 232 episodes
Rupert Brown - Making Better Career and Family Decisions During Times of Transformation
{CEO Series} Ori Carmel - How to Make Better Decisions About Work and Family
[Future of Work] Prof Gudrun Sander - How to Build a Better Workplace that Truly Supports Working Parents
Ahed Serhal - How to Turn Guilt into Growth: Finding Balance as a Working Parent Abroad
{CEO Series} Heather Blundell - How to Navigate Leadership While Raising Young Children
Jess & Darryl Abelscroft - How to Navigate Shared Parental Leave
[Future Of Work] Dominic Holmes - How Flexible Working Will Redefine Success and Efficiency at Work
{CEO Series} Rebecca Brosnan - How Strategic Planning Can Help You Build a High-Impact Career and Family Life
Louise Donaghey FRAeS - How to Lead with Strength and Vulnerability as a Breadwinner Parent
{CEO Series} Dr Nara Daubeney - How To Let Go of Guilt and Redefine Success as a Working Parent
Nadia Bunyan MCIPD & Tatiana Pignon - How to Successfully Implement a 4-Day Week Without Sacrificing Impact
Jo Taylor & John Pyle - International Careers & Parenthood: How to Thrive When Pursuing a Global Career and Raising a Family
Dan Reed - The Power of Authenticity And How Parenthood Can Strengthen Leadership
(C-Suite Series) Steph Hind - How to Balance Leadership, Parenting, and Wellbeing Without Sacrifice
(C-Suite Series) Susie Warran-Smith CBE DL - How to Overcome Guilt and Build a Successful Career as a Parent
(C-Suite Series) Jane Hollinshead - How to Navigate a Squiggly Career and Find Success on Your Own Terms
(C-Suite Series) Heather Black - How Upskilling Can Unlock a Flexible and Fulfilling Career
(C-Suite Series) Sylwia Wolos - Leaders Plus Senior Leader Mentor on How to Thrive in a C-Suite Role While Raising a Family
(C-Suite Series) Verena Hefti MBE - Celebrating 200 Episodes: The Journey of Leaders Plus and How to Navigate Career Progression for Working Parents
(C-Suite Series) Elizabeth Willetts - How to Break the Glass Ceiling While Juggling Career Ambitions and Parenthood
BITE-SIZED: Verena Hefti MBE - Balancing the Holiday Mental Load
Dr. Whitney Casares - Why Self-Care for Parents is Key to Thriving at Work and Home
Brigid Schulte - Overcoming Overwork with Strategies for a Balanced Life
Carin-Isabel Knoop - Control Isn’t Everything: Embracing Kindness in Life, Parenting, and Leadership
Tom Shaw - How to Create Counterbalance in Your Life & Career
Sally Hamm & Matt Hamm - How to Communicate With Each Other as a Dual Career Couple
Brad Johnson & David G. Smith - How to be a Great Ally in the Workplace
{CEO Series} Tiffany Sauder - How to Harness the Incredible Power of Networking
[Future of Work] Tatiana Pignon - Does the Four Day Week Really Work?
{CEO Series} Polly Neate - How to Find Purpose in Your Work
Emily Wilton & Jo Goring - How Job Sharing Benefits Organisations & What Job Sharing Can Teach You About Leadership
Ferzana Bham & Bethany Pearson - How to Self-Promote at Work & Build Relationships
Nathalie Holdstock - How to Thrive as a Shift Worker When You're a Parent of Young Children
[Future of Work] Lucy Kemp - How AI Will Impact the Future of Work & How to Prevent Women From Leaving the Workforce
Nicky Lowe - How to Avoid Burnout as a Working Parent
Helen Balcome & Kate Groom - How to Implement Outcome-based Management
Gethin Nadin - How to Build Better Employee Experiences for Working Parents & Ensuring the Voice in Your Head Speaks Kindly
Dr. Malissa Clark - How to Set Boundaries as a Workaholic & Learn to be More Present as a Parent
Paul J. Sullivan - How to Become a Lead Dad & Parent Out Loudly
Dr. Sonia Damle - How to Navigate Shift Work as a Parent & the Benefits of Self-Rostering in the NHS & Beyond
[Future of Work] Lizzie Penny & Alex Hirst - How Workstyle (Rather Than Flexible Working) Could Change the Way You Work Forever
[Future of Work] Denise Wilson OBE - How the UK is Working to Achieve Gender Balance at Board Level & What Still Needs to Change
[Future of Work] Bruce Daisley - How to Reduce the Number of Meetings in Your Workplace & Change the Organisational Culture
Rosie Hewat - How to Handle the Call Back to the Office & Tips on Requesting Flexible Working
Elizabeth Willetts - How to Get Your Flexible Working Request Approved & Why the Future of Work is Hybrid
Charlotte Boujassy - How to Let Go of the Pressure of Being a Perfect Parent & Progress Your Career
Thorey V. Proppe - How Data Can Improve DEI Policies & Help Close the Gender Pay Gap
Brita Fernandez Schmidt - How to Learn to Trust Your Intuition & Manage Your Fears
Lea Henry - How to Manage Perfectionism When Combining a Big Career & Young Children
Polly Ogden Duffy - How to Progress a Senior Career in a Male-Dominated Industry & Work Flexibly
Dr. Ana Catalano Weeks - Managing Mental Load While Balancing Career and Parenthood
Jane Green - How to Approach Your Employer for Reduced Working Days and Tips on Transitioning to a Flexible Role
Heather Taylor - How to Accelerate Your Career Whilst Balancing Life as a Parent, Learning to Takes Risks & Life on the Board of Pregnant Then Screwed
{CEO Series} Sam Butters - The Benefits of being a Co-CEO & How to Navigate Morning Sickness in a Senior Role
Rachel Allison - Tips for Managing Your Personal Brand & How to Build a PR Agency as a New Mother
Ellen Taaffe - How to Overcome Perfectionism & Master Self Promotion, Plus How to Support More Women into Senior Leadership Positions
Daniel Astarita - How to Combine IVF, Fatherhood & a Senior Leadership Career
Sonia Sudhakar - How to Improve Confidence & Resilience as a Senior Leader & Getting to a Director Level Role
{CEO Series} Natasha Porter OBE - Why Being a CEO is One of the Best Jobs to Combine a Big Career and Small Children
Big Careers, Small Children - A Podcast for Ambitious Parents Progressing Senior Careers
Dr. Amy Diehl & Dr. Leanne Dzubinski - Shattering the Gender Bias Barriers Still Holding Women Back at Work
Jessica Calarco - Why Women Have Become a Social Safety Net & What Needs to Change
🎧 Throwback: Dr Martha Deiros Collado on Being Present With Your Children & Dealing With Feelings Of Guilt
Brian Ballantyne - Working Fatherhood: Expectations of Masculinity & Whether Training Can Change Behaviour
{CEO SERIES} Charlotte Hill OBE - Being a CEO & Enjoying Your Young Children
Rosie McLeod - Career Progression Gaps: Research Findings on Parents' Career Ambitions & How Employers Can Retain & Support Them
Janet Daby MP -How to Combine a Senior Career as an MP With Young Children
Melissa Blisset - Gender Pay Gap: How Individuals & Employers Can Work to Close It
Paul Morgan-Bentley - Equal Parenting & How Sharing the Load Can Help Career Progression
🎧 #Throwback: Mary Ann Sieghart on the Authority Gap
{CEO Series} Matthew Hayes - How to Combine CEO Life With Parenting Young Children
{CEO Series} Laura Citron - Why the CEO Role is Perfect for Working Parents
{CEO Series} Michelle Harrison - Does Society Think That Men & Women Are Equally Suitable to Lead? Findings from the Reykjavik Index.
Dr Jasmin Islam - How to Set Boundaries & Ask for What You Need When Balancing Career & Family
Kate Smith - How Small Steps Can Lead to Big Changes & Bringing Your Authentic Self to Work
⚡️Monday Motivation: Alex Pang on Implementing a 4 Day Week
Dominic Holmes - How to Resize a Client Facing Role from 5 to 4 Days
⚡️ Monday Motivation: Jennifer Petriglieri - How to Work With Your Partner to Increase the Chances of Career Success
Helen Gillett - How to Build a Board Career
⚡️ Monday Motivation: Vanessa Bohns - How to Increase Your Chances of a Yes
Lydia Leipert & Rebecca Zöller - How to Make Job Sharing Work
⚡️ Monday Motivation: Anita Kerwin-Nye - How to Combine a Big Career & Small Children
Drake Peabody - How to Network to Support Your Career Development
Karen Dillon - Overcoming Microstress: How Little Things Can Pile Up & Create Big Problems & What to Do About It
🎧 Throwback: Dr Jennifer Petriglieri on How Dual Career Couples Make it Work
🎧 Throwback: Fiona McDonnell on Finding a Work/Life Rhythm
🎧 Throwback: Nick Wilkie on Taking Career Breaks as a CEO
🎧 Throwback: Lucy Walker on How to Become a Non-Executive Director
🎧 Throwback Episode: Mother Pukka on Flexible Working
Ashley Quinto Powell - Practical Strategies for Selling Yourself When You're a Busy Working Parent
Children Starting School? Practical Tips for Ambitious Working Parents
Polly MacKenzie - How to Drive Change & Create Powerful Policies for Working Parents
Christian Uhle - How to Find Meaning in Both Life & Work
Ann Crumley - Compassionate Leadership & Being Human at Work & How Being a Working Parent Has Changed in the Last 30 Years
Helen Gillett - How to Move a Full Time Job to 3 or 4 Days Without Exhausting Yourself in the Process & Choosing Work Purposefully
John Higgins - Unlocking the Power of Silence: Creating Inclusive Workplaces and Balancing Work-Life Dynamics
Helen Stenhouse & Alison Hilton (People Puzzles) - What Really Holds Employers Back From Offering Flexibility at Work & What Can Be Done About It
Tobi Asare - How to Negotiate a Pay Rise & Avoid the Part-Time Penalty & Practical Tips to Show Your Value at Work
Jessica Heagren - The Careers After Babies Report & Why Businesses Are Not Holding On To Talented Women After They Have Children
Compilation Episode – Practical Tips for Parents Working in the NHS
Graihagh Crawshaw-Sadler - Negotiating Flexible Working During the Recruitment Process & Managing Emails On Your Day Off
EMPLOYER CHANGE MAKERS: Emma Codd, Global Inclusion Leader, Deloitte, on DEI Strategy & Implementing Culture Change That Works
Geraldine Butler-Wright - How to Job Hunt Using Your Network & Making Those First 100 Days in a New Role Count Whilst Making Time for Self-Care
Deborah Grayson Riegel & Sophie Riegel - Strategies for Overcoming Guilt & Over Thinking as a Working Parent & How to Ask for Help
EMPLOYER CHANGE MAKERS: Dr Claartje Vinkenburg on Diversity & Inclusion in Careers
Dax Grant - Humanizing Business & Leading Positive Change
Adirupa Sengupta - Leading Across Boundaries, Finding Your Purpose & Travelling Internationally for Work When You Have a Young Family
Catherine Muge and Dr Tom Bashford - How to Navigate Shared Parental Leave as a Dual Career Couple
Geraldine Butler-Wright - Thinking About a Career Change?
Verena Hefti MBE & Jemma Biteye - Practical Tips for Working Parents: Equal Career Progression
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Joanna Santinon - How to Navigate a Demanding Career & IVF
Laura Harrison & Rajani Rao: What it Takes to Make a Mentoring Relationship Transformational
Tina Miller - How to Share Primary Caring Responsibilities Equally & Addressing the Issue of Female Dominated Caring
Wendy K Smith - Both/And Thinking - Why We Don't Need to Choose Between Two Things We Love
Anita Nowak - How Can We Leverage Empathy for Personal, Organisational & Social Change
Michelle Bradley - How to Overcome Burnout as a Busy Working Mother & Leading an Organisation with Empathy
Alex Budak - How to Have a Changemaker Mindset & Lead Change for Working Parents in Your Organisation
Lou Conran - How to Deal With a Termination for Medical Reasons & Cope With Loss When You Also Need to Work
Dr Martha Deiros Collado - How to Be Present With Your Children at Home & Not Feel Guilty About Leaving Them When at Work
Dr. Beth A Livingston - Shared Sisterhood: How to Take Collective Action for Racial & Gender Equity at Work, Plus Tips on Spousal Negotiation
Angela McConville - Motherhood, Leadership & the Importance of Seeking Progress Not Perfection
Veronica Hope Hailey - How to Build Trust At Work, Especially When Working Flexibly
Bonus Episode: Finding a High Quality Mentor
Dhivya O'Connor - What it Takes to Become a Charity CEO When You're a Parent, Moving from the Corporate to the Charity Sector & How to Find an Excellent Mentor
Clarissa Ward - Reporting From the Front Line When You Have Children, Making Peace With the Mother You Are Not & Embracing the Mother You Are
Prof. Roz Shafran - How to Cope When Your Child is Unwell, Has Additional Needs or is Going Through a Challenging Time
Dr Lisa Grover - How to Prepare for Pay Negotiations, Including Tips on How & Where to Research & Utilising Your Networks
Lucy McAuliffe - Progressing Your Career When You Have Premature Twins, Moving from 2 to 3 Children & Dealing With Assumptions When in a Same-Sex Couple
Kate Jarman - Building a Movement for Change in Flexible Working & Being Your Authentic Self at Work
A Message for Any Listeners Working in the NHS
Dr. Christian Busch - How to Create Your Own Good Luck & Cultivate Serendipity
Nadia Bunyan - How to Progress Your Career Internally, Choose Your Employer Wisely & Balance International Travel Whilst Raising a Family
Compilation Episode - Letting Go of Working Parent Guilt
Kami Norland - How to Lead With Compassion, Build Trust & Create Compassionate Organisations
Karen Squires - From Hairdresser to A&E Consultant: Progressing a Career in Emergency Medicine Whilst Raising a Young Family
Compilation Episode: The Best Tips for Working Couples
Alice Kan - Directing the AstraZeneca Covid Vaccine Roll Out Whilst Balancing Family Commitments
Wendy Merricks - How to Work Full Time When You're a Parent & Not Feel Guilty, Why Small Steps Can Get You to the Big Positions & How to Have Self Belief When Under Pressure
Guy Duncan Neale - How to Have a Big Career, Be Present With Your Kids & Work Regular Hours
Suzy Reading - Self Care for Busy Working Parents, How to Make Self Care a Daily Practice & Tips for Boosting Your Energy During Moments of Overwhelm
Dr. Christina Venzin - Coming Back From a Career Break, Progressing Your Career When Other People Tell You Not to & Why it's Okay to Change Your Priorities
Welcome to Big Careers, Small Children
Laurie Weingart - Learn How to Say No, Why Saying No is Crucial for Promotion & Tips for Identifying Your Non-Promotable Tasks
Ian Dinwiddy - Supporting Dads to Make Brave Decisions, Removing Barriers Around Shared Parental Leave & Why Gender Equality at Home Influences Work
Steph Douglas - Growing a Successful Business as a Parent, Challenging Expectations, Safe Guarding Time to Think and Equality at Home
Lauren Seager-Smith FRSA - Practical Tips to Help With Bullying, the Dual Challenge of Caring for Kids & Older Parents & Why We All Need Circles of Support
Amy Gibbs - Becoming a CEO, Working 4 Days a Week, Setting Boundaries & Prioritising Self Care
Carlotta Negri di Sanfront: Being Present With Your Kids When You Have a High Profile Career & Figuring Out When it is the Right Time to Have a Baby
Mary Ann Sieghart - Why Women Are Still Taken Less Seriously Than Men & What to do About It
Professor Vanessa Bohns - How to Influence Others to Say Yes, Why You Have More Power Than You Think & Learning How to Reframe Rejection
Claire Ferreira (Mums in Marketing) - Practical Steps for Beating Imposter Syndrome, How to be Paid What You're Worth & Why Community is Essential for Working Parents
Dr. Heejung Chung - Why Flexible Working Can Lead to Exploitation, Especially for Women
Jane Galloway - How to Successfully Request Flexible Working, Juggling Two Careers, Finding Your Tribe & Silencing Your Inner Critic
Vicky Fox (The Supreme Court) - Becoming a CEO, Working Flexibly & Making Brave Career Decisions
Jane Beeston (Colart) - How Being a Parent Positively Impacted My Senior Leadership Career, Imposter Syndrome & Bringing Your Whole Self to Work
Elliott Rae - Equal Parenting, Masculinity & Dads Mental Health
The Job Share Pair - Everything You Need to Know About Job Sharing
Gabriel Davies - Why Ambition Shouldn't be a Dirty Word
Sharath Jeevan - Finding Your Motivation and Inner Drive
Compilation Episode: Finding a Job With Purpose
Compilation Episode: The Best Tips for Managing Workload, Mental Health and Well Being
Catherine O'Brien - Sharing the Mental Load & Finding Time For Your Partner
Fiona McDonnell - Defining Your Work/Life Rhythm, Dealing With a Bad Boss & Finding Purpose in Your Career
Sylvia Opara - Dealing With Inappropriate Workplace Behaviour, Thriving in a Male Dominated Industry & Progressing Your Career When You Want a Big Family
Claudia T Miller - Equal Pay & Practical Tips for Securing the Pay Rise You Deserve
We're Changing Our Name!
Geraldine Butler-Wright - Career Changes, Transferable Skills & Learning How to Sell Yourself
Lee Higgins - Diverse Networking: How to Ensure You Cultivate Connections Who Aren't Just Like You & How to Virtual Network Strategically
Carole Robin Ph.D - Building Exceptional Relationships
Flora Letanka - Being an Exec Director whilst having young children
Michael Baran, Ph.D. - Tackling Subtle Acts of Exclusion
Katie Warringer- Exceptional Performance in Challenging Circumstances
Fellowship Live Podcast- Honest Reflections on Career Ambitions and Insight into the Fellowship
Reverend Carla Maurer - Finding Purpose and Setting Boundaries
New Series Preview
Verena Hefti - Getting the Most Out of Maternity Leave
Lucy Walker - How to Become a Non-Executive Director (NED) & Diversity on Boards
SPECIAL EPISODE #IWD2021: Kim Rowell - Returning to Work & Things I'd Tell My Pregnant Self
Michele Zanini - Making the Workplace More Human-Centred
Michelle Mitchell OBE - Being a Charity CEO While Raising a Family
Jasmin Paris - Can You Perform Exceptionally Well When You Have a Baby? Breaking Records Whilst Being a Mother
Lee Higgins - Everything You Need to Know Before Applying for a Senior Leadership Role & The Importance of Diverse Recruitment
Jessica Chivers - Career Progression in Part-time Roles
Verena Hefti - Starting an Award-Winning Social Enterprise Whilst Bringing Up Babies & Dealing With Imposter Syndrome
Lauren Currie OBE - How to Increase Your Visibility at Work After Maternity or Parental Leave
SPECIAL EPISODE: How to Prepare for the Primary School Transition
Dr Funke Abimbola MBE - How to Be a Good Ally, Dealing With Microaggressions & Becoming an Expert Public Speaker
James Lloyd - Changing People's Minds on Flexible Working
Fiona Jackson & Radhika Bajaj - How to Find a Sponsor for Career Growth
Laura Harrison - How to Work Part-Time in a Senior Role & Not Work Full-Time Anyway (Tips for Dropping Down to 3 or 4 Days)
Becky Maxwell - Working in Emergency Medicine, Leading in a Crisis & Managing Uncertainty
Lori Mihalich-Levin - Returning to Work Mindfully & Tips to Deal With Important Life Transitions
Rebecca Seal - How to Work From Home and Not Lose Your Mind
Chris Bryant - How to Work Part-Time in a Senior Role, Get Paid Fairly & Learn to Say No!
Sophie Walker - How to Drive Change in Your Workplace & Advice on Dealing With Structural Inequalities
Panel Discussion: Motherhood, Work & Identity - an Honest Conversation
Professor Shani Orgad - Why Mothers Leave the Workforce & What We Can Learn From It & Making Structural Changes at Work
Dr Hayaatun Sillem CBE - How to Deal With Microaggressions & Unconscious Bias at Work & Tips to Become a Key Person of Influence
Dom Holmes - How to Work Part-Time in a Senior Client Facing Role & How to Make Smart Career Choices Based on Your Values
Alex Pang - How to Get More Done By Working Less & Convincing Your Employer on the Benefits of a 4 Day Week
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox {Part 2} - How to Increase Your Impact Without Increasing Your Workload & Why Your 40s & 50s Might be Your Best Decades at Work
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox {Part 1} – Gender Balance at Work: How to Convince Senior Leaders Who Don’t Care About Gender Equality to Take Action to Support Parents
Dr Maja Korica {Part 2} - How to Network Virtually & Increase Your Visibility With Senior Leaders
Dr Maja Korica {Part 1} - How to Get Senior Leaders to Really Listen, Finding a Sponsor & Tips for Career Progression
Dr Sue Black OBE - How to Shape the Career You Want, Tips to Get Promoted & Women in Tech
Anita Kerwin-Nye - How to Know Your Worth, Challenge Prejudices & Lead Authentically & Why Chickens Are Critical To Lockdown
Dr Jennifer Petriglieri - Surviving Lockdown! How Working Couples Can Thrive Whilst Juggling Careers & Home Schooling During Times of Crisis
Dr Suhana Ahmed: How to Lead in a Crisis & why Biscuits and Handcream are Essential
Prof Rosie Campbell: The Impact of Covid-19 on Parents, Gender Equality & Career Progression
Paul Fisher: The Art of Negotiation: How to ask for a Pay Rise & Request Flexible Working
Workload Management Panel Discussion - Strategies for Coping During Lockdown
Dr. Martha Deiros Collado - CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL: Talking to Children About Covid-19
Alexandra Marks CBE - Maternal Instinct, Societal Expectations & Balancing a Magic Circle Law Career With a Young Family
Kath Austin - Starting Your Own Business & Developing a Strong Brand, Mum Guilt & Being a Present Parent
Sam Bethune - Setting Up HSBC's Flexible Working Network & Advice on Finding a Job Share
Dr Jennifer Petriglieri - How Dual Career Couples Can Thrive at Home & Work & Top 3 Things to Strengthen the Positive Impact of Your Relationship on Your Career
Ruth & Colin Stuart - Combining Ambitious Careers, Sharing the Mental Load and Dealing With Challenges as a Couple
Mother Pukka - Campaigning for Flexible Working, Miscarriage and the Realities of Working With Your Partner
Laura Harrison - Building Relationships When You Hate Networking, Negotiating Pay From a HR's Perspective & What Happens Behind Closed Doors When You Submit a Flexible Working Request
Dr Geraldine Strathdee OBE - Mental Health, Having Purpose & the Importance of Being True to Your Values When Progressing Your Career
Tim Allen - Taking Shared Parental Leave & How to Ensure You Don't Miss Out When it Comes to Appraisal
Poppy Jaman OBE - Overcoming Workload Overwhelm, Managing Your Wellbeing & Mental Health
Tanya Stevens - Advice on Flexible Working & Practical Tips When Applying for Senior Leadership Roles
Ufi Ibrahim - Senior Leadership & Single Parenthood
Susannah Hardyman - CEO Role in 4 Days & Miscarriage
Prof Dame Jane Dacre - First Ever NHS Job Share & Gender Pay Gap Review
Nick Wilkie - Career Breaks & Judgment of Parents
Dame Helena Morrissey - Senior Leadership & Diversity
Elizabeth Emens - Managing Life Admin, Avoiding Overwhelm & Exhaustion
Hannah Essex - Making a Job Share Work
Dr Susie Minson - NHS Leadership Career & Juggling a Young Family