Power of the Parent

Mar 03 2025 54 ep. 25 mins 5
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Charlotte Speak, founder of Power of the Parent, talks with parents about their experiences returning to work, shifts their careers have taken, why flexible working isn't a parent-only issue and much more.

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S6 Ep20: When Flexible Working Has Become a Parent Only Issue

Mar 03 2025 6 mins  
How often is flexible working synonymous with parents or those with caring responsibilities? Taking it broader means we can shrink the chances of ‘them and us’ and ‘flood gates’ mentality, and instead build it into a whole organisational narrative. Flex is such a rich tapestry of set ups, even the trickiest of believers could find a version that works for them! Don’t be

S6 Ep19: Engaging Line Managers 2.0

Feb 24 2025 5 mins  
One of the early episodes from the series was about engaging line managers, and I think I said at the time it’s a mahoosive topic and I’d be back with more in the not too distant future…so here I am! The three things we’re covering today are: Remove your assumptions about training The senior leader role models Make it easy, but don’t spoon feed My view with line man

S6 Ep18: Power of the Parent: The Strategy Club

Feb 17 2025 6 mins  
This episode is going to be a bit different - it’s dedicated to sharing with you some info on the brand new Strategy Club from Power of the Parent®. It’s the biggest change up in my business in the almost seven years I’ve been running it, and I’ve poured months of research and design into creating something I believe is going to be a game changer for those charged with s

S6 Ep17: Supporting Those with Caring Responsibilities in the Workplace

Feb 10 2025 26 mins  
It’s time for another wonderful guest, and this time it’s Charlie Beswick - training consultant, author of ‘Our Altered Life’ and an all round incredible voice for championing parents in the workplace who are also care givers. My experience with Charlie has been that she does an amazing job of blending, sharing her own realities, but also reminding us all this group of peop

S6 Ep16: Supporting a Strong Return®

Feb 03 2025 6 mins  
The OG of topics around here is supporting people returning to the workplace after any form of parental leave, so it’s time to dive in on the podcast! Great returns from parental leave don’t happen by accident, and no amount of stand alone workshops will create the transformation - it has to be a team effort. So, in this episode I’m going to take you upstream with the three t

S6 Ep15: Engagement During Parental Leave

Jan 27 2025 6 mins  
Keeping someone engaged during parental leave can feel a bit like a dark art. How do we make sure we’re not coming on too strong, but also, what if we look a bit aloof? The amount of organisations I’ve worked with who retrospectively wish they’d have talked about this more overtly is huge - I’ll go out on a limb and say non-scientifically, 95% of clients over the last seven

S6 Ep14: Sleep and Parents in the Workplace

Jan 20 2025 32 mins  
This week we’re tackling a gigantic topic that often gets filed under ‘it is what it is’. Sleep. And luckily I’m not alone - Nicole Ratcliffe, the Workplace Sleep Coach, came along to chat to me about the 3 things she wants employers to know when it comes to the impact of sleep in the workplace. The three things she covered were: The gendered reality of sleep deprivat

S6 Ep13: Helping Someone Prepare for Parental Leave

Jan 13 2025 7 mins  
Look for a book on preparing to become a parent, and you’re hit with a tsunami of the things. Cast your eyes around to devour something that includes the workplace angle too and you’ll be hard pushed to find it. But it’s an incredibly important step and one that we can’t continue to overlook and assume great engagement for parents in the workplace happens by accident. In

S6 Ep12: Harnessing Your Productivity

Jan 06 2025 18 mins  
Welcome, welcome to the first episode of 2025! I’m kicking off with a big one, and I’m joined by Sophie Cliff - who today celebrates the publication day of her second book - The Hustle Cure. Sophie aka The Joyful Coach is a positive psychology practitioner, founder of Joy Futures and is usually juggling life with a toddler. A really common question I get from leaders and line

S6 Ep11: Goodbye to 2024!

Dec 16 2024 2 mins  
Not sure I should really call this an episode, because it’s actually saying cheerio to 2024 and I’ll be back in 2025! Whatever the coming weeks and months look like or mean to you, I hope you stay well, remember those boundaries and I’ll see you in the New Year! If you want to submit a topic to be covered on the podcast next year, please email me charlotte.speak@power-of-the