Big Careers, Small Children
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Can you build a successful career without sacrificing your well-being?
This week, Verena Hefti MBE speaks with Tom Shaw, author of Counterbalance: How to Build Your Career Without Ruining Your Life and a Senior Leader Mentor at Leaders Plus.
Tom talks about counterbalance and why it's important to be intentional about what matters most.
Together, Tom and Verena explore making difficult decisions, reducing burnout, and thriving in your career without compromising your life. Tom also shares the key attributes for combining career, family and our personal lives, so we can create a truly fulfilling life whilst also protecting our wellbeing.
We hope you enjoy the conversation.
Show Notes:
- Tom's book Counterbalance is now available in bookshops and via Amazon.
- Connect with Tom on LinkedIn.
If you are looking to progress your career after having children then the award-winning Leaders Plus Cross-Sector Fellowship is specifically designed for working parents with management responsibilities, who want to progress their careers and reach their full potential professionally. Find out more.
When you're a dual career couple, it can be tricky to coordinate schedules and balance work and family life.
This week, Verena Hefti MBE is joined by married couple Sally Hamm and Matt Hamm, Occupational Medicine Physicians (who worked together as Air Force Flight Surgeons), who share four children alongside their busy senior careers.
Sally and Matt open up about how they have evolved their thinking around combining raising their family and progressing their careers.
The couple share practical advice on how they prioritise what they say yes to and strategies for communicating with your partner to ensure you truly share the load.
We hope you enjoy the conversation.
Show Notes:
- Connect with Sally and Matt on LinkedIn.
- Find resources for dual career couples, including our free couples checklist, on the Leaders Plus website: www.leadersplus.org/resources/couples
If you are looking to progress your career after having children, then the award-winning Leaders Plus Cross-Sector Fellowship is specifically designed for working parents with management responsibilities who want to progress their careers and reach their full potential professionally. Find out more.
In this episode, Verena discusses the importance of allyship in the workplace.
She is joined by Brad Johnson and David G. Smith, authors of the book: Good Guys: How Men Can Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace.
As well as discussing what men can do to support their female colleagues, Brad and David discuss ways we can all support members of minorities in order to help everyone thrive professionally.
We hope you enjoy the conversation.
Show Notes:
- Good Guys is out on the 13th of October, pre-order here
- Visit Workplace Allies at www.workplaceallies.com
- Interested to join our Leaders Plus ESG peer support network? Get in touch
If you are looking to progress your career after having children then the award-winning Leaders Plus Cross-Sector Fellowship is specifically designed for working parents with management responsibilities, who want to progress their careers and reach their full potential professionally. Find out more.
In this episode, Verena is joined by Tiffany Sauder, CEO of Element Three and mother of four.
Tiffany breaks down some of the key factors which have led to her inspiring success.
From prioritising what really matters to the power of networking, this conversation is a must-listen for anyone looking for tangible career and family advice.
We hope you enjoy the conversation.
This episode is part of our CEO Series, spotlighting parents with young children who hold a CEO role.
Show Notes:
- Connect with Tiffany on LinkedIn
- Find out more about Element Three.
A senior-level career doesn’t have to come at the expense of being a present parent. If you are interested in progressing your senior job and balancing your family life, take a look at our Senior Director's Fellowship: www.leadersplus.org/seniorleadersplusfellowship
Is the four day working week the future of work, or a luxurious dream?
In this episode of Big Careers, Small Children, Verena is joined by Tatiana Pignon, Head of Development at The Autonomy Institute, an independent research organisation that focuses on the future of the working world.
In this intriguing conversation, Tatianna discusses Autonomy's fascinating research on the shorter working week and the elements of their discoveries that you could apply in your organisation.
We hope you enjoy the conversation.
This episode is part of the future of work series, where we explore how work will change in the future to help everyone thrive and progress their careers equitably regardless of circumstances.
Show Notes:
- Connect with Tatianna on LinkedIn
- Find out more about The Autonomy Institute
We know how difficult it can be to balance an ambitious career with raising a family especially if you’ve taken time off to focus on your children or opted for a lower grade role to accommodate the demands of family life. That's why we created the Future Leader's Programme.
If you are interested in progressing your career and nurturing your family at the same time, take a look at The Future Leader's Programme:
https://www.leadersplus.org/futureleadersplus