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Quiet Quitting: The Culture Reset Gift Most Companies Needed
Read the latest article published in Forbes magazine from Teresa Hopke, Talking Talent’s CEO North America. Essentially, employees are declaring that enough is enough. The pandemic has opened their eyes to how fleeting and fragile life can be, and many are even wondering why they…
Working Parents & Carers
What working dads won’t tell you, but wished you knew…
Being a working father can be pretty challenging. But it seems that’s not something that everyone is willing to discuss or acknowledge.
Do company cultures really support working parents, with Jane van Zyl
Jane: In five years, time, when I think about what I'd like to see, I'm thinking very much of the working parents and carers who call us on our helpline. Their lack of access to justice and their lack of access to flexible working, because…
Creating Your Personal Brand In The Workplace
Andrea Palten: Hello, I'm Andrea, Palten your host for today's episode on Creating Your Personal Brand In The Workplace. With us, we have Robbie Green. She's an amazing coach, but she leads by example. And that's why she's on the show today. She and I…
Working Parents & Carers
The 3 major challenges facing working parents today (and how leaders can help)
Working parents and carers have always faced unique and difficult challenges in balancing their careers with the joys and pressures of looking after someone else. In the past, businesses have often overlooked this group of workers, or – in the worst cases – acted punitively…
Exploring perinatal mental health with Smart About Health’s Dr Laura David
Lucinda Quigley: Hi there, I'm Lucinda Quigley Head of Working Parents and Executive Coach at Talking Talent. Laura David: And hello, I'm Dr. Laura David. I'm an NHS GP and the founder of Smart About Health. This podcast is all about helping you tackle challenging…
Wellbeing
4 Ways That Leaders Can Ramp up the Resilience on Their Teams
Remember that famous Timex slogan? It went like this…”It takes a licking and keeps on ticking!” That is a picture of what resilience is. Resilience is that “bounce back-ability” factor. It’s a person’s capacity for rising from adversity, regaining strength, and ultimately reclaiming (or exceeding)…
Challenging Menopause Myths
"The younger generation coming through are definitely willing to take on new things, get the understanding out there, talk about this in the open and do something. But I think it's stuck at the top. We need the C-suite. We need buy-in from the C-suite…
Wellbeing
3 Reasons to Prioritize Leveling Up Your Employee Wellbeing Efforts
“Wellbeing Hour” is not mandatory per se, but there sure does seem to be an expectation that employees are to show up if they have no scheduled meetings. So, although well-meaning, this company’s wellbeing initiatives, like many others, are turning out to be more focused…
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