Empowering Families, Enriching Workplaces
We work with organisations that want to create more inclusive cultures where working parents thrive.
When organisations don’t create the conditions for parents to thrive, they undermine their employee wellbeing or risk losing their talent altogether.
The impact on parents and their families is far-reaching, and the implications for employers of replacing this lost talent are huge: sickness and absence, productivity loss, recruitment costs, loss of essential skills and training and development costs of new hires.
Our mission is to empower organisations to create environments where parents not only excel professionally but thrive personally.
We provide comprehensive support for parents at each phase of parenting while helping them progress in their careers.
Did you know...
Mothers are 40% more likely than fathers to report experiencing significant work-life conflict. (Source: Pew Research Center)
Four in ten first-time mothers stated that their return to work after maternity leave was a more negative experience than expected. Those with negative experiences were 63% more likely to leave their company within six months compared with those with positive experiences (Source: Bloom, The Great Return Report 2021)
The number of women forced out of their jobs because they were pregnant and the number of working mums experiencing discrimination almost doubled between 2005-2015. (Source: Equality of Human Rights Commission)
More than 65% of working mums feel there are fewer career opportunities post-maternity leave, and almost half feel their chances of promotion have been negatively impacted (Source: Careering Into Motherhood, 2023)
89% of fathers report experiencing work-family conflict, with many feeling they don't spend enough time with their children. (Source: Pew Research Center)
Working mothers are 28% more likely to experience depression compared to working fathers and women without children. (Source: Harvard Business Review)
Fewer than 1 in 5 women feel confident returning to work after maternity leave, and 90% were not offered formal support through a returner programme. This lack of organisational support is so damaging that 37% consider handing in their notice (Source: People Management 2018)
How We Help Organisations
Our services include:
We support organisations to create workplaces that are inclusive and family-friendly.
Workshops and Training Programs
Engaging sessions and development programmes all designed to create more family-friendly cultures.
Parent Transition Coaching
Personalised coaching for employees as they prepare to become a parents and return to the workplace after parental leave.
Working Parent Coaching
Personalised coaching for working parents along their parenting pathway, helping them combine their careers and parenting in a more successful and sustainable way.
Line Manager Coaching and Training
Equipping managers with the skills to support their working parents effectively. Addressing the practical and psychological aspects of line managing an employee who is a working parent to support their ongoing success and development.
Investing in your working parents doesn't just benefit children and their families. All your employees benefit, and your organisation does, too.
"When companies are great for parents and aspiring parents, they tend to be great for everyone else as well."
“When companies are great for parents and aspiring parents, they tend to be great for everyone else as well. And those high-trust, parent-friendly workplaces aren’t just better for people. They’re better for business – with higher innovation and productivity. And they’re better for the world. Because every time a working parent can shift from their job duties to care for their kids in a kind, patient way – rather than a stressed-out way – we all win.”
Michael Bush, CEO, Great Place to Work
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Transform your workplace into a supportive, family-friendly environment with our expert support. Contact us to learn more about our services.
Partner with Us
Our approach is rooted in the understanding that a supportive workplace leads to happier, more productive employees and a stronger organisation. By partnering with us, you invest in the wellbeing of your employees and the long-term success of your company.
Head of Planning - St Modwens Homes
Anna Wilson
VP Global Head of Coaching
Naysan Firoozmand
Nicky began coaching me while I was on maternity leave with my second baby. Her insights and guidance have been incredibly valuable in helping me prepare for my return to work and manage ‘the juggle’ since I’ve been back.
Nicky’s coaching has been a huge benefit to me. Since working with Nicky, I’ve felt much better equipped to take steps to support my wellbeing and to thrive as a working mum.
Head of Planning - St Modwens Homes
Laura Bisbey
Back in the summer of 2020, with the global pandemic, our organisation identified a real need to support our working mums who were juggling home and work life. During this time, we also announced a merger like no other, bringing together two people-centric organisations. The demands of the roles had changed overnight and helping our people through this was a top priority. From our first conversation with Nicky she immediately understood our needs and was able to put together a personalised workshop full of very practical tips and guidance for our working mums. We have had fantastic feedback from all attendees and were thrilled to be able to put together individual coaching programmes for those who felt further support would be beneficial. We continue to receive great feedback from these too. We would highly recommend working with Nicky.
HR Business Partner UKG
Rebecca Taylor
Head of Planning - St Modwens Homes
Laura Bisbey
It was a pleasure to work with Nicky as part of our International Women’s Day Celebrations. Nicky was able to take our brief and build a insightful and thought-provoking presentation that was delivered to over 60 members of staff on the topic of maternal bias, followed by an engaging Q&A session. She achieved our objectives of raising awareness of maternal bias in the workplace, in a way that brought everyone together in the knowledge that you don’t have to be a working mum to be aware of this issue, nor to help address it either. I am sure that we will begin to build on the awareness that Nicky brought to the group and I hope that we will be able to invite her back to join us in the next steps of the journey as we begin to Live, Lead and Embed practices to counteract motherhood bias.
South Gloucestershire Council
Hayley Dunstan
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