Reap the Rewards of Retaining Top Talent
Helping parents navigate key transitions to thrive at work and life in support of more diverse workplaces.
“The pandemic has intensified challenges that women already face at work. If companies make significant investments in building a more flexible and empathetic workplace, they can retain the employees most impacted by today’s crises and create more opportunities for women to succeed in the long term.”
Women in the Workplace, McKinsey’s 2020 Research
Parental Transition
A MAJOR CAREER PINCHPOINT FOR WOMEN
Outside of the impact of the pandemic, research over years prior to this, has pointed to the decision to start a family as a critical career milestone.
Without minimising the complexity that becoming a parent adds to the lives of professional men, the impact on FEMALE TALENT and their career potential, is immense. The share of women in leadership positions remains low, despite progress over the last 10 years, making the business case for diversity stronger than ever.
Our Parental Transition Coaching Programme support parents before, during and after parental leave to manage this transformational period of their lives. The focus is on a smooth transition for the individual, their line manager and their team.
OUR CLIENTS
WHAT COMPANIES ARE SAYING
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“It has been hugely successful due to the empathy, experience and passion of their coaches in supporting our working mothers and more recently working dads, grapple with the realities of their dual roles.”
Melany and the team have had a close association and relationship with Bowmans for the last five years. The most important contribution Great Expectations has made to Bowmans, is the addition of our Parental Coaching Programme. It has been hugely successful due to the empathy, experience and passion of their coaches in supporting our working mothers and more recently working dads, grapple with the realities of their dual roles. The commitment that Great Expectations has shown in this regard has contributed towards making Bowmans a firm that celebrates and embraces working parents.
For the past five years, since we introduced the hugely successful Parental Transition Coaching Programme to our firm, Melany has been a trusted business advisor and her enthusiasm, passion and insight incredibly valued and appreciated. It has been such a pleasure to partner with the Great Expectations team on this wonderfully authentic, sometimes messy and organic journey and we look forward to doing more of it!
- Lee Ann Greyling, Head of Organisational Effectiveness, Bowmans
Benefits to your organisation
INCREASE
The proportion of women, especially senior women, who return to pursue their careers post maternity.
FACILITATE
Faster and more seamless re-integration into the business and return to full productivity for women who have been on maternity leave.
STRENGTHEN
The talent pipeline and deepen gender diversity to meet strategic and performance goals.
SHIFT
In traditional thinking and bias towards working parents.
WHAT WOMEN ARE SAYING
“The Maternity Transition Programme has been one of the most valuable learning journeys I have ever been on. The programme ensured a “smooth” transition back into the workplace and into the world of being a working mom. It helped me overcome feelings of guilt and gave me practical techniques to assist me in balancing my career with my family life and personal growth. Melany was not only a coach, but a mentor with so much personal experience to share.”
- Louise Schoonwinkel Managing Director, Optimi Home