Comeback Coach

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Hello Bright Minds, this episode is a conversation I’ve been looking forward to having ever since one of the coaches in my team at The Talent Keeper Specialists - the wonderful Shiobhaun - coached her and told me about what a star she is. 

Rowena Tolley is a trademark partner at intellectual property firm Kilburn & Strode, based in the London team. They work with clients of all sizes across all industries, protecting their brands and inventions.

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Hello Bright Minds, welcome to 2023. If you're feeling a bit flat and need help cranking up again professionally, this episode is for you. Please share generously with your team mates. 

In this very short episode I share five tips for getting your head back into work as easily, smoothly and enjoyably as possible. Here they are in a nutshell:

1. Do something difficult.
2. Do something easy.
3. Walk - article on divergent thinking and walking here.
4. Half a half day away day with yourself.
5. Connect with someone you admire or envy.

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Hello Bright Minds, my guest coachee today is Rachel, a senior marketing and insight professional and mum of two boys who recently returned to work after an extended period of sick leave after suffering from burnout.
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Four key takeouts from this episode:
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1. Assume people want to help you and that you deserve to be helped. Share what your ‘dream’ help would be and let them negotiate downwards if needs be! (For Rachel this was having one set of grandparents have the boys after lunch every Saturday until Sunday morning for 6 months).
   
   
2. Career change is possible and that it takes time – how much time depends on how much you need your current salary.
   
   
3. Setting aside time for exploration of possible different career options is vital – this is the foundation for making a plan for HOW you’re going to make the shift. 
   
   
4. Having an end date for the exploration phases focuses the mind – for Rachel this is five months (at which point she’ll turn 38).
    
    

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Emmie Faust is a past coachee, exited Founder, an Angel Investor, mother of four and passionate about supporting women. She recently launched Female Founders Rise to champion female founders and has aspirations to launch a micro-fund to invest in impact-led female-founded businesses.

We’re talking about Emmie’s experience of coming back from burnout and long covid and it’s a wonderfully candid conversation.

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Hello Bright Minds, my guests this time are Emma & Mark James. Emma is a buyer at TJX Europe and Mark is a primary school teacher. They have two children and Emma returned to work from maternity leave a few months before we had this conversation. 

Mark has just changed his work pattern to do three days a week and Emma works full time.

We talk about sharing the load at home and the great things that can happen when daddy works part-time.

I hope you enjoy(ed) it.

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Jessica talks to six brilliant women in big jobs talk about MANTRAS FOR HAPPINESS & SUCCESS. This is a snippet from career panel Q&A we hosted as part of The Talent Keeper Specialists' 10th birthday celebration (TTKS is the business behind the Comeback Community employee experience of which COMEBACK COACH is a part).

The six women:

• Daisy Allington - Chief Operating Officer, Cognitant
• Justine Anderson, Chief Operating Officer, BlackRock (EMEA)
• Debbie Dalzell, Global HR Director, GAM Investments
• Dr Melinda Rees, Chief Commercial Officer, Psyomics
• Jane Stiller, Chief Marketing Officer, ITV
• Selina Tyler, Head of UK Wholesale, Lombard Odier

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Jessica talks to six brilliant women in big jobs talk about BUILDING TRUST. This is a snippet from career panel Q&A we hosted as part of The Talent Keeper Specialists' 10th birthday celebration (TTKS is the business behind the Comeback Community employee experience of which COMEBACK COACH is a part).

The six women:

• Daisy Allington - Chief Operating Officer, Cognitant
• Justine Anderson, Chief Operating Officer, BlackRock (EMEA)
• Debbie Dalzell, Global HR Director, GAM Investments
• Dr Melinda Rees, Chief Commercial Officer, Psyomics
• Jane Stiller, Chief Marketing Officer, ITV
• Selina Tyler, Head of UK Wholesale, Lombard Odier

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Jessica talks to six brilliant women in big jobs talk about FAILURE. This is a snippet from career panel Q&A we hosted as part of The Talent Keeper Specialists' 10th birthday celebration (TTKS is the business behind the Comeback Community employee experience of which COMEBACK COACH is a part).

The six women:

• Daisy Allington - Chief Operating Officer, Cognitant
• Justine Anderson, Chief Operating Officer, BlackRock (EMEA)
• Debbie Dalzell, Global HR Director, GAM Investments
• Dr Melinda Rees, Chief Commercial Officer, Psyomics
• Jane Stiller, Chief Marketing Officer, ITV
• Selina Tyler, Head of UK Wholesale, Lombard Odier

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• Read Mothers Work! How to Get a Grip on Guilt and Make a Smooth Return to Work by Jessica Chivers.
• Contact us about executive coaching.

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Jessica talks to six brilliant women in big jobs talk about FLEXIBILITY. This is a snippet from career panel Q&A we hosted as part of The Talent Keeper Specialists' 10th birthday celebration (TTKS is the business behind the Comeback Community employee experience of which COMEBACK COACH is a part).

The six women:

• Daisy Allington - Chief Operating Officer, Cognitant
• Justine Anderson, Chief Operating Officer, BlackRock (EMEA)
• Debbie Dalzell, Global HR Director, GAM Investments
• Dr Melinda Rees, Chief Commercial Officer, Psyomics
• Jane Stiller, Chief Marketing Officer, ITV
• Selina Tyler, Head of UK Wholesale, Lombard Odier

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• DM Jessica on instagram @comebackcommuk
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• Read Mothers Work! How to Get a Grip on Guilt and Make a Smooth Return to Work by Jessica Chivers.
• Contact us about executive coaching.

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Jessica talks to six brilliant women in big jobs talk about GUILT. This is a snippet from career panel Q&A we hosted as part of The Talent Keeper Specialists' 10th birthday celebration (TTKS is the business behind the Comeback Community employee experience of which COMEBACK COACH is a part).

The six women:

• Daisy Allington - Chief Operating Officer, Cognitant
• Justine Anderson, Chief Operating Officer, BlackRock (EMEA)
• Debbie Dalzell, Global HR Director, GAM Investments
• Dr Melinda Rees, Chief Commercial Officer, Psyomics
• Jane Stiller, Chief Marketing Officer, ITV
• Selina Tyler, Head of UK Wholesale, Lombard Odier

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• DM Jessica on instagram @comebackcommuk
• Get Jessica's FREE fortnightly note, Pivotal.
• Watch our coaching Success Stories. 
• Take our new FREE Career Fuel diagnostic - and get a personalised free report.
• Read Mothers Work! How to Get a Grip on Guilt and Make a Smooth Return to Work by Jessica Chivers.
• Contact us about executive coaching.