Jobshare Stories

What would part-time progression look like if jobsharing was normalised and widely adopted? That's the vision set out in this episode - where we speak with Lisi Bouchard and Madeleine Cullum, who jobshare as Head of AI Policy for the Creative Industries at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Together they bring over four decades of civil service experience — and between them, they've had five job share partnerships. Now they're leading one of the most exciting and fast-moving policy areas in UK government: how AI will shape industries like music, fashion, gaming, film and TV.

We talk about how the UK Civil Service really leads the way in making jobsharing accessible — and what other organisations can learn from that and why being really picky about your job share partner is the single most important thing you can do. We also explore the potential bear traps of jobsharing and the risk of over-accountability — and why doing a great job doesn't mean working unpaid overtime. 

Lisi and Madeleine's story story is a powerful reminder that jobsharing isn't just a flexible working arrangement — it's a genuine career strategy.

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Could you job share a senior role with someone you'd never actually worked with before?

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What does the research actually say about job sharing — and what does it tell us about the future of the workforce?

In this episode of Jobshare Stories, we're joined by Dr Dawn H Nicholson, business psychologist and honorary academic, whose career spans Morgan Stanley, PricewaterhouseCoopers and the University of Kent. Dawn is one of the few academics in the UK to have conducted detailed research lens onto job sharing — and her findings are fascinating.

In this episode, we talk about what older and younger workers really want from work and how jobsharing can create a solution that delivers for both; the power of the successor share model and what needs to change to make jobsharing a reality. 

A thought-provoking, research-backed conversation about why job sharing isn't just good for individuals — it's good for organisations, good for the economy, and good for society.

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What does it look like when jobsharing becomes a genuine career strategy — not just a flexible working arrangement?

What happens when you see job sharing modelled at every level around you, early in your career — and years later, find yourself doing exactly that in a senior role?

In this episode of Jobshare Stories, we speak with Linsey Craike and Megan Bradish, Deputy Directors in the Department of Health and Social Care. Megan is Linsey's second job share partner, making this a particularly rich conversation about transitions, matching, and what it really takes to make a job share partnership thrive.

In this episode, we discuss

Their story is a brilliant reminder that job sharing isn't a compromise — it's a superpower.

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What does it really take to make job sharing work and why should organisations care?

What if some of our most senior leadership roles were designed differently?

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Clare Freshwater-Turner and Annabelle Richards have jobshared a varied career at Lloyds Banking Group - ranging from Finance Learning & Development, ESG, Executive Assistant and core Finance and Accounting roles. Their story is one of the power of jobsharing to create opportunity and unlock potential. 

In this episode we explore their career-share and what motivates them to support other jobsharers - which led them to creating the South West Jobshare Network in the UK. Clare and Annabelle talk about the power of support networks and role models to normalise jobsharing and how all roles can be shared. 

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In the latest episode of the podcast, We spoke with Monique Kent and Simon Oliver, who job share the Head of Communications role at Imperial War Museums.

This partnership came together following Monique’s return from parental leave with Simon having covered the role full time during this period and then suggesting this set up during the handover on her return.  Having shared on a traditional 3+3 basis for a significant period of time, they now operate a 3+5 model with Simon flexing up to work on strategic priorities on 2 of the days.

Their story is a powerful reminder that flexibility at senior levels isn’t about lowering the bar, it’s about designing roles in a way that keeps great people, improves decision-making, and supports sustainable careers.

In this episode we're shining a light on the brilliant work of Ford Credit Europe, where they implemented a unique jobshare matching app - to enable Ford employees to connect with potential jobshare partners. This app was spearheaded by the inspiring Sian Hodgson-Wood, Director of Engineering at Ford Credit Europe - a jobsharer herself who was determined to throw the ladder down and support others who wanted to work in this way.

Jobshare Connect is a fabulous initiative - showing that when you put the systems in place, anything is possible.

To find out more about jobshare connect, check out this video from Ford.