By now, you probably know just how important psychological safety is to building a diverse and inclusive workplace culture. But what does it look like when businesses do this well? And what are the consequences of not laying this foundation?

Executive Coach Director, KK Harris, is joined by business psychologist, author, and academic, Dr Susan Kahn on this week’s episode. Join them for a candid conversation about psychological safety, and its impact on individuals and organisations.

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#DEI #Diversity #Inclusion #Equity #TalkingTalent #PsychologicalSafety #WorkplaceCulture

How much would you say that you have in your “resilience bank” right now? Plenty to keep you going for a while? Enough to get through the week? Or barely enough to make it through the day?

Kristen Bonnet, Talking Talent Coach and Content Manager, explains that resilience is like gas and money. We shouldn't wait until it's too late. Instead, resilience is something we should always monitor. And that’s particularly true for working parents and caregivers who are dealing with the dueling demands of career and family responsibilities.

Our ability to handle adversity successfully or minimize its impact on us is the core of resilience. Employees with families are especially vulnerable to being challenged in this area. But wellbeing is not just their responsibility alone.

In this podcast episode, we get into why it is imperative that working parents are receiving resources and support in the workplace to help them with becoming more resilient…both at work and at home.

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Join us for an eye-opening (and much-needed) discussion on resilience and wellbeing for working parents.

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In the UK, around one in five women and one in ten men are affected by perinatal mental health issues. And we’re not just talking about the baby blues. This overarching term covers all mental health issues for up to two years after the arrival of a baby. Some challenges you’ll have heard of – like post-natal depression and anxiety. But others – like OCD and psychosis – you might not be as familiar with.

This week, NHS GP and founder of Smart About Health, Dr Laura David, joins Lucinda Quigley, Head of Working Parents, for a deep dive into perinatal mental health. The pair cover everything from potential triggers and challenges with diagnosis to ways managers can better support parents returning to work.

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#DEI #Diversity #Inclusion #Equity #TalkingTalent #WorkingParents #WorkingCarers #PerinatalMentalHealth #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #SmartAboutHealth #PostNatalMentalHealth #Parenting

Whether you realize it or not, your personal brand is speaking for you right now. Our guest, Talking Talent Executive Coach, Robbie Green, says that hopefully it’s proclaiming these four things about you:

The question is, do you want to allow your personal brand to take on a life of its own, or do you want to strategically control the narrative?

With the proliferation of social media and online networking, and the new normal of hybrid working, personal branding (although not new) is more important than ever.

Tune in for an enlightening, engaging discussion on creating your personal brand in the workplace.

#personalbrand #executivecoaching #mindset #TalkingTalent

Think about how much your workplace has changed since March 2020: from new words in our daily vocab – pandemic, furlough, Zoom, lockdown, WFH – to the global near-panic around mass resignations.

Now imagine how hard it’d be to adjust if you’d been off work since early 2020. Or how difficult it’d be to if you were home-schooling children or caring for vulnerable relatives.

For many of you, it’s probably not that hard to imagine.

Because for working parents and carers, the impact of COVID-19 is a lasting one. Which is exactly what Lucinda Quigley, Head of Working Parents at Talking Talent, and Georgene Huang, co-founder and CEO of Fairygodboss, dig into in this week’s episode.

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#DEI #Diversity #Inclusion #Equity #TalkingTalent #WorkingParents #COVID19 #Fairygodboss #WorkingCarers #HybridWork #WorkplaceCulture

Many people are claiming the title "ally" in the workplace, according to a new study. However, there is a substantial gap between what has been said and what has been done to support colleagues from marginalized groups. As our expert guest, Renu Sachdeva, DEI (Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion) Executive Coach explains, “ally” is a title to be earned, not claimed.

So, what does allyship in action look like in the workplace? How can we be more cognizant of the subtleties of performative allyship? And what should you do when your organization fails to uphold its commitment to DEI (Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion)?

During this eye-opening episode, we will address these concerns and others in order to assist you in assessing and progressing your allyship journey.

#allyship #inclusion #executivecoaching #TalkingTalent

Everyone experiences anxiety at some point in their lives. You can probably remember the last time you felt it: the racing pulse, the sweaty palms, the whirring brain. But what about when these anxious moments take over? Or start to impede on your life, your relationships, your work?

It’s a common situation for many working parents – especially in these chaotic, constantly changing times. And this week, Head of Working Parents, Lucinda Quigley, joins Dr. Laura David, NHS GP and founder of Smart About Health, to explore what parental anxiety is, what triggers it, and how businesses can best support their working parents.

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#DEI #Diversity #Inclusion #Equity #TalkingTalent #WorkingParents #ParentalAnxiety #Anxiety #Parenting #Wellbeing #MentalHealth #SmartAboutHealth

Could you use a confidence boost? You know from experience that when you’re self-confident at work, it shows! You’re more motivated towards your daily performance, and that in-turn fuels your ambition for pursuing future career goals as well. Self-confidence also influences the way we build connections with others, which is especially needed in this hybrid work era. But occasionally, a situation might happen that deflates your confidence, causing you to second-guess your abilities or to be overcome by imposter syndrome.

In this episode, we’re talking with Sharon Hart, an Executive Coach with Talking Talent who specializes in women’s leadership development. Sharon is sharing her expert advice for enhancing and maintaining confidence at work.

#selfconfidence #executivecoaching #mindset #TalkingTalent

How does it feel to transform from the dad who goes to work and comes home in the evening – to the working-from-home dad who's always around?

It's a big change in identity. And while it was beginning to emerge before the pandemic, COVID-19 accelerated it. Now, dads – whether they're first-timers or fathers-of-five – are reappraising what they do at home and what they do at work, and how those two roles intersect.

Join Rob Bravo, Coaching Director and Head of Wellbeing at Talking Talent, and Han-Son Lee, CEO and founder of DaddiLife, as they discuss what fatherhood means today – and what businesses can do to support this societal shift.

#DEI #Diversity #Inclusion #Equity #TalkingTalent #WorkingParents #WorkingDads #NewDads #DadLife #DaddiLife #Parenting

There is a renewed commitment among most organizations to create more inclusive, equitable workplaces. In doing so, there must be careful consideration given to intersectionality. Respecting intersectionality is paramount for any successful DEI (Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion) initiative. However, some employers aren’t quite sure what “intersectionality” really means, or why it matters for their company.

In this episode, Anu Mandapati, Vice President, Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Talking Talent, is sharing her wisdom and expertise to help us go deeper into understanding intersectionality and how it impacts the workplace experience.

#DEI #diversity #equity #inclusion #intersectionality #TalkingTalent