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"As a senior lawyer in a high profile firm, becoming pregnant was somewhat of a novelty to my colleagues. The reassurance that my sessions with my coach gave me has been absolutely invaluable. I was ready to resign and give up on the many years of studying and training but, using her strategies, I am now better equipped to deal with the pressures of combining parenthood with my career as a lawyer. She both soothed and smoothed my return to work and I now look forward with greater confidence to the path ahead."

Senior solicitor, Nabarro LLP

Flexible working News archive

Spotlight on Australia and South Africa
We add even more of an international dimension to our newsletter, by welcoming insight into issues facing our affiliate partner organisations in Australia and South Africa. Lisa Lurie and Melany Green share here a snapshot of their experiences and expertise. What can we learn and how are others countries addressing the need to develop more women leaders?

20.05.2013

All power part time
How championing leading part time executives could change the future of work for a generation. Karen Mattison MBE shares why she set up the first ‘flexible’ recruitment business and how this has led to the ‘Power Part Time 50’ awards with Ernst & Young.

30.11.2012

Tipping the balance: How technology can help women at work
Technology can both enable and intrude. As work and life boundaries blur, William Buller explores ways of ensuring that IT supports flexible working rather than ruling it.

16.11.2012

Lost Talent returns
A Returning Talent programme looks set to help women and men transform their lives by offering advice on returning to work following a career break to have children. Executive Coaching has teamed up with Bank of America Merrill Lynch to offer this valuable opportunity.

19.06.2012

Make the most of working from home this Summer
With the approach of the Olympics, many employers are encouraging people to stay out of central London and work from home. Is this just an excuse to skive, watch telly and slob around in pyjamas all day or the chance to inject some much-needed flexibility into the way you work?

19.06.2012

Power politics - has equal opportunity had its day?
How best to achieving gender equality has long been hotly debated. We thought it was time to re-evaluate whether equality should be the goal, or a realisation of the value to be gained from diversity in the different working practices of women and men. We ran a lively roundtable discussion to find out.

19.06.2012

Ten top tips to get you ahead of the game in business
Knowing your strengths, enjoying what you do and networking are amongst Executive Coach, Lisa Middlemass’s, ten top tips for professional mothers to ensure your success in business. Read on to find out what else she recommends too...

19.06.2012

Parity v/s Diversity: Parallel lives – equal rights shouldn’t mean a one-size-fits-all approach to business
Why I believe it is time for us to focus on the real value to be found in our gender differences in today’s highly networked economy, rather than striving for parity in the workplace.

01.03.2012

Making Flexible Working Work – Three Key Elements
What is the secret to making a success of flexible working? We examine the view of Emma Spitz, Head of Maternity Coaching, that trust, teamwork and technology are all you need to be flying high.

29.02.2012

Wake up to the transformation of work
Thanks to developments in communications technology, work today is going through a transformation. But business, Alison Maitland argues, needs to do more to take advantage of new work models and reward more than just long hours spent at the office.

29.02.2012

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