Working Parents

Do you have a  number of loyal, hard-working parents in your business? Are your working parents  stressed out trying to deliver results at work and be great parents without dropping any balls?  Would you like to help them be more effective at work and at home?

Working parents are an extremely valuable asset to your business. You have invested in their skills and development. They  want to deliver and add value to your business. In reality they’re arriving at work feeling tired and stressed from the demands of simply getting the children to school and themselves to work on time. This is impacting on employee retention, performance and team culture.

Coaching from experience
As a working parent and someone who has employed talented parents for many years, I understand the challenges from both points of view. I know what it is like to be an employee whose work is immensely important whilst surviving on three  hours’ sleep because my child won’t sleep. Is it any surprise I once felt paranoid about my performance at work? 

As an employer, the signs of a stressed parent are obvious. Rushing in  at 9am and dashing out bang on the hour at the end of the day…constantly looking exhausted.

Coaching skills for parents
The  coaching skills for parents programme is perfect for businesses who recognise the talent they have in their business and want to provide support for these parents. The programme is highly versatile and can be delivered as short modules in your workplace or offsite. It can be run over a lunch break or as half days or full days. It will be designed to meet the needs of your business and sets you apart from your competitors in how you support your employees. 

Key modules include:

• Communication skills
• Questioning and listening skills
• Dealing with conflict
• Family structures- blended families/roles within families
• Needs of parents and children
• Effective and efficient meetings

How businesses have benefited from this coaching

• We feel less stressed and more patient with clients and each other
• Employees have greater self awareness and understanding of their own behaviours
• Communication has improved in particular when frustrated or under pressure
• We use our newly developed coaching skills such as listening and questioning to greater effect
• We value the investment in developing our employees beyond what they need in the workplace and are proud of our values

I would love to chat to you about how this course could make your employees more effective in parenting to enable them to be more effective at work.