Catherine Oliver 
Working Parents-to-be [EPUB ebook] 
Your guide to parental leave and return… what to expect and how to make it work for you

• Title Page


• Praise for Working Parents-to-be


• Copyright Page


• Contents


• Preface


• Introduction


• Part 1: Before you go on leave
  
  
  
  • Chapter 1: Being aware of the challenges ahead
    
    
    
    • Where do we start?
    
    
    • The top 10 most common concerns at this point
    
    
  
  
  • Chapter 2: Developing your support network
    
    
    
    • What type of help might you need?
    
    
    • Who might be able to help you?
    
    
    • How do you identify the key ones?
    
    
  
  
  • Chapter 3: Building a plan, working out what to do when
    
    
    
    • Making sure you’re informed
    
    
    • Doing some preparation – at work
    
    
    • Doing some preparation – at home
    
    
  
  


• Part 2: While you’re away on parental leave
  
  
  
  • Chapter 4: Reviewing what has and hasn’t changed
    
    
    
    • What’s front of mind as you think about returning?
    
    
    • The top 10 most common concerns at this point
    
    
    • Your motivations for returning
    
    
    • Your career aspirations
    
    
  
  
  • Chapter 5: Preparing for conversations with managers, colleagues and key stakeholders
    
    
    
    • Step 1: Reconnecting
    
    
    • Step 2: Agreeing a return date
    
    
    • Step 3: Agreeing any changes to your working arrangement
    
    
    • Step 4: Creating a return plan
    
    
  
  
  • Chapter 6: Planning for a smooth return to the organization
    
    
    
    • Preparing for your return – at work
    
    
    • Preparing for your return – at home
    
    
  
  


• Part 3: Returning to work
  
  
  
  • Chapter 7: Recognizing the challenges of coming back
    
    
    
    • What’s on your mind as you make the transition back?
    
    
    • The top 10 most common concerns at this point
    
    
  
  
  • Chapter 8: Working out how to overcome challenges and who can help
    
    
    
    • Your first few weeks/months back
    
    
    • Your new normal
    
    
  
  
  • Chapter 9: Identifying new skills brought to the workplace
  
  


• Closing thoughts


• Notes


• Glossary of key terminology


• Resources and further reading


• Acknowledgements


• About the author


• Index

Catherine Oliver is a Diversity and Inclusion Advisor and Founder of the Bluebell Partnership. She helps organizations from start-ups through to FTSEs overcome the challenges of supporting working parents and developing their gender balance and wider inclusion strategies. A core part of this has become leading group and 1-2-1 sessions with parents, pre, during and post their parental leave. Catherine previously had a 20-year corporate career during which she became a mum, and founded and ran Sky’s parenting network, Parents@Sky. Within a few years the network had over 1500 members and a programme of activities including regular workshops, webinars, events and a website. Catherine went on to co-found Sky’s award-winning Women in Leadership initiative, all alongside her ‘day job’ in the Strategy team. She’s also a regular speaker at industry events. A beach lover at heart, she now lives on the south coast with her husband and daughter.