Managing new work patterns and the new pace of career progression

Confidence in job performance following time away

Shifts in identity, purpose, values and ambition

Integration back into teams that are often different to the ones that were left

Creating effective balance and boundaries for the competing demands of home/work – to protect health and well-being

Managing emotions associated with going back to work and leaving your child with someone else

Map out the pressures they experience, both personal and professional, in a non-judgemental, confidential space

Recognise and celebrate changes that have happened and skills that have been discovered since they became a parent

Restore confidence in those who feel disconnected and rebuild their professional visibility and value

Establish and align professional aspirations within the context of family life

Explore, design, and ask for what’s needed to succeed at this key career stage

Raise workplace awareness of the realities mothers face returning to work

Consider long term career goals as a parent, once settled back in work

Increased retention of some of your most valuable employees

Increased productivity and engagement – through greater confidence, effective boundary setting and enhanced motivation

Increased talent pool and the avoidance of 'brain drain' – especially of retaining women as they move into positions of leadership

Reduced skills gaps – by identifying what mothers need and celebrating new skills they are developing through parenting

Enhanced employee wellbeing, satisfaction and loyalty

A stronger, more resilient, diverse and inclusive company culture that will appeal to future parents