In the press


Glasshammer: Taking Control of Your Career Before and After Maternity Leave Chris Parke talks about how women can manage their maternity transition in a positive way, giving tips to make each stage easier. May 2010 >Read more		HR Magazine: Family-friendly working practices can cause resentment among child-free team members Jo Lyon talks about the friction that can often occur between working parents and other team members, and how HR Directors can match their company culture to their policies & practice. July 2010 >Read more

Fresh Business Thinking: How to manage maternity & paternity in the workplace Chris Parke gives a step-by-step guide to help professionals manage maternity and paternity in the workplace. May 2010 >Read more		Complinet: Maternity & Paternity benefits in the financial services industry Karen Higginbottom writes for Complinet. She quotes Jo Lyon on maternity and paternity leave and policies, as well as featuring an interview with Carolanne Minashi at Citi. May 2010 >Read more

Reuters: International Women's Day On the 99th anniversary of IWD, Chris Parke comments on its relevance today and talks about diversity in the workplace. March 2010 >Read more		Guardian: Shake off your working parent guilt This article looks at Talking Talent’s research on working mothers and the subject of guilt in the workplace when leaving a child behind. March 2010 >Read more

Grapevine: Balancing Boards Nicola Jones , features in this article on diversifying boards. February 2010 >Read more		HR Magazine: Businesses still need to improve the boardroom gender imbalance Chris Parke writes on diversity in the workplace and comments on Legal Week’s study that found 60% of graduate take up is female, yet less than 20% of women make it to partner level. February 2010 >Read more

HR Zone: Paternity leave - the good, the bad and the ugly An article including quotes from Chris on the proposed changes to sharing maternity and paternity leave. January 2010 >Read more		Personnel Today: improved paternity leave Chris Parke authors this opinion piece on the issues of paternity leave in business. January 2010 >Read more

HR Magazine: Make returning mothers feel welcome Another letter written by Chris Parke in response to the NCT research looking at women's return to work. January 2010 >Read more		People Management: Troubleshooter This article features Chris Parke of Talking Talent and Carolanne Minashi of Citi talking about how to retain women after maternity leave. January 2010 >Read more

Employee Engagement Today: Trendtracker An article by Chris Parke which looks at how maternity leave has changed in the workplace over the years. Also includes Talking Talent’s research. December 2009 >Read more		PayrollWorld: Maternity returners still struggle This issue features a letter from Chris Parke regarding the NCT’s report which highlighted that women still struggle to return to work confidently after maternity leave. January 2010 >Read more

Edge Magazine: What's all the fuss about paternity leave? In the ILM's Edge magazine, Chris Parke comments on paternity leave and the workplace. This is in reaction to the EHRC’s report which highlighted that many men aren’t taking their full entitlement. December 2009 >Read more		People Management: Modelling Change This features a letter from Chris Parke on the need for there to be more male role models championing paternity leave in business. December 2009 >Read more

PAY Magazine: Viewpoint Chris Parke comments on paternity in the workplace and how the changes to legislation will affect this in the future. November 2009 > Read more		HR Magazine: Mother of all HR challenges Featuring a 'masterclass' from Chris Parke on how to manage maternity in the workplace. November 2009 >Read more

The Mail on Sunday: Mothers fear for their jobs on maternity pay This article looks at how women are valued during their maternity leave. Chris Parke talks about the why women might have fears around their return to work and how they can overcome these. October 2009 > Read more		HR Magazine: New research finds motherhood still damages career prospects Further coverage on Talking Talent's maternity in the workplace research and roundtable. Chris Parke comments on our findings. October 2009 > Read more

Talent Management Review: From here to maternity Managing Director, Chris Parke gives advice on how managers hould approach maternity and help ensure a smoother transition for team members going on maternity leave. October 2009 > Read more		Personnel Today: Women believe their careers were damaged by having children This looks at the coverage of the research we have conducted into the experience of women going through maternity in the workplace, as well as the roudtable we held to discuss the findings. October 2009 > Click here to see the headline on Personnel Today's online magazine. > Read the full article

Personnel Today: Parental leave flexibility is a vital step Nicola Jones , Director for Talking Talent comments on the government's recent changes to parental leave. September 2009 > Read more		Accor Services Newsletter: A masterclass in managing talent through maternity Chris Parke talks through the different stages of maternity, giving advice on how managers can ensure a smoother maternity transition for their colleagues. September 2009 > Read more

HR Magazine: Can postponing maternity leave changes be justified? Chris Parke is questionned as part of HR Magazine's Hot Topic feature on the government's hold on changes to maternity and paternity leave. July 2009 > Read more		Daily Telegraph Business Club: Maternity Leave Chris Parke speaks to the Telegraph's Business Club about the challenge for SMEs of dealing with maternity leave. He gives advice and encourages them to deal with maternity leave proactively in order to keep their talented employees. August 2009 > Read more

Financial Times: Teething pains of a busier life Rhymer Rigby talks to Talking Talent's client, Linklaters, and Chris Parke , about about using specialist coaches for helping through the shift into motherhood and fatherhood. > Read more		Payroll World: Delay to Paternity Changes Talking Talent's Managing Director, Chris Parke , responds to the Payroll World's article on the government's delay to changes in paternity law. July 2009 > Read more

Financial Times: Make ready for the mother of all job changes Talking Talent's delivery of maternity coaching and development for UBS caught the eye of Alison Maitland in the Financial Times for its innovation and success. > Read more		The Sunday Times: A baby need not derail your career Talking Talent's "Maternity Matters" Initiative with Citigroup is showcased in The Sunday Times. > Read more

HR Magazine: Maternity plan delivers the goods HR Magazine highlights the success of a new maternity strategy at Clifford Chance, created with the help of Talking Talent. > Read more		The Lawyer: From here to maternity Talking Talent's Chris Parke discusses managing legal careers through maternity with The Lawyer. > Read more

The Sunday Times: From here to paternity, baby The Sunday Times talks to Chris Parke about parenting courses, more time off for new fathers and other family-friendly proposals that will benefit men. > Read more		Personnel Today: Take advantage of keep-in-touch days Chris Parke explains to Personnel Today that as long as they are well-managed, keeping-in-touch days could be just what employers need. > Read more

Workshops for New Dads: How I made a Difference Carolanne Minashi, head of talent management and diversity, tells Personnel Today about the Talking Talent New Dad workshops at Citi. > Read more		Father figure role for Citi People Management magazine features the Talking Talent fathers' workshop series at Citi. > Read more

Benefits case study: Clifford Chance - Maternity plan delivers Human Resources magazine features Talking Talent's innovative maternity strategy for Clifford Chance. > Read more		Retaining the workforce mums Evening Standard Jobs features Citigroup's innovative initiatives for working parents and women transitioning through maternity. > Read more