Balance and boundaries.

Today many of us struggle with feeling overwhelmed and over-extended, and we feel that every day is a ‘race against the clock’. We are constantly playing ‘catch-up’ with the whirlwind of commitments. Read our tips on maintaining balance and boundaries.

Women and virtual meetings: is your voice being heard?

22nd January 2021

Great insight in this article by Andrea Grossman, Talking Talent Coach Director A coachee recently told me that she had tried to share an opinion during an online meeting, but her voice was drowned out. She tried a few more times but found it intimidating to observe a sea of...

Was 2020 a watershed year for D&I? The blue touch-paper is lit for 2021

15th January 2021

Read the latest article from our CEO Chris Parke, in DiversityQ , calling for leaders to do more to make our working lives more agile and flexible in 2021.

Time to hit reset, not rewind: 2021 is an opportunity to re-establish diversity and inclusion priorities

8th January 2021

Read this article in HR Magazine as our CEO Chris Parkehe encourages companies to create safer, healthier and more inclusive workplaces.

Four-day week is affordable and could boost productivity, finds report

6th January 2021

Our CEO Chris Parke talks about the merits and benefits of the 4-day week in HR Magazine

The pandemic has pushed workplace equality to breaking point

5th January 2021

Read our article in DiversityQ as we - Talking Talent - call on organisations to bring diversity and inclusion back to the top of the business agenda.

How to Encourage a Diverse Culture of Imperfect Allies

29th December 2020

Read the virtual panel discussion on allyship hosted by FromDayOne, featuring Teresa Hopke, Talking Talent Inc's CEO.

Conscious Entrepreneurship: May I introduce Chris Parke

11th December 2020

Read Demee Koch's interview with our CEO Chris Parke as he discusses conscious entrepreneurship here in Medium.

Supporting Black women in the workplace

4th December 2020

Black women have a distinctly worse experience at work. Data reveals that Black women face more barriers to advancement, they receive less support from their managers, and they experience more incidents of day-to-day discrimination. That’s a critical warning from McKinsey’s Women in the Workplace 2020 study. And now, the pandemic...

Here’s how employers can avoid losing talented women during the pandemic

22nd October 2020

The ongoing pandemic is negatively affecting women in the workforce, but it doesn't have to be that way, says Teresa Hopke, CEO at diversity consultancy Talking Talent, Inc. If employers make a conscious effort to re-prioritize D&I, the lost ground can be regained. Read the full article here in HRM...

Supporting parents should be for life, not just parental leave

22nd October 2020

Covid has had a huge impact on working mums and dads, says Lucinda Quigley, our Deputy Head of Working Parents, so now is the time to reassess how businesses help them. Read the full article here in People Management.