• Leadership: Your Questions Answered

  • By: Future Women
  • Podcast
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Leadership: Your Questions Answered

By: Future Women
  • Summary

  • Future Women presents: Leadership: Your Questions Answered.

    Every fortnight, Helen McCabe and Jamila Rizvi lean on the latest research and their own expertise to tackle career conundrums submitted by the Future Women community.

    Plus, read the highlights in our members-only newsletter delivered a week later. A members-only must!

    Got a question? Email us at hello@futurewomen.com

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Episodes
  • How do I get the men in my organisation on board with flexible work and paid parental leave?
    Apr 9 2024

    For our March 25th episode, FW's Founder and Managing Director, Helen McCabe and Head of Content, Briana Blackett, answered your career questions about working with people who have different working styles, deciding what job level to apply for after a career break and getting men on board with flexible work and paid parental leave.

    This week's questions

    • Catarine asks, What practical advice would you give to someone who has a direct manager with a different working style?
    • Melissa asks, Is it best to apply for entry level roles to reacquaint ourselves with the contemporary workplace scene or can we dive into a middle level leadership role if we tick some of the boxes on the position description?
    • Lin asks, How do I get the men in my organisation on board with flexible work and paid parental leave?

    Got a question?

    • Submit your query here, post in our FW Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered or email us at hello@futurewomen.com

    Want to watch Leadership: Your Questions Answered live?

    • Head to our members-only Facebook group to chime in with your thoughts when Helen and Jamila go live. Plus, get the highlights in our members-only newsletter delivered a week later. A members-only must!

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    28 mins
  • What makes job sharing at higher levels work well?
    Mar 25 2024

    For our March 25th episode, FW's Founder and Managing Director, Helen McCabe and Communications Director, Sally Spicer, answered your career questions about advocating for your authentic self at work, job sharing at senior levels and building rapport and relationships in the workplace as a new team member.

    This week's questions

    • Maddy asks,

      How do I remove the expectation to teach others about and advocate for each of the parts of my authentic self while still being me at work?

    • Melissa asks, Are you aware of any job share arrangements in high level leadership positions? If so, what do they look like? What makes them work well or not in your experience?
    • Kylie asks, How to build rapport and relationships, and to navigate that on-boarding period when as a new member of a team you're trying to pick up on team norms, culture, expectations?

    Got a question?

    • Submit your query here, post in our FW Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered or email us at hello@futurewomen.com

    Want to watch Leadership: Your Questions Answered live?

    • Head to our members-only Facebook group to chime in with your thoughts when Helen and Jamila go live. Plus, get the highlights in our members-only newsletter delivered a week later. A members-only must!

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    29 mins
  • How to stand out in a crowd, when you are trying to pitch for paid written articles?
    Mar 12 2024

    For our March 12th episode, FW's Head of Platinum+ Emerging Leader, Christine Ellem and Communications Director, Sally Spicer, answered your career questions about looking for a job during economic recession, returning to work after having a child and figuring out how to stand out in a crowd, when you are trying to pitch for paid written articles.

    This week's questions

    • Anon asked, Have I missed the boat on the great resignation? With the current economy am I better to hang tight and find purpose elsewhere?
    • Hayley asked, I am going back to work after having my first baby 8 months ago. Should I be looking to job share, go back full time or look for a 3 day contract? Child care is more expensive than I thought.

    • Sairah asked, How to stand out in a crowd, when you are trying to pitch for paid written articles? Too often I am told, ‘we love your work’, ‘you write very well’, or ‘we will keep your details on file.’

    Got a question?

    • Submit your query here, post in our FW Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered or email us at hello@futurewomen.com

    Want to watch Leadership: Your Questions Answered live?

    • Head to our members-only Facebook group to chime in with your thoughts when Helen and Jamila go live. Plus, get the highlights in our members-only newsletter delivered a week later. A members-only must!

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    22 mins

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