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Flexible, face to face and virtual programmes and coaching that support the attraction, retention and progression of diverse talent.

For Working Parents
For Managers & Teams
For Organisations
For Working Carers

Working Parents

Comprehensive support for working parents at all stages of parenthood; from pre-leave, post leave and beyond.

Programmes & Coaching for Working Parents

Managers and Teams

Support for leaders to successfully manage working parents, carers and effectively lead flexible and remote teams.

Programmes & Coaching for Managers & Teams

Organisations

Programmes and consultancy for any life stage including: post career break, working flexibly and gender parity.

Programmes & Coaching for Organisations

Working Carers

Programmes and workshops designed specifically to address the unique challenges of being a working carer.

Programmes & Coaching for Working Carers

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Supporting the progression and retention of working parents in a top 25 UK Law Firm

We have been working with a top 25 UK law firm since 2016 to provide a comprehensive group coaching programme for working parents. Initially focused on working mothers, our sessions have been extended to include working fathers and a separate group coaching programme for working carers has also been held. This case study outlines the […]

Thinking broadly about wellbeing

In the UK, it is National Work Life Week, ‘an opportunity for both employers and employees to focus on wellbeing at work and work-life balance. These are two areas that the groups that we meet at How Do You Do It, working parents and carers, can struggle with. The time and energy for self-care can […]

Unsung Heroes: Supporting the Invisible Workforce of Employee Carers

BBC radio interview with HDYDI’s Debs Ingham

International Men’s Day 2022

A leap forward in mindset, baby steps in behavioural change In the lead-up to International Men’s Day 2022, I’ve spent a lot of time reflecting and talking to How Do You Do It colleagues in the different countries where we operate about what has changed for men (or more precisely dads), this year and what […]

Tackling parental guilt, judgement and more

Guilt, judgement, boundaries, learning to say no, and more – tips for tackling some of the challenges of working parenthood. Our CEO, Virginia Herlihy recently took part in a Facebook Live with the founder of Flexible Working People, Katy Fridman, looking at understanding and tackling some of the most frequent challenges felt by working parents. […]

Guide to supporting working parents

Having worked with many organisations and coached thousands of working parents and their managers, How Do You Do It have real insight to how employers can create environments that support parents, both during the transition to parenthood and beyond. We were delighted to partner with the Diversity Project to develop this best practice guide to […]

Supporting working carers

Supporting working carers – a guide for employers How Do You Do It have been running coaching programmes and workshops for employees with caring responsibilities since 2018 and we have heard similar accounts from all our participants about their concerns, constraints and what would help them balance their caring responsibilities with their careers. We’ve created […]

Supporting managers of hybrid teams – Investment management case study

Investment management – hybrid working case study. In this case study, we look at our work with a leading Investment Management organisation that was looking to support its managers as they transitioned the whole organisation to a formal hybrid working model. “The benefits of HDYDI’s training are clear. They have helped both our managers and […]

Managing a hybrid team guide

As more and more organisations formalise their hybrid working policies and more employees express a desire to work from home for at least part of the week, the importance of knowing how to effectively manage a hybrid team is clear. We were delighted to partner with the Diversity Project and Remote Kontrol to develop a […]

How do our courses help working parents?

How do our courses help working parents? Here we share a few clips of quotes from our programmes featuring working mums and dads sharing what they gained by attending our coaching progammes for working parents. All our working parents’ programmes can be run as mixed or separate groups. Working Mums Working dads If you’d like […]