Rethinking how we lead through parenthood at work

In the average organisation, up to half the workforce are working parents – and many are quietly navigating the demands of caring for elders too. And yet how we support them is a conversation we are not having well enough.

The result? Talented women quietly downsize their ambitions at the point of parenthood. Leaders lose people. The pipeline leaks at exactly the moment it matters most. This doesn’t have to be the story.

In this interactive workshop, Alice Darbyshire – Women in Leadership Coach and Consultant – invites you into an honest conversation about what it really takes to support working parents well. Not just through policies, but through human leadership that anyone, at any level, can choose to practise.

Whether you're a navigating your own career alongside motherhood, managing a team, or leading the organisation - this session is for you. We’ll look at the bigger picture of working parenthood today, reflect on how our own stories, and get practical. Because when workplaces work better for parents, they work better for everyone.

You’ll leave with clarity, a practical framework – and one conversation you’re ready to have.

SPEAKER: Alice Darbyshire

Bio: 

Alice Darbyshire is a Leadership Consultant and Coach with over 25 years’ experience supporting people through significant transition at work and in life. Her work has focused on understanding what helps people do their best work – and what happens when life and work collide.

Earlier in her career, Alice worked as a senior HR leader across a mix of industries, giving her first-hand insight into how different workplaces function and the priorities organisations’ must balance.

For the past 10 years, she has run her own consultancy, working with the likes of Sky Sports, Warner Bros. Discovery, Twinings and Novo Nordisk to shape and support how parents, managers and leadership teams lead through parental transitions – with the aim of supporting more women into leadership.

She is also a parent of two. Her experience means she understands both sides of the conversation: the realities parents face and the commercial and operational pressures organisations are managing. Expect empathy, practicality and realism.