How to… Retain talent through maternity leave

By Jennifer Liston-Smith Organisations are providing targeted coaching through the transition to motherhood. It will help retain talent, and support engagement and performance on their return. This family-friendly culture is one of the building blocks of female leadership development It's increasingly recognised that gender-balanced boards make better decisions than single-gender management. Findings from Catalyst1 and McKinsey2 bear this out. One of the 'off-ramps' for a woman, to use Sylvia Ann Hewlett's3 helpful phrase, is the...

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