A COACHING group that supports employees to return to work following a parental break, hosted an event focussing on retaining female talent in the workplace.

Kangaroo Coaching, based in Winchester, hosted a panel and networking event titled Retaining Key Female Talent: Where are we now?.

The in-person event was held at the Pump House, in Garnier Road on July 12 for invited businesses to discuss how they can retain their employees after they become a parent.

The company helps organisations improve the retention and engagement of new parent employees and those going through other key life transitions through one-to-one coaching, workshops, management support and now networking events.

Director Liz Rushton said: “We have observed more complexity, change and uncertainty than ever before, and we believe now is a critical point in shaping the future work environment for female talent and leadership. We hosted this event for local HR and business leaders to increase our collective understanding around retaining key female talent and hoped to generate ideas to help us all move forwards.

“Our guests were extremely engaged in learning from the panel and each other, sharing their experiences and navigating a way forward that’s right for their organisations.

“We hope that through the event organisations will have a better understanding of this issue and be in a strengthen their approach to engage and retain key female talent. In terms of future events, we are gathering the feedback and will respond to the requests of our guests.”

Kangaroo Coaching was joined on the panel by Dame Carolyn Fairbairn DBE, April Trubshaw, and John Whelan MBE to discuss how female employees can supported to stay at work.

A mix of 26 local business and HR leaders attended the networking event including LCP, Blake Morgan, Action Hampshire and Carnival.

Liz added: “Both the credibility of our panel along with the sharing of experiences from our guests, led to an extremely rich and energetic discussion, and many positive takeaways. The feedback has been tremendous, and we are considering what else we can do to continue the discussion.

“I believe the time was right for local networking, an important shared topic, and a beautiful venue and we are very grateful to everyone who took part for making it such a lively and interesting evening.”

 

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