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A good concept note, We can have the below in place - Childcare Options: Look into summer camps, daycares, or activities that align with your child's interests. This can provide structured activities and social interaction while you're working. Stay Organized: Use calendars or apps to keep track of both work and family schedules. This can help you stay on top of commitments and reduce stress. Finding the right balance during summer holidays can be challenging, but with planning, flexibility, and support, you can navigate this busy time more smoothly.

I stand by my parental leave 💪 Let's start a movement and actively integrate parental leave into your CV! 🚀 For all my international friends, I am reposting this in English! In Germany there is a great program which is called "Elterngeld". Women AND men get money from the government to take care of their kids within the first 14 months. 👨👩👦 I keep reading LinkedIn posts about how great, stressful or enriching parental leave is for MEN. Then I look at the LinkedIn resume and can't find any entry for time off or parental leave. 🧐Why? Many men today are still afraid that parental leave will have a negative impact on their career or that they will be judged or ridiculed because of it. I think parental leave is the best training for all future managers: * New skills and perspectives: Parental leave offers the opportunity to develop new skills that can be valuable in professional life. These include, for example, time management, organization, stress management and conflict resolution. In addition, the intensive time with the child can lead to a change of perspective and generate new ideas for your own career. * Increased stamina and resilience: Parental leave is demanding, but at the same time it teaches stamina and resilience. You learn to deal with little sleep and stressful situations while remaining flexible and solution-oriented. These skills are also highly relevant in the world of work. * Improved work-life balance: The experience of parental leave can lead to a changed attitude towards work and private life. You learn to set priorities and value time with family. This can have a positive effect on the work-life balance and lead to more motivation and job satisfaction. Still not interested or concerned about actively mentioning your parental leave in your CV and on LinkedIn? Feel free to write a comment 👇👇 #parentalleave #resume #responsibility

Welcome back Daniela Richter! 👋🏼 🎉 Our marketing specialist Daniela is back after a 1 year maternity leave and is happy to support us in all marketing related topics. We are happy to have you back on board on the way to a data excellence 😊 👍🏼 #Lizardis #dataanalytics #data #pharma #lifesciences #officelife

🤔 About time the pressure mounts! It's high time companies prioritize family-friendly initiatives. Kudos to the push for change due to the talent shortage. 🌐 Hoping this sparks a domino effect where programs, like ours, supporting parents during parental leave for a strong come back at work, become the norm. The question is, will this pressure lead to genuine change or just token gestures? Time will tell, but the momentum is undeniable. Let's demand more than lip service and encourage a real revolution in workplace support for families! 🚀💼 #FamilySupportRevolution #WorkplaceChange #ParentalSupport

🔍 Diving into the Complexity of Work-Life Balance! 🔄 This thought-provoking piece challenges the conventional narrative around work-life balance and advocates for a profound shift towards a care-sensitive economy. It urges us to question the very essence of a "good life" and prompts businesses to rethink their role in fostering a sustainable coexistence of employment and care. We strongly recommend to read the full article for a deeper exploration of these critical perspectives. Here's a glimpse into the key theses of the article: 1. 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲-𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 - The legacy of industrialization perpetuates the prioritization of productive (employment) work over reproductive care work. - This dynamic reinforces both our capitalist economic system and prevailing patriarchal societal structures. 2. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 "𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞" 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐦 - The term "balance" implies a systematic deficit, suggesting a need to reconcile inherently conflicting elements. - The pursuit of work-life balance often conceals the true, uncomfortable reality: the undervaluation of care work as the unspoken backbone of our economy. 3. 𝐔𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 - While flexibility in work arrangements aims to bridge the gap between professional and caregiving spheres, it intensifies the competition between them. - The constant juggling leads to decision fatigue, diminishing focus, and eroding the boundaries between work and personal life. 🔗 https://buff.ly/3uzVU9Y #WorkLifeBalance #CareEconomy #CriticalPerspective #RethinkWorkCulture

I couldn't agree more with the author's perspective! It's time we move away from the outdated notion that presenteeism is the key to success. Instead, we should focus on rewarding employees for their output and fostering a culture of productivity. Companies that embrace this approach will reap the benefits of happier, healthier, and more productive employees.

𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭-𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤: 𝐀 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 Germany is facing a significant skills shortage while more people are working part-time. But what does this mean for the job market and the workforce? 🧐 As Enzo Weber from the Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung Nuremberg explains, the skills shortage is real, yet the number of employed people is at a record high. Notably, the increase in part-time work, especially among women, who still bear the brunt of family and household duties. Despite the expansion of childcare options, demand remains higher than supply. We can learn from Scandinavia: better pay and training stipends for childcare workers, and more flexible work models tailored to individual life phases. It’s not just about working more, but working smarter and fully tapping into everyone's potential – especially women. A fairer distribution of household tasks and better childcare options are key to increasing workforce participation. Let's bring these facts to light and work together on solutions that benefit everyone! 💪 #SkillsShortage #PartTimeWork #JobMarket #Parenting #Childcare

Career and Children - what is needed to integrate work and life harmony, especially as a parent? Our Co-founder Britta Mues-Walter was invited to talk about this important topic at the #FondsfrauenGipfel24 together with Cawa Younosi, Miriam von Wallis, and Nadja Peters. You will find a summary from Business Insider here: What works successfully for our Relaunchers and Community 💥 Look for a community and tools that can help you define your strategy to integrate work and life balance 💥 Talk to others about how they have done it and what struggles they faced 💥 Ask for support - from your employer, partner, parents, network, family & and friends and child care you are not alone and it takes a village to raise a child 💥Network - reconnect with old colleagues your former boss, and people in your industry to learn &ahead can support you - Join our next free digital session is exactly about the topic "Strategies for work-life harmony" on 22nd February at 12 hrs (CET). To register click on the link below 👇 👇 https://lnkd.in/eAwpQq69 What works successfully with our Corporate partners: 💥 Make role models visible like Nadja and Miriam and offer female talent development programs individually tailored to #employees #parents 💥 Communication early on - share about what you as an employer can offer, what the different career paths available early on, and share how you as an employer can support you in achieving your next career goal or promotion and on the other side what you expect from the employee to get there 💥 Offer re-entry programs #returnships first initiated by Goldman Sachs in 2008) and use &ahead to access this often undiscovered talent pool and strengthen the #employerbrand like some of &aheads corporate clients. 💥 Encourage #fathers to network with each other and continue to promote the topic of parental leave (0% of men and 43% take more than 6 months of #parental leave according to a study by #kpmg University of Mannheim and Fondsfrauen so that more men also take longer #parentalleave and it is no longer so stigmatized Our mission with &ahead and our digital talent platform is to enable companies to empower and retain their talents and individuals to reach their career potential no matter which life stage. #returningtowork #career #careerdevelopment #employerbranding #personalbrandingtips #jobs #coaching https://lnkd.in/e_mU5zzs

*** The number of employee sick days for mental health reasons in Germany doubled in 10 years *** Mental ill health not only has negative consequences for mental and general health but also leads to substantial economic losses for countries and the global economy. A striking example is the increasing prevalence of mental health problems as the leading cause of sick leave and disability-related early retirement in many countries. 2022 witnessed a record high in the number of sick days taken due to mental health issues in Germany, reaching an unprecedented 132 million days, a significant increase from 126 million in the previous year. This surge, as reported by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, is attributed to the compounded stress of the pandemic, war, inflation, and increased work intensity. Workers in healthcare, childcare, and education are particularly affected. Over the last decade, these numbers have more than doubled from about 65 million days in 2012, with over 40% of early retirements due to reduced work capacity linked to mental health strains. Source: https://lnkd.in/dGRjJUAn This is another compelling reason to scale up investment in mental health, including incentivizing and supporting the development of novel mental health therapies.

Equal performance with shorter working hours - How is that supposed to be possible (without getting sick)? 🤔 The answer lies in a dynamic interplay of three key factors: 1. Work redesign 🔄: We need to optimize and develop our work culture and processes. It's about eliminating outdated practices and shifting the focus from pure working time to the value actually created. 2. Healthier employees🏃 ♀️🏃: This is done both by being involved in the change process and a healthy corporate culture, but first and foremost by giving them more time to recover. 3. Reduce expenses and costs💸: Effective recruiting and employee retention are the top priorities on boards of directors this year, and for good reason. Lengthy hiring processes and high turnover are expensive. At the heart of this model is the synergy of these factors – they reinforce each other. Let's consider three examples: - Optimization of culture and processes happens constantly. It is only when employees are healthier that the creativity arises that allows significant progress. 🚀 - Healthier employees not only suffer fewer sick days, but also reduce the associated costs. In Switzerland alone, back pain causes indirect costs of between CHF 2.5 billion and CHF 5 billion due to production losses – and that's just the cost of one type of disease. 🇨🇭💰 - Improved working conditions also increase the well-being of employees. 😊 This is also the reason why work redesign without the reduced working hours does not have the same effect or why working time reduction without work redesign also does not allow for an 8h reduction. What other factors do you see that are intensified by a 4-day week? #BusinessEfficiency #EmployeeHealth #CostReduction #4tagewoche #Systemtheorie