In this week’s episode of The Workplace Podcast, William Corless sits down with workplace expert and author Christine Armstrong, ranked 6th among the world’s top 50 future of work influencers!

Christine is a brilliant researcher, writer, and vlogger who shares eye-opening insights about the realities of combining work and parenthood. Her book ”The Mother of All Jobs: How to Have Children and a Career and Stay Sane(ish)” draws from six years of interviews with working parents, employers, and experts.

Key insights from this fascinating conversation include:

Why the ”having it all” myth needs updating for our always-connected era
The different models of working parent partnerships (Alpha-Alpha, Alpha-Beta)
How to manage the invisible ”mental load” of parenting
Why location and community matter more than we think
Practical strategies for making work and family life sustainable

Christine’s key takeaway: ”There’s a season for everything - we don’t return to how we were before, we go forwards.”

Find out more about the work Christine does here: In this week’s episode of The Workplace Podcast, William Corless sits down with workplace expert and author Christine Armstrong, ranked 6th among the world’s top 50 future of work influencers!

Christine is a brilliant researcher, writer, and vlogger who shares eye-opening insights about the realities of combining work and parenthood. Her book ”The Mother of All Jobs: How to Have Children and a Career and Stay Sane(ish)” draws from six years of interviews with working parents, employers, and experts.

Key insights from this fascinating conversation include:

Why the ”having it all” myth needs updating for our always-connected era
The different models of working parent partnerships (Alpha-Alpha, Alpha-Beta)
How to manage the invisible ”mental load” of parenting
Why location and community matter more than we think
Practical strategies for making work and family life sustainable

Christine’s key takeaway: ”There’s a season for everything - we don’t return to how we were before, we go forwards.”

Find out more about the work Christine does here: https://www.armstrongpartners.co.uk/christine-armstrong