Jessica Chivers

Comeback Coach

Business EN ↓ 131 episodes

COMEBACK COACH is for bright minds returning to work from maternity leave, other extended breaks and facing pivotal career moments. Hosted by chartered coaching psychologist and executive coach, Jessica Chivers, you can eavesdrop on one-time coaching conversations and hear real comeback stories. She’s exactly what you need when being in the role you’re capable of and performing at your best isn’t straightforward.

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Jessica Chivers

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5. COACH – Emma, lawyer - how to progress your career, raise your visibility at work and still have time for family 23.02.2021 41:25

Ask me a Q Emma is a solicitor in a top 20 law firm who’s keen to progress her career after maternity leave, raise her visibility and still have time for her two young boys and husband. In this COACH episode Emma and Jessica explore tactics for making those things happen. Spoiler: they come up with a doable plan that doesn’t involve magic-ing up 48 hours in a day. Are you on extended leave from wo...

4. COMEBACK – Rachel – How to get through the early months back at work – playbook for success - what to stop and start 09.02.2021 22:59

Ask me a Q The conversation is with Rachel Jackson, previously of HP and Cisco where she worked in technology sales for 20 years and also sat as Vice Chair on the Inclusion Board and led the UK Back to Business employee resource group. “Build your support squad before you go back to work; ask for help before you’re at breaking point and establish a really good self care routine,” are just three o...

3. COACH – Chloe, PR professional – how to get more job love, more recognition and not feel icky about self-promotion 26.01.2021 36:01

Ask me a Q Chloe is a PR professional who feels in limbo having come back from one maternity leave and knowing she’s going to be going away again in six month’s time. She’s come back to work that leaves her feeling unmotivated and out of control. Our conversation focusses on what Chloe wants from the next six months and how to make it happen. We talk about three key themes: 1. Recognition 2....

2. COMEBACK - Caroline - how imposter feelings can make you stronger - lawyer - mum of 4 13.01.2021 23:00

Ask me a Q “Imposter feelings can be where your strengths lie,” says Caroline Flanagan. Caroline talks about coping with constant low-level anxiety and how she handled imposter feelings when she returned to work after her first maternity leave to a U.S. law firm - where she was the only female lawyer with a baby. RESOURCES FLAGGED IN EPISODE: Baby Proof Your Career by Caroline Flanagan Rayden...

1. COACH – Nicola - losing job love - maternity leave - D&I - struggling to find your place 13.01.2021 37:59

Ask me a Q Nicola returned from maternity leave to a role that she’d trained a long time to do but that her heart was no longer in. She talks about how she’s struggling in a male dominated team and experiences casual sexism on a day to day basis. Her mind has been ignited by the world of diversity and inclusion and she’s keen to explore other opportunities within her blue-chip firm. However, she’s...

0. Welcome to Comeback Coach - Introducing 'Comeback' and 'Coach' episodes 29.12.2020 15:58

Ask me a Q Comeback Coach is the wobbly-bottomed podcast about kickass comebacks for people riding the return to work rollercoaster. If you're on maternity leave - or away from work on for another reason - and want to come back feeling prepared, positive and filled with self-belief, this podcast is for you. I’m a coaching psychologist, author, founder of The Talent Keeper Specialists and mo...