Do working fathers have it easy? With Han-Son Lee and Jim Bloomfield

10/01/19 • 37 min

The Green Room: Questions That Matter Most In Business

Comical stereotypes of dads often show fatherhood as a bit of fun. Think dad dancing, dad jokes, dad bods and daddy day care. But with more dads than ever before now actively involved in parenting, is this really the case?

Are we fuelling these stereotypes by treating working parents differently? And why are people still surprised when dads do decide to take on an active parenting role?

How can workplaces help today’s working fathers to look after their wellbeing and get that work-family life balance?

This week, we’re discussing whether today’s working fathers really do have it easy. Our hosts George and Lizzie, both working parents, are joined by Jim Bloomfield, director in Clients & Industries, and Han-Son Lee, founder of DaddiLife.

Tune in to find out:

How Jim balanced work and parenting when transitioning back into the workplace
What happened when George’s daughter Daisy was given ‘jitter glitter’
What our research with DaddiLife revealed is important to today’s working dads
How many miles Jim was able to run with his pram and son Seb in it

Hosts: George Parrett and Lizzie Elston

Guests: Jim Bloomfield and Han-Son Lee

Technical support: Deloitte’s Creative Studio

Original music: Ali Barrett

Are we fuelling these stereotypes by treating working parents differently? And why are people still surprised when dads do decide to take on an active parenting role?

How can workplaces help today’s working fathers to look after their wellbeing and get that work-family life balance?

Tune in to find out:

How Jim balanced work and parenting when transitioning back into the workplace
What happened when George’s daughter Daisy was given ‘jitter glitter’
What our research with DaddiLife revealed is important to today’s working dads
How many miles Jim was able to run with his pram and son Seb in it

Hosts: George Parrett and Lizzie Elston

Guests: Jim Bloomfield and Han-Son Lee

Technical support: Deloitte’s Creative Studio

Original music: Ali Barrett

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Why do we think about mental and physical health differently? With Geoff McDonald and Steve Larke

We all have mental health, in the same way we all have physical health. So why do we only talk about it when something goes wrong?

Why don’t we look after our mental health until we have to? And why are we more likely to make time to go to the gym than we are to take time out for our mental wellbeing?

Is it time we stopped talking about mental and physical health and just talked about ‘health’ instead?

This week, ahead of World Mental Health Day, we’re joined by Steve Larke, consulting partner and mental health ambassador, and Geoff McDonald, ex VP of Unilever and mental health campaigner.

Tune in to find out:

Why Geoff believes talking about mental health saved his life
How Steve prioritises wellbeing at work
Why Ethan would like to be Prime Minister for a day
How mental and physical health are interlinked

Hosts: George Parrett and Ethan Worth

Guests: Steve Larke and Geoff McDonald

Technical support: Deloitte’s creative studio

Original music: Ali Barrett

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This week, we’re discussing whether we’re taking the voices of today’s younger generation seriously enough. Our hosts George and Ethan are joined by Annie Wong, Assistant Manager in Financial Advisory and UK One Young World delegate and Kate Robertson, Co-Founder of One Young World.

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