For working parents, it's a noisy world of opinion and expectation. Friends, family and social media all offer advice that seems credible, but can be contradictory, outdated or unhelpful. Plus there’s that shrill inner voice telling you you’re failing on all fronts…
What if you knew how to turn down the volume and tune into your best thinking? What if you had the tools to ensure your precious reserves of energy were focused on the things that count the most?
Finding your own way to balance the equation of loving your children and your career without losing yourself along the way has never been more important.
In this warm and authentic guide, Georgie Rudd, an accredited executive coach to hundreds of brilliant leaders with the equally demanding job of parenting, puts the power of coaching into the hands of all working parents.
Practical, easy-to-use diagnostic tools. Deep, pragmatic understanding of the real world of corporate work. Honest stories highlighting what every parent finds hard and what to do about it.
The Working Parent Equation helps you get clear on what success looks like for you, and gives you the resources to achieve it, sustainably.
Whether you're making the pivotal return to work after parental leave or your challenging teen is making you doubt yourself, whether you're talking yourself out of a promotion you really want to pursue or you're trying to protect your non-negotiables at home, this book has your back.
By:
Georgie Rudd
Imprint: Practical Inspiration Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 140mm,
Spine: 19mm
Weight: 364g
ISBN: 9781788608732
ISBN 10: 1788608739
Pages: 268
Publication Date: 28 April 2026
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
Foreword Preface Introduction PART 1: Redefining Success CHAPTER 1: A new era: BC to AC CHAPTER 2: Why bother? CHAPTER 3: You are the instrument of your success CHAPTER 4: Guilt, the mental load and letting go PART 2: Prioritisation: Giant Jenga For Professionals CHAPTER 5: Balancing priorities CHAPTER 6: ‘Yes’ and ‘No’: two sides of the same coin CHAPTER 7: Non-negotiables PART 3: Choosing Who To Listen To CHAPTER 8: Noisy voices: the myth of perfection CHAPTER 9: Thinking traps and how to climb out of them CHAPTER 10: The inner critic: friend not foe CHAPTER 11: Sticky systems: sorting out what you need to leave behind PART 4: Resourcing for Success….your way CHAPTER 12: A historian, a scientist and a journalist: liberation through evidence testing CHAPTER 13: Map it out: 3D maps to get you moving CHAPTER 14: All the feelings: integrating emotion to serve you well CHAPTER 15: Career smarts: recruiting your own Career Board CHAPTER 16: Resourcing yourself: running the long race Acknowledgements About the Author Bibliography Index
Georgie Rudd is an ICF-accredited Executive Coach with 20+ years’ leadership experience in Financial Services and Management Consulting. She is Director of her own coaching practice, co-founder of Listening Lab and a trusted leadership coach to clients including Baringa Partners, Mercedes Formula 1, Kingfisher, Rothschild and Inigo. She’s also a parent who loves both her work AND her children.
