Jobshare Stories

Episode 43: If you can see it, you can be it — how role models, mentors and the right partner make job sharing work

What happens when you see job sharing modelled at every level around you, early in your career — and years later, find yourself doing exactly that in a senior role?

In this episode of Jobshare Stories, we speak with Linsey Craike and Megan Bradish, Deputy Directors in the Department of Health and Social Care. Megan is Linsey's second job share partner, making this a particularly rich conversation about transitions, matching, and what it really takes to make a job share partnership thrive.

In this episode, we discuss
- Why role models matter
- The importance of mentors in making the right match
- What it's like starting a job share when one of you has done it before and one of you hasn't
- How job sharing enables you to do the big, challenging, fulfilling roles — without sacrificing the rest of your life

Their story is a brilliant reminder that job sharing isn't a compromise — it's a superpower.

If you want to find out about how jobsharing can benefit your organisation, please visit www.TheJobshareRevolution.co.uk
or find us on LinkedIn or Instagram @TheJobshareRevolution

#JobSharing #FlexibleWorking #CivilService #RoleModels #FutureOfWork #TalentRetention #JobshareStories

Episode 42. Job sharing, maternity transitions & retaining great talent

What does it really take to make job sharing work and why should organisations care?
In this weeks episode of Jobshare Stories, Beccy Ireland and Sarah Trinham from Beiersdorf share their experience of job sharing their role as Marketing manager for the Nivea Men’s Brand - a setup that began eight months ago with Beccy and Lydia, and has since evolved as Sarah recently returned from maternity leave to step into the role.
We talk about:
- Job sharing as a powerful way to retain experienced talent
- Why returning from maternity into a job share helps people land quicker and with more confidence
- The role of coaching in building trust, clarity and high performance 
- How job sharing accelerates learning and development
- Why organisational support is absolutely critical - with Beiersdorf setting a brilliant example
If you’re interested in modern leadership, flexible working done well, or supporting parents without losing talent, this one’s worth a listen.
If you want to find out about how jobsharing can benefit your organisation, please visit 
www.TheJobshareRevolution.co.uk 
or find us on LinkedIn or Instagram @TheJobshareRevolution
#JobSharing #FlexibleWorking #TalentRetention #WomenInLeadership #ReturnToWork #FutureOfWork

Episode 41. Rethinking Leadership Through Job Sharing

What if some of our most senior leadership roles were designed differently?
In this episode of Jobshare Stories, we speak with Tessa Griffiths and Sarah MacLean, who are the Co-CEOs of Skills England, having jobshared together in a multitude of roles for over 18 years.  Our conversation shines a light on jobsharing at the very top and why it might be one of the most powerful, and underused, leadership models we have.
We talk about:
🔹 How senior jobsharing strengthens decision-making and performance
🔹 The role it plays in building leadership resilience, especially in high-pressure roles
🔹 Why shared leadership can help prevent burnout and create more sustainable careers
🔹 How flexible models like jobsharing can keep more talented people in work, including those with caring responsibilities or complex lives
This conversation challenges long-held assumptions about what leadership “should” look like and makes the case for designing roles around outcomes, not presenteeism.
If you’re interested in the future of work, inclusive leadership, and practical ways to retain and unlock talent, this one’s for you.
If you’d like to find out more around how jobsharing can help transform your organisation please visit www.TheJobshareRevolution.co.uk 
or find us on LinkedIn or Instagram @TheJobshareRevolution

#JobSharing #Leadership #FutureOfWork #FlexibleWorking #Inclusion #ResilientLeadership

Episode 40: Paying it forward - how one jobshare pair are amplifying the reach of jobsharing in the South West with Clare Freshwater-Turner and Annabelle Richards

Clare Freshwater-Turner and Annabelle Richards have jobshared a varied career at Lloyds Banking Group - ranging from Finance Learning & Development, ESG, Executive Assistant and core Finance and Accounting roles. Their story is one of the power of jobsharing to create opportunity and unlock potential. 

In this episode we explore their career-share and what motivates them to support other jobsharers - which led them to creating the South West Jobshare Network in the UK. Clare and Annabelle talk about the power of support networks and role models to normalise jobsharing and how all roles can be shared. 

To find out more about the South West Jobshare Network visit LinkedIn 

 

To find out more about our work, visit 

www.TheJobshareRevolution.co.uk 

or find us on LinkedIn or Instagram @TheJobshareRevolution

Episode 39 - The Secret to Jobshare Success - Clear Rules, Shared Trust.

In the latest episode of the podcast, We spoke with Monique Kent and Simon Oliver, who job share the Head of Communications role at Imperial War Museums.

Together they lead a major national organisation across five sites, manage a large team, and handle everything from long-term strategy to crisis communications.

This partnership came together following Monique’s return from parental leave with Simon having covered the role full time during this period and then suggesting this set up during the handover on her return.  Having shared on a traditional 3+3 basis for a significant period of time, they now operate a 3+5 model with Simon flexing up to work on strategic priorities on 2 of the days.
A few key takeaways from the conversation:
🔹 Clarity is essential – job sharing only works when there’s a clear system that everyone understands
🔹 Trust is non-negotiable – backing each other’s decisions is fundamental
🔹 Boundaries matter – knowing when to step back is just as important as knowing when to step in
🔹 Different strengths are an advantage – complementary skills can create better outcomes than a single “all-rounder”
🔹 Job sharing builds resilience – for individuals and organisations

Their story is a powerful reminder that flexibility at senior levels isn’t about lowering the bar, it’s about designing roles in a way that keeps great people, improves decision-making, and supports sustainable careers.
If you’re curious about job sharing, returning to work after parental leave, or rethinking how leadership roles are structured, this episode is well worth a listen. 
If you want to find out about how jobsharing can benefit your organisation, please visit 
www.TheJobshareRevolution.co.uk 
or find us on LinkedIn or Instagram @TheJobshareRevolution

Episode 38: Jobshare Connect @ Ford Credit Europe: how Ford's unique jobshare matching app came to the UK

In this episode we're shining a light on the brilliant work of Ford Credit Europe, where they implemented a unique jobshare matching app - to enable Ford employees to connect with potential jobshare partners. This app was spearheaded by the inspiring Sian Hodgson-Wood, Director of Engineering at Ford Credit Europe - a jobsharer herself who was determined to throw the ladder down and support others who wanted to work in this way.

Jobshare Connect is a fabulous initiative - showing that when you put the systems in place, anything is possible.

To find out more about jobshare connect, check out this video from Ford. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs0rDojABcw

Episode 37: 2025 - the year of the share!

Join Chloe and Laura, co-founders of The Jobshare Revolution to chat about the progress made in jobsharing in the UK in 2025. Highlights include Julia Gillard (former Australian Prime Minister) shouting about the power of jobsharing, a 41% rise in jobsharing pairs in the UK and research showing jobsharing being even more productive than an individual employee. Chloe and Laura also reflect on their personal highlights from 2025 and the impact jobsharing coaching has had on their clients. 

To see all the stats and data being the conversation visit www.TheJobshareRevolution.co.uk/blog

Episode 36 - Leadership amplified: Driving resilient and empowered organisations through Co-Leadership with Kate Muhwezi and Alex Kent

Kate Muhwezi and Alex Kent have been Co-CEOs at Restless Development since 2021.  Brought together at a pivotal moment, Kate and Alex combine their distinct strengths — one a campaigning leader, the other an operational expert — to cover multiple executive roles with less than two full-time equivalents. Their approach shows that leadership can be both collaborative and strategically efficient.

At the heart of their model is feminist leadership — a commitment to power-sharing, collective decision-making, and creating space for more voices at the table. This shift has inspired cultural change across Restless Development, with more teams exploring shared leadership and more people seeing senior roles as accessible to them.

in this episode, they talk about how leading together has enabled stability and resilience in the leadership of the organisation, how embracing feminist leadership has enabled collective empowerment at all levels of the organisation and how co-leadership has enabled their path to executive leadership supporting the cross fertilisation of their skills across their partnership.

To find out more about Kate & Alex's work, visit:

Restless Development: www.restlessdevelopment.org
Power Shifting Checklist: https://restlessdevelopment.org/power-shifting-checklist-2/
Action'Aid Feminist Leadership Principles: https://actionaid.org/feminist-leadership

To find out more about jobsharing, visit:
www.TheJobshareRevolution.co.uk

#JobshareStories #CoLeadership #FeministLeadership #Resilience