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#43 A CFO PERSPECTIVE ON PARENTAL LEAVE – does it pay off? – with Markus Lueger
At Sanofi, everyone gets parental leave: all parents of all genders, irrespective of which country they’re in. “People feel like it’s...
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Jul 24, 20242 min read
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#42 PERSONAL BRANDING – become your own brand ambassador, with Dr. Irène Kilubi
Dr Irène Kilubi in the MyCollective podcast: Developing a personal brand on social media offers enormous career opportunities!

Dr. Ricarda Engelmeier
Jul 10, 20242 min read
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#41 Leading Mothers: the power of parenting with Anette Lippert
Parenting skills are leadership skills – this has long been a mantra of ours at MyCollective. So it was fantastic to meet someone as...

Dr. Ricarda Engelmeier
May 2, 20242 min read
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The golden or the Baby-Bermuda Triangle? Balancing working models, care work & mental load
We cover topics at the intersection of parenting and careers, but keep coming back to what we call the “golden triangle” - that perfect...
MyCollective Team
Apr 30, 20242 min read
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#40 Life hacks from our peers: the importance of Real World Role Models
We’ve been running Real World Role Models sessions at MyCollective for over two years now, and it’s one of my favourite formats -...
MyCollective Team
Apr 22, 20242 min read
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#39 Equal Care - Why should I care?
🤷♀️ Is equal care an issue that only women care about? (I really wish it wasn’t, but why didn’t a single man show up to this...
MyCollective Team
Apr 16, 20241 min read
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Unlock practical insights and see what leaders recommend: How to build a diverse company that people want to work for
MyCollective invited DEI changemakers and partners in crime to a roundtable discussion at #MMK24 for a deep dive into the essence of...

Dr. Ricarda Engelmeier
Apr 3, 20242 min read
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Who said that crafting is a mother's job and earning money is the father's?
Different generations expect different things from their work environments - which is where Lea Haep comes in. The MD at STARTUP TEENS &...

Dr. Ricarda Engelmeier
Mar 29, 20242 min read
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#38 Creating work environments that work for all - with Lea Haep
Different generations expect different things from their work environments - which is where Lea Haep comes in. The MD at STARTUP TEENS &...
MyCollective Team
Mar 15, 20242 min read
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Powerhouse: Getting top female leaders together is the absolute energy booster
… this was my experience at MMK24 (Münchner Management Kolloquium) this week, where we had a fantastic lineup of top C-Level speakers,...

Dr. Ricarda Engelmeier
Mar 11, 20242 min read
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#37 CARING IS SHARING - Why Equal Care matters with Almut Schnerring
Why should I care about equal care? Well, it’s a tricky topic which at some point will crop up in every relationship. It’s hard for all...

Dr. Ricarda Engelmeier
Feb 27, 20242 min read
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Paternity Leave = free brain training programme for dads
We talk a lot about all the leadership skills that we hone as we parent our kids - but as the research published in a recent Harvard...

Dr. Ricarda Engelmeier
Feb 5, 20242 min read
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#36 PARENTING POWER - Why putting shoes on a toddler is a leadership skill for the future, with Christina Sontheim-Leven
“Everyone is talking about AI and where to use AI,” says Christina Sontheim-Leven in our newest podcast - and as CHRO and board member...
MyCollective Team
Jan 23, 20242 min read
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A Christmas story- how the Grinch stole New Work
This year, a man came up to me after one of my talks to tell me about the heartbreak of being a working dad. There are lots of statistics...

Dr. Ricarda Engelmeier
Dec 23, 20232 min read
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Being everywhere & doing everything all at once - and all just before Christmas
Christmas is around the corner; it’s the season to spend time with family, reflect on the year and start thinking about resolutions for...

Dr. Ricarda Engelmeier
Dec 18, 20232 min read
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#35 TWO TO TANGO - The magic of working in Tandem, with Nina Gillmann
𝐓𝐖𝐎 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐎 - 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐆𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐧 Tandem solutions may...

Dr. Ricarda Engelmeier
Dec 15, 20232 min read
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Parental leave is still a career dealbreaker?
This is crazy, We just can’t afford to keep losing parents in the workplace when skilled labour is already so scarce. These figures were...

Dr. Ricarda Engelmeier
Dec 13, 20231 min read
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Elternzeit Upgrade - Ricarda Engelmeier zu Gast im Future Family Podcast
Stell dir vor, du hast Elternzeit genommen und wirst nach deiner Rückkehr befördert. Stell dir vor, Elternzeit wäre ein berufliches...
MyCollective Team
Dec 8, 20231 min read
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I want more!
I’m always on the lookout for #RoleModels - both for myself and for our network of parents and professionals at MyCollective, because, in...

Dr. Ricarda Engelmeier
Dec 4, 20231 min read
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An action-packed day for woman leadership - it's like meeting your Linkedin bubble in 3D
First, the Wo*Men in Leadership Convention hosted by Beiersdorf and then the German Diversity Award, meant that I got to pack two...

Dr. Ricarda Engelmeier
Dec 1, 20231 min read
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