Jobshare Stories

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 livesThis 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

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

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

Nick Nugent is blazing a trail at JP Morgan. As one of the first men to jobshare at the firm, he has led the way on opening up jobsharing and showing the power of part-time working to enable men (and women) to work in a way that works for them. Jobsharing has created a great way for JP Morgan to manage succession planning, retain skills and experience, whilst enabling two brilliant individuals to work part-time. Its a great example of how jobsharing can take many forms and finding a solution that works for you, your partner and your organisation is the secret to jobsharing success. Nick also talks passionately about the need to tackle the stigma around men working part-time and how being loud and proud of your working pattern is essential. It's a fascinating listen, exploring Nick's journey from Army Officer to JP Morgan Resiliency Manager - and the power of jobsharing to create organisational resiliency. To find out more about jobsharing, visit www.TheJobshareRevolution.co.uk #Jobshare #SuccessionPair #IntergenerationalShare #FlexibleWorkingWorks

In this wide ranging episode, Caroline & Heather talk about their journey from initially meeting working on 24/7 Ministry of Defence projects, through to jobsharing senior roles across the Civil Service, implementing flexible working practices within the Department for Education and now blazing a trail as Chief Operations Officer of a large multi-academy trust. In important aspect of their partnership is their why - with Heather choosing to jobshare to support her health and wellbeing, as she manages her MS alongside a challenging professional role. Heather and Caroline also talk about the importance of coaching to set up for success and enable partnerships to thrive To find out more about jobshare coaching from The Jobshare Revolution, visit our website www.thejobsharerevolution.co.uk #Jobshare #JobshareCoach #PowerPartnership #CoLeadership

In this episode of Jobshare Stories, Kate Righton & Rebecca Barnett from Haleon share how they turned a shared life stage and desire for balance into a high-performing partnership that benefits both them and their organisation. They reveal the role of coaching and intentional planning in making jobsharing a success - plus they share their top tips for making a job share work. It's a brilliant podcast full of practical hints and tips from securing a role to making the partnership thrive #Jobshare #Leadership #Balance #PowerPartnership #HighPerformancePartnerships

Is Co Leadership the Future of work and what impact could it have on your organisation? In today’s podcast, we’re speaking to Stefanie Junghans; certified organisational developer, coach, and co-leadership expert. Stefanie has “walked the talk”, having shared two leadership roles herself before launching her consultancy to help organisations rethink how they lead. We dive into how co-leadership can build more resilient, agile and future-ready workplaces - supporting an ageing workforce, meeting the needs of a new generation, and helping people do meaningful work without sacrificing personal goals.Stefanie shines a light on the potential of co-leadership whilst also highlighting the need to be intentional in your approach. ✔️ Support line managers to sell the case✔️ Build the culture to champion pairs✔️ Coach leaders to channel their energy into impact not admin This is a brilliant episode for those of you curious about navigating the world of co-leadership. #TheJobshareRevolution #JobshareStories #Leadership #CoLeadership #FutureOfWork #WorkplaceInnovation #AgileLeadership Stefanie's website: www.junghans.consulting Stefanie's book: https://junghans.consulting/en-co-leadership-das-buch

Julia and Anna are an ambitious, driven jobsharing partnership who started out on their jobsharing journey 7 years ago. After progressing as a partnership in a large German corporate, they now freelance together supporting jobsharers throughout their end to end journey. Having active experience of jobsharing, whilst also being change and transformation experts by profession they are well placed to coach and support jobshare partnerships. In this episode, Julia and Anna talk about how thinking creatively in the way you deploy jobshares can help solve multiple challenges for an organisation and how thinking flexibly can help an organisation supercharge their performance and retain diverse talent. They also talk about the importance of investing in jobshare partnerships from outset to ensure maximum chances of success. To find out more about the work that Julia & Anna do, check out: Julia's business : https://staudtconsulting.de/ Pair to Share : https://www.pairtoshare.com/ Jobsharing Hub: https://www.jobsharing-hub.de/

Hannah Essex and Claire Walker are Co - CEOs of Society of London Theatre & UK Theatre. Theirs is a longstanding partnership having come together initially at Teach First before progressing to being Co-Executive Directors at the British Chambers of Commerce before moving to their current role. In this episode, they talk about their journey of progressing as a partnership, including sharing some great tips for navigating the recruitment process together. They also talk about the power of jobsharing for increasing resilience and in particular how this helped in some of the most challenging times in history through Brexit and during the pandemic. The episode also delves into the power of co-leadership and how jobsharing enables better decision making and ultimately a better outcome for the organisation. #TheJobshareRevolution #JobshareStories #FlexibleWorkingWorks #CoLeadership #Resilience #PowerPartnership

Rowan Aust and Michelle Reynolds are determined to change the TV industry. In this episode we talk about how ReelTime Media researches and creates "good work" - that pays well and contributes to worker wellbeing as well as organisational outcomes. Jobsharing is a core part of this and at ReelTime Media, they're innovating in collaboration with ScreenSkills to create jobsharing partnership to transform how work is done right across the TV industry. But this episode goes even deeper, exploring the world of work and how jobsharing can create a world of increased attentiveness and care for employees.

In this special one off episode, Laura and Chloe come together to deep dive and lift the lid on the state of play on gender equity in the UK in 2025 and try to answer the question - Do we still need International Women's Day.This brilliant episode dives into the facts of where we are today on gender equity in the UK, breaks down what the gender pay gap is and why it still matters, highlights key barriers still in play for women in today's society and most importantly talks about how we can start to fix the system and not the women! A perfect episode if you want to understand what gender equity is. #TheJobshareRevolution #JobshareStories #IWD #Motherhoodpenalty #GenderEquity #StickyFloor Linked Resources from the Podcast; FTSE Women’s Leader Report https://ftsewomenleaders.com/latest-reports/ Timewise : The Real Reasons behind the gender pay gap: https://timewise.co.uk/article/article-real-reasons-behind-gender-pay-gap/#:~:text=We%20explore%20the%20four%20key%20reasons%20why%20the,and%20part-time%20working%20can%20play%20in%20closing%20it. How many Britons have asked for a payrise and how many have been successful How many Britons have asked for a pay rise – and how many have been successful? | YouGov) Claudia Goldin – “Greedy Jobs” https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/goldin/files/oconnor-goldin_ft.pdf

Episode 19: Marie-Christine Moreels & Nathalie De Wachter: VP Global Finance Transformation, Umicore. Marie-Christine and Nathalie have been jobsharing in senior VP finance roles since 2022. In this, our first international episode, they talk about how their partnership came together with Marie- Christine having once worked for Nathalie, and the power of coaching to form a partnership of equals. They also discuss the importance of innovative, transformative leaders in promoting and sponsoring jobsharing, as well as covering in more detail their flexible jobsharing model where they don't work fixed days and work 5 days in total. #TheJobshareRevolution #JobshareStories #FlexibleWorkingWorks #FutureOfWork #WomenInFinance