Rachel Morris

Rachel Morris is a working mother and professional accredited business coach who is a thought leader in the area of parental transition, working today with some of the world’s leading brands. As a writer and speaker, she is able to share valuable insight on how to navigate the collision of parenthood and work to help people be successful at both.

Rachel is also the best-selling author of ‘Working Mother: Simple Coaching Strategies for Success at Work and at Home’ which shows working mothers how to juggle seemingly incompatible demands, by sharing professional coaching insights from over a decade of insight and research. All done via deeply relatable stories accompanied by practical tools to help mothers be fulfilled at home and work.

Rachel began her career specialising in working with business leaders and today still practises as a coach to senior executives. She is the co-founder of two businesses, Motion Learning a professional business coaching company established in 2004, and Coach Community.

Over the last 10 years, Rachel has focused on how coaching impacts the parental transition, working with hundreds of working parents as they juggle the arrival of a child, and the looming prospect of these two worlds – work and family – colliding.

Acclaimed business coach, parental transition expert, bestselling author of Working Mother: simple coaching strategies for success at work and home

Speaking topics include:

  • Sustainability of Self – How to put yourself on the priority list, take care of yourself and thereby avoid burnout

  • Working Mothers – How to navigate the collision between work and family, using practical tools, techniques and ideas for success at both work and home

  • Female Talent – How leaders, managers and colleagues can fulfil their responsibility to support their female talent and enable systemic change

  • The Parental Transition – What the working parents in your ranks really need, and how you as leaders, managers and the organisation can provide it

  • “Rachel was an amazing speaker at our recent event. Whilst the topic would appear to speak to mothers Rachel helped to open this up to fathers, carers and beyond and has prompted open discussion, an understanding of support and provoked discussions on ideas to take this forward."

    Julie Gilbert, City Lit

  • "Rachel has the unique ability to ‘bring a room in’, engaging and enlightening in equal measure. Not only does she bring a breadth of expertise and vast experience but has a deeply personal and compassionate approach."

    Layla Orr, Chanel

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