A leap year, and the extra day it brings, may be the most obvious moment to question the amount of work you do.

But factors such as hybrid working, the increase in global roles, the rise of digital interaction has contributed hugely to the number of hours we regularly offer up for free.

Rachel Morris shares her thoughts with HR Grapevine

This month we've been reflecting on what's inspired us this year and what will motivate us to sail through the festive season and into 2024.

We hope you find inspiration too, as we share our team’s thoughts this holiday season.

Join us as we reveal our new parental transition model

We're excited to host a live webinar ‘Revealed! What new parents really need from their employers’ where we’ll be sharing our insight on working parents that we think all HR, People Development and Leaders should hear!

Women have for a long time been sidelined at work when beginning a family. In her recent article in People Management magazine, Rachel Morris explains why she believes that the era of ‘apologising’ must end, and why businesses should support mothers at this critical stage in their careers.

Rachel Morris recently joined Toni Collis on the Leading Women in Tech Podcast to discuss parenting, the world of work, and how to mesh the two.

She discussed navigating the 3 phases of becoming a new mother in the workplace, and the helpful & actionable tips you need to set yourself up for a successful return to work.

Rachel Morris’ latest piece in The Business Reporter argues that shifting employee expectations demand new skills from line managers, centred around embracing a coaching approach.

Rachel Morris’ latest feature in The HR Director explores how organisations can support line managers with the day-to-day realities of managing and the benefits of line manager coaching as an alternative to traditional training programmes.

Michele Aptman is another wonderful addition to our international team and comes with a wealth of experience from organisations such as Google.

She is based in New York, USA, and works with clients in the US and across Europe.

Listen to Rachel Morris discuss how group coaching can offer a multiplication of the return on investment of learning programmes with special guests Sophie Peaty and Sarah Shaw from The Body Shop.

2023 continues to be an exciting year for Motion Learning, with another new member to introduce.

Helen Brooks is based in Melbourne, Australia, and balances a busy professional life with some deep thinking, unofficial taxi driving and wine tasting!

As our business has grown, so has our team, and we’re delighted to say that we now have coaches in more than one time zone!

Amy Funkhouser Watkins is based in Seattle, USA, but provides coaching across time zones, and often joins us for meetings in a brilliantly positive mood at a time that others might consider way too early!

In her latest interview our co-founder Rachel Morris shares the lessons we’ve learnt over the years about building a business and focusing on the important things from the very 1st day.

Motion Learning's Rachel Morris speaks to Ticker News Insights host Mike Loder, on how to lead thriving organisations in any economic climate.

Drawing upon her experience as an executive business coach, Rachel shares insight into why C-Suite leaders hold the power to building a great culture.

Rachel Morris joined Jane Stewart on the World of Work podcast, to talk about the experience of maternity and maternity coaching. They explored the experience of maternity leave and maternity coaching and Rachel talked about our research and her views on how to best support people during maternity leave.

Listen to executive coaches Rachel Morris and Bert Stemarthe, with their special guests Kristina Blahnik and Stian Westlake, as they discuss the challenge facing senior executives everywhere and reveal they tools and techniques that enable them to coach executives to lead

Listen to Rachel Morris and Sophia Taylor from Motion Learning, along with guests Hayley Still and Gervase Clarke, discuss the impact of maternity coaching, and how to get the maximum benefit for employees and organisations

We asked the team to offer some thoughts and suggestions for good books this winter, based upon what they’ve been reading. Here’s the typically varied selection.

Lucy James has been a member of the Motion coaching team since 2019, but we’ve only just had a chance to catch up and find out what’s going on in her world.

There are good reasons she’s been so busy, as you’ll see in this interview

What is back to work looking like for you?

We’ve been discussing the new reality amongst our team and getting a sense of the issues our clients are facing as we now contemplate the end of furlough and the return to the office.

Do You need a recommendation for some summer reading?

Although our opportunities for enjoying the classic summer reading experience, whether poolside or on the beach, may be curtailed this year, if you’re like us, you’ll still use some of your time to stretch your mind and take in a different point of view.