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What Does the Future of Work Look Like? And Why a Career Break Is Not a Career Killer. With Management Consultant, Tiggy Atkinson.

February 23, 2023 • Elizabeth Willetts • Season 1 • Episode 19

Today's guest is Tiggy Atkinson - a Partner at Nine Feet Tall, a boutique management consultancy firm. Tiggy is a successful businesswoman and the board chair at Jessie May, a children's hospice at-home charity based in the southwest.

In this episode, we discuss why everyone should take more career breaks, working from home - and how Covid changed the game regarding workplace culture and getting your first Trustee Role. Tiggy also lets us into her predictions of the future of work.

Stay tuned for another insightful and thought-provoking episode of the Work It Like A Mum Podcast.

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