Support the leaders your organisation can’t afford to lose.

Many senior leaders quietly balance demanding careers with caring responsibilities at home. The PAUSE Programme helps them sustain their wellbeing, strengthen their leadership and continue making the contribution your organisation depends on.

The Hidden Challenge

The leaders you value most may be carrying more than you realise.

Many senior leaders quietly balance demanding careers with significant caring responsibilities outside work. Every day they lead teams, make difficult decisions and deliver results, often without colleagues realising what they are carrying beyond the workplace.

Not because they are less capable.

Not because they are less committed.

But because they are carrying two roles that both demand time, energy and emotional resilience.
Without the right support, organisations may begin to notice the impact in subtle ways:
Leaders quietly turning down new opportunities
Experienced leaders reducing their hours
People becoming less present or engaged
Talented leaders eventually deciding they can no longer sustain both leadership and caring
By the time these changes become visible, organisations may already have lost valuable experience, institutional knowledge and leadership capacity.

Supporting leaders with caring responsibilities isn’t simply about wellbeing.

It’s about retaining talented people, protecting leadership capability and helping them continue to thrive, contribute and lead for the long term.

What Becomes Possible

When leaders receive the right support, the benefits extend far beyond the individual.
For your leaders
Greater energy and resilience
Improved focus and decision-making
Sustainable ways to balance leadership and caring
Increased confidence to seek support when needed
For your organisation
Improved retention of experienced leaders
Reduced risk of burnout and disengagement
Stronger leadership continuity
A workplace where people no longer feel they have to hide their caring responsibilities
Greater confidence in responding to evolving workplace expectations and employer responsibilities

Many caring responsibilities remain hidden until something has to give.

Why the PAUSE Programme Is Different

Many leadership and wellbeing programmes assume people have the time and capacity to make significant changes to their routines.
For leaders balancing demanding careers with caring responsibilities, that often isn’t the reality.

The PAUSE Programme was created specifically for senior leaders who are carrying both.

Rather than adding more to an already full life, it provides practical, sustainable strategies that fit alongside the realities of work, leadership and caring.

Built around the PAUSE Framework, the programme helps leaders strengthen their wellbeing in ways that are realistic, achievable and designed to last.

Because supporting your leaders shouldn’t mean asking them to become someone different.

It should help them continue being the capable leaders they already are.

The future of leadership includes caring.

The PAUSE Programme

Supporting the people your organisation depends on.

The PAUSE Programme is a one-to-one leadership coaching programme designed specifically for senior leaders who are balancing demanding careers with caring responsibilities outside of work.

Unlike traditional wellbeing programmes, it recognises that caring responsibilities cannot simply be switched off at the start of the working day. Rather than adding more to an already full life, the programme helps leaders develop practical, sustainable ways to care for themselves while continuing to lead with clarity, confidence and purpose.

Built around the PAUSE Framework, every conversation is tailored to the individual, equipping them with realistic strategies they can apply both professionally and personally.

The result is not simply improved wellbeing.

It is leaders who are better able to sustain their contribution to your organisation while caring for the people who depend on them at home.

Designed Around Real Life
Six 90-minute coaching sessions over 12 weeks
Delivered over approximately twelve weeks, allowing time to reflect, apply learning and build sustainable habits.
Tailored to each leader
Every coaching conversation is shaped around the individual’s leadership role, caring responsibilities and organisational context.
Built around the PAUSE Framework
A practical framework that helps leaders prioritise their wellbeing through small, sustainable changes that fit alongside the realities of work and care.
Practical resources and reflection
Supporting tools and exercises that help leaders continue embedding what they learn between coaching sessions.
Confidential coaching
A dedicated space where leaders can think clearly, explore challenges openly and develop practical solutions with confidence.

Because when organisations support the people who quietly carry the greatest responsibilities, everyone benefits.

Why Work Care and Thrive

Every conversation, programme and resource created by Work Care and Thrive is shaped by four complementary perspectives. Together, they ensure our work is deeply personal, practically grounded and rooted in what genuinely helps.

Lived Experience

Work Care and Thrive was founded from lived experience of balancing senior leadership alongside many years of unpaid caring. That perspective shapes every conversation, bringing empathy, credibility and an understanding of the realities leaders often keep hidden.

Leadership Experience

Alongside lived experience, Ola brings years of leadership experience within complex organisations. She understands the pressures of leading people, making decisions and delivering results while navigating competing demands.

Evidence-Informed Practice

The programme combines lived experience with research, coaching practice and an understanding of the challenges facing today’s workplaces, creating an approach that is both compassionate and practical.

Transformational Coaching

As an accredited transformational coach, Ola creates a confidential space where leaders can reflect, think differently and develop practical strategies that support both their leadership and wellbeing.

Who It’s For

The PAUSE Programme is designed for organisations that want to support experienced leaders who are balancing leadership with unpaid caring responsibilities.

It is particularly valuable where organisations want to:
Retain experienced leaders
Support wellbeing before burnout
Strengthen leadership capability
Create a culture where caring responsibilities no longer have to remain hidden