Build parental leave expertise that lives inside your organization.
Manager training, in-house coach certification, and custom programming—built on the only evidence-based parental leave methodology in the world.
The best parental leave programs aren’t just purchased. They’re built from the inside out, so parental leave excellence becomes part of your culture, not just a benefit you offer.
Our manager training trio, internal RETAIN Coach certification, and custom workshops give workplaces the tools, frameworks, and expert guidance to develop their own internal capability.
We created this field. Let us help you own it internally.
Leave Leader™ Manager Training Series
The only manager leave training proven by a peer-reviewed randomized controlled trial.
Managers are the single biggest variable in whether an employee’s leave experience becomes a retention win or a resignation. And most of them were never given the tools to handle it well. Our Leave Leader™ Manager Training Series changes that, by offering the only wrap-around manager training program backed by both a proven 3 phase leave navigation methodology and published peer-reviewed research.
Three self-led trainings.
One hour each (or less).
Every manager equipped.
Making Leave Manageable®
Built on the RETAIN Coaching™ methodology and the 10A Transition Touchpoints™ framework — the only evidence-based approach to parental leave coaching and training in the world. Guides managers through every phase of the parental leave transition: before leave begins, during leave, and through a supported return.
Leaders and Leaves™
NIH-funded | Peer-reviewed
Extends the framework beyond parental leave to equip managers for every type of workplace leave: medical, bereavement, military, and family care. Developed by Ellen Kossek, Ph.D. (Purdue University) and Leslie Hammer, Ph.D. (Oregon Health & Science University Healthy Workforce Center), with funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH STTR grant #2R42AG060347-02A1) and consultative guidance by CPLL.
Leave Supportive Supervisory Behaviors™
NIH-funded | Peer-reviewed
The behavioral foundation beneath everything else: how managers role model a culture of support, create psychological safety around leave, and close the gap between policy availability and actual use. Developed by Ellen Kossek, Ph.D. and Leslie Hammer, Ph.D. with NIH funding (NIH STTR grant #2R42AG060347-02A1) and consultative guidance by CPLL.
The research is in.
Leaders and Leaves™ and Leave Supportive Supervisory Behaviors™ are part of the training methodology evaluated in a randomized controlled field study — the gold standard for organizational intervention research. The findings, published in the Journal of Applied Psychology (Kossek, Hammer, et al., 2026), showed that employees whose supervisors completed the training reported higher family leave use, greater job satisfaction, and stronger organizational commitment compared to a control group where supervisors received no training.
The effects were strongest for the employees organizations most need to retain:
- Women
- Employees with childcare demands
- Sandwiched caregivers managing both child and elder care responsibilities
Organizations that want their people managers equipped to handle any type of workplace leave with confidence and competence — and want a training program they can point to when leadership asks “how do we know this works?”
Managers who complete all three trainings earn the Leave Leader Certificate of Completion from the Center for Parental Leave Leadership.
The Leave Leader™ Series is the first and only manager leave training series with this combination:
an evidence-based parental leave coaching methodology (RETAIN Coaching™)
NIH-funded research partners
and peer-reviewed published outcomes.
No other program in this space can make that claim.
In-House RETAIN Coach Certification
Build lasting internal expertise with your own in-house RETAIN Coach.
For organizations that want certified parental leave coaching capability to live inside their walls, the In-House RETAIN Coach Certification program trains coaches directly in the RETAIN Coaching Method.
Delivered through the RETAIN Coaching Institute™, this customized certification engagement trains selected internal practitioners—HR professionals, managers, internal coaches, or other designated staff—to deliver the RETAIN Coaching™ methodology directly to employees navigating parental leave. The result is a certified internal coach who can provide consistent support to every parent and manager in your organization, regardless of location or department.
Every internal Certified Retain Parental Leave Coach (R-PLC) receives the same rigorous training as our external certified coaches. Because the methodology doesn’t change. Only who’s doing the coaching does.
Organizations ready to build a sustainable, internal parental leave coaching program by investing in the person (or people) who will carry it forward. The choice is yours: cover your organization exclusively with your own coaches, or augment your team with ours.
Customized workshops and training
Built for your organization. Grounded in our methodology.
Sometimes the right solution is one that doesn’t exist—yet. CPLL partners with organizations to design custom programs and workshops tailored to their specific needs, culture, and goals. That could mean a leadership development workshop for returning parents, manager training adapted for a specific industry, perinatal mental health workshops, or a series that equips your HR team to serve as confident Leave Navigators.
Whether it’s a one-hour workshop or a full program built from the ground up, CPLL designs and delivers every engagement alongside you. You bring the organizational context. We bring the research, the frameworks, and the decades of experience. Together, we build something that fits.
Organizations whose needs require more than an off-the-shelf solution.
Not sure which path is right for your organization?
A complimentary consult with a CPLL parental leave specialist, designed around you.
We’ll discuss your needs, answer your questions, and help you figure out whether manager training, in-house certification, a custom program, or some combination is the right fit for where your organization is today and where you want to go.
Not ready for a call? Contact us and we’ll find the right next step together.