“Be a supporter, not a fixer”: What Kelly McKenzie’s return to work taught her about allyship By Microsoft News Center
29 January, 2021
When she found out she was expecting twin boys, Kelly McKenzie was in the midst of leading a team while supporting some major business transformations sheâd been wanting to sink her teeth into for years. On sharing her wonderful news with colleagues, the then Commercial Marketing Manager at Microsoft Australia received nothing but support. Life, in short, was good.
But in October 2017, when Kellyâs twins entered the world three months early, everything changed.
Instead of taking a short period off before returning to Microsoft, Kelly would devote the next 19 months to nurturing her premature babies back to health. âIt was gruelling, but it was exhilarating,â she remembers. âAt times it was demoralising, but it was also extraordinary.â