We interview Jenni Anderson, Chief Executive of the Talent Foundry

In today’s episode I’m talking with Tomi Ayodeji, an expert in supporting organisations to manage a multigenerational workforce. We talk about how with a widening age range of staff in the workplace, organisations are needing to look again at recruitment and retention, diversity and inclusion, communications practices. In fact there isn’t an area of the workplace that won’t be impacted by this.

Why should leaders and organisations pay attention to the mental health of parents? In this episode I’m chatting with Dr Rosie Gilderthorp, a perinatal mental health expert. We explore the different stages and unique experiences and challenges parents face, we discuss the changing face of the Board table and why they need to be paying attention to these issues and we share how leaders can adapt to empower others, role model and support others in their organisations.

How safe is your organisation? How open is it for people to come to work as they are? Can people speak up? Do they feel confident in their role? As a leader do YOU feel safe?

In this episode I’m talking with Gina Battye an expert in psychological safety. Gina founded the Psychological Safety Institute and recently published a book ‘The Authentic Organisation.

The number one challenge I see with the leaders is wanting to understand WHY they’re not taking people with them to deliver their big vision. In this episode I’m uncovering the factors that may be influencing this.

I’m talking with Julie Hutchison a soft skills and communications expert. We explore the three reasons why your teams might not be performing for you as a leader and what you can do about changing the impact you have

I’m talking with presentation trainer Fiona Walsh about how you can speak with impact - whether it’s a Board meeting, town-hall staff session or you’re on-stage in front of hundreds of your peers - we talk about how to avoid the pitfalls many presenters face and what you can practically do to speak with confidence, convey your message with clarity, and win the hearts and minds of your audience.

Whether you are taking a break over the summer or are planning to use the time to get ahead OR most likely catch up, this episode will help you work out what to focus on in order to make the second half of the year as impactful as possible.

We interview Claire Reindorp, Chief Executive of the Young Women’s Trust

I’m chatting with menopause leadership expert Sinead Sharkey Steen-son. Sinead helps leaders and organisations to respond to and manage the effects of perimenopause and menopause. We explore what’s meant by menopause, the symptoms people should be aware of, how leaders and organisations can recognise and respond to the challenges people are facing, including how to make uncomfortable conversations and situations more comfortable.

In this episode we're looking at the one single thing leaders and organisations can do to change their fortunes. And that is by focussing on how they get buy-in for their vision and ideas.

I share why so many organisations fail to make or sustain change, and I talk through the five skills senior leads for successful change during complex times.

In this episode I’m exploring the challenges organisations can face when leaders can’t align personal and organisational priorities. I share the reasons why the annual planning process can feel like groundhog day. I discuss the problems caused by poor personal planning and what this means for your different stakeholders. And I share the three foundations all leaders need to have in place to deliver with the right impact.

We interview David Melia, chief nursing officer at Liverpool Hospitals