With thousands of people laid off in the US tech industry, at the same time as the Great Resignation post-pandemic, some job markets are flooded with mid-career professionals looking for their next opportunity. For some of these people, it will have been years since...

Leaders are increasingly expected to drive organisational change without having much experience, training or support. This can be highly stressful, especially if they’re expected to continue managing everyday operational matters at the same time. But according to...

Any job that requires us to be across several different tasks or projects at the same time means added pressure on our organisational and time management skills. Working remotely or part-time can make this juggling act even more stressful. In this podcast, Elise...

Women over 50 are often overlooked in the job market due to a combination of ageism and sexism. Having dealt with sexist biases throughout their early career, women then move into their 50s and find they’ve become invisible. In this podcast, Elise Stevens talks to...

It began as the ‘Great Resignation’ - the COVID-19 pandemic forced people to reconsider the value of their work and whether they really wanted to keep their jobs. Now as the economy rebalances, the world is instead seeing a ‘Great Reshuffle’ as those who left their...

Every region in the world has had a different experience of the COVID-19 pandemic.  In many ways, the world is yet to truly emerge from the pandemic even though organisations in many parts of the world are already shifting and adjusting to a post-COVID future. In this...

We all love to buy technology hoping it will fix our problems and organisations are no different. Cultural change is hard! Digging deep into the issues with our people and processes is costly, complicated and time consuming and we’d all rather buy a fun new system and...

Often when we think about advancing our career, we assume we’ll have to leave our current organisation, but there are benefits to staying and harnessing internal opportunities. In this podcast, Elise Stevens speaks with career development coach Nicole Tschierske about...

As organisations look to their leaders to help them navigate a post-COVID world, what they really want is trailblazers of transformational change. Transformational change is designed to create a shift in the culture and work processes of an organisation. Many of these...

You’ve likely come across Lean principles and methodology before - reducing waste without sacrificing productivity and determining what adds value by removing everything that doesn’t. But in this podcast, Elise Stevens speaks with start-up consultant Anar Umurzakova...

My employer will manage my career progression. The best person for the job always gets the promotion. My boss will take care of my training. We all want to believe these statements because it’s reassuring to think someone else is taking care of our careers and...

If you’re reading this, it’s fair to say you’re career-driven and work hard in your office hours. But that doesn’t mean you love spending your precious free time on professional development.  In this podcast, Elise Stevens speaks to Robert Gillette about how...

What if we applied the principles of systems engineering to humans, in the same way they’re applied to code or steel? In this podcast, Elise Stevens speaks to Belle Walker about how to take a systems engineering approach to building effective teams. Belle is an...

Managers are rarely hired simply because they’re great leaders. Often they’re promoted for their technical skills, regardless of their personal skills – or lack thereof! We have all had this type of manager. They struggle to build strong, diverse teams and retain good...