Inspiring Thoughts Podcast

25. The Future of HR with Claire Cathcart

 

We all know that HR help drive development for our teams but who helps HR professionals drive their own performance? In this week's Inspiring Thoughts Podcast Stephen Adams talks to Claire Cathcart who does just that.

 

Claire is passionate about helping HR advisors and uses her experience to help them move through the ranks and develop into highly functioning Strategic HR Partners.

 

Claire shares her thoughts on what HR will look like in the future with priorities including embracing AI and Chat GPT, the need to recognise the value of diversity and inclusion as well as driving the people experience and the benefits that brings to all business.

 

It was great to have you on our podcast Claire and we wish you every success with your Elevate programme.

24. The Power of Coaching with Lisa Robyn Wood

In this week's Inspiring Thoughts Podcast Stephen Adams talks to Lisa Robyn Wood about the power of coaching. 

 

Lisa shares her expertise on coaching for middle-managers and tells us how she helps people think differently about making changes that can help them move forward.

 

Lisa talks in detail about the benefits of coaching and in giving yourself the space to externalise your thoughts and hold yourself accountable. She also explains the benefits of coaching for organisations and why it is important to invest in coaching for your teams.

 

We know we have a lots of listeners who will enjoy this episode so thank you to Lisa for coming on.

23. Conduct Change with Nicki Eyre

 

 

In this week's Inspiring Thoughts Podcast we tackle the sensitive subject of bullying in the workplace.

 

Stephen Adams is joined by Nicki Eyre who shares her expertise on the subject and helps guide us through its complexities. Through her business Conduct Change Nicki helps people who have been the victim of bullying and also helps businesses change behaviours in order to help prevent bullying and avoid having a bullying culture. 

 

They discuss the costs of bullying to businesses and also what you can do if you are being bullied yourself.

 

Thank you to Nicki for a really informative chat, please take a listen here: 

22. The HR Change Maker - Kelly Swingler

TEDx and International Keynote speaker, Kelly Swingler joined us on our Inspiring Thoughts Podcast to talk about her role as a HR Change maker. 

 

Kelly's mission is to help HR professionals become the best happy, healthy and high performing versions of themselves. 

 

Kelly and Stephen Adams discuss the changing world of HR and how vitally important it is for the role of HR to be more clearly defined and for the HR leader to be given a place at the table when it comes to business strategy. 

 

Thank you for your insight Kelly, we loved having you on this episode. You can listen to the podcast here:

 

 

21. Authentic Leadership with Tom Martin

Tom Martin has been in leadership roles for over 20 year and in this weeks Inspiring Thoughts podcast he shares his thoughts on what make an authentic leader. 

 

Tom believes his love of football and sport has instilled in him many of the traits that a good leader should have from work ethic to making mistakes. He also shares how personal events have help shape his resilience and how compassion and being a 'values led' leader can leave lasting impressions on those who you work with for many years to come.

 

Take a listen to Stephen Adams chat with Tom here.

20. Hypnotherapy Supports Wellbeing

How can hypnotherapy support your wellbeing? In this weeks podcast Stephen Adams talks to Clinical Hypnotherapist, Nicole Valens on this hugely interesting subject.

 

Nicole explains what happens to us during hypnotherapy and the benefits it can have for us when dealing with a variety of issues. As well as being used for changing habitual patterns, hypnotherapy is successful in helping people beat stress, anxiety and self-confidence issues as well as supporting our physical wellbeing in areas such as exercise and nutrition.

 

If you have ever wondered if hypnotherapy could benefit you or your work colleagues, then please take a listen here.

 

19. Transforming HR from Beige to Brilliant with Magical Energy with Michelle Hartley

Michelle Hartley's passion for HR and infectious personality is evident from our first few minutes of chatting on our Inspiring Thoughts Podcast. Michelle is a huge advocate for HR being used to help change the world, if you let it.

What other business function can help create an environment in which high performance can happen? Which other department can help transform both the organisation and people's lives? I

f you work in HR or L&D and you agree that training doesn't need to be dull and grey, then please take 30 minutes to listen to Michelle chat to Stephen Adams, such a fun episode we think you will enjoy.

18. Turning Stress into Success with Jake Naudé

In the latest of ICL’s Inspiring Thoughts Podcast series, Stephen Adams has the pleasure of speaking with Jake Naudé from stressedexecutive.com.

After many years of working in the corporate sector, Jake came to realise the pressures of his full time job needed to be addressed and recalibrated. He found the solution he was looking for in hypnotherapy and after a period of in depth study of this incredible tool was able to turn Stress into Success.

In a fascinating account of a topic many of us have heard of but are unlikely to have much first hand experience of, Jake shares some tips and tricks which he considers are key to well being and balancing our busy modern lifestyles.