Is This Room Free?

A podcast by Martin Drake

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111 Episodes

  1. Dotty Day - Fractional CPO (saying "yes" for career development, getting burnt-out, and having a squiggly career)

    Published: 04/12/2024
  2. Megan Kelsall - People & Operations Manager (rapid career development, mentoring, and working in B Corps)

    Published: 27/11/2024
  3. Ryan Cheyne - Chief People Officer (the importance of creating amazing places to work)

    Published: 20/11/2024
  4. Lara Holding-Jones - helping HR teams become better with data

    Published: 13/11/2024
  5. Amelia Bradshaw - Head of People (growing as a HR leader in Tech, navigating the job market, and personal branding)

    Published: 06/11/2024
  6. Emma Djemil - Founder of Be Unstoppable, helping women become sustainably unstoppable in their HR careers

    Published: 30/10/2024
  7. Jess Gray - Outsourced HR Advisor (dealing with everything HR has to throw at you)

    Published: 05/06/2024
  8. Lisa LLoyd & Gemma Ellison (Leadership Labs - a unique approach to helping leaders grow)

    Published: 28/05/2024
  9. Jane Ferre - Talent Management Strategist (helping frustrated companies revolutionise their talent management agenda quickly and easily)

    Published: 22/05/2024
  10. Lisa LLoyd - from Primary School Teacher to workplace culture Consultant

    Published: 09/05/2024
  11. Julie Spicher - HR Admin to Head of People & Culture in 8 years

    Published: 01/05/2024
  12. Steven Ingram - Tackling neurodiversity but in a way to make it a better situation for everyone

    Published: 24/04/2024
  13. Simon Schumann-Davies - the most experienced and complete HR person I've EVER interviewed!

    Published: 16/04/2024
  14. Annette Andrews - One of the UK's top 50 most influential HR practitioners

    Published: 10/04/2024
  15. Beth Orford - Head of People (Learning to find what roles work best for you and have we evolved from People functions to Capability ones?)

    Published: 03/04/2024
  16. Caroline Oxley - Head of People & Culture (how HR varies in different sizes of business and under different ownership types.... and the nuances of doing TUPE transfers)

    Published: 27/03/2024
  17. Hayley Duckworth - Head of People (The lack of part-time roles and getting through the HR Bingo Card)

    Published: 06/03/2024
  18. Jo Mountney - HR Director (from L&D to HR leader, and putting yourself outside your comfort zone to grow)

    Published: 13/12/2023
  19. Jane Ayrton - Head of L&D (how to build amazing teams, boost your confidence, and using Insights Discovery Profiling)

    Published: 05/12/2023
  20. Daniel Balshaw - HR Transformation Director (incorporating technology to enhance HR teams)

    Published: 29/11/2023

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Welcome to Is This Room Free? In this podcast I will be talking to HR professionals and listening to the stories of their careers. I will be finding out about the journeys they have taken and what they learnt along the way. The purpose is to help others in the profession identify and understand the various paths available and take inspiration from my guest speakers. Whether you are someone who is looking to get that first step on the HR career ladder or an aspiring HR Director, I hope you get value from these conversations.