# HR Coffee Time Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-coffee-time-4106816 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-coffee-time-4106816.md RSS feed: https://feeds.captivate.fm/hr-coffee-time/ Official site: https://brightskyhr.co.uk/hr-coffee-time-podcast/ Author: Fay Wallis Episodes: 176 ## Resource Welcome to the HR Coffee Time podcast; a fortnightly podcast full of tips and ideas to help you have a successful and fulfilling HR career (without working yourself into the ground). It can feel hard to put yourself and your own career first when you're so busy looking after everyone around you. It can leave you at risk of burning out, finding that you're not where you want to be in your career, or feeling unsure about what you want from your career anymore. This podcast is here to help. Join career coach and founder of Bright Sky HR, Fay Wallis as she and her expert guests share advice on how to get what you want from your career. If you enjoy the podcast, learn more at: https://brightskyhr.co.uk/ or connect with Fay on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/faywallis/ ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hr-coffee-time-4106816 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-coffee-time-4106816.md ## Episodes - [175 | How Are We Halfway Through the Year Already? (Your Mid-Year Reset)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-coffee-time-4106816/175-how-are-we-halfway-through-the-year-already-your-mid-year-reset) — 2026-07-03T05:00:00+00:00 - [174 | Free 5-Day Strategic HR Sprint (Struggling to Be More Strategic? This Will Help)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-coffee-time-4106816/174-free-5-day-strategic-hr-sprint-struggling-to-be-more-strategic-this-will-help) — 2026-06-29T05:00:00+00:00 - [173 | How to Build a Better Workplace Culture (So People Thrive at Work), with Aoife O’Brien](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-coffee-time-4106816/173-how-to-build-a-better-workplace-culture-so-people-thrive-at-work-with-aoife-o-brien) — 2026-06-19T05:00:00+00:00 - [172 | HR and AI: How One Company Helped Employees Embrace AI (with Laura Maffucci)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-coffee-time-4106816/172-hr-and-ai-how-one-company-helped-employees-embrace-ai-with-laura-maffucci) — 2026-06-05T05:00:00+00:00 - [171: How to Build Trust & Get Buy-In Through Brilliant Employee Communication (with Nik Nawaaz)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-coffee-time-4106816/171-how-to-build-trust-get-buy-in-through-brilliant-employee-communication-with-nik-nawaaz) — 2026-05-22T05:00:00+00:00 - [170: 4 Ways to Stay Focused At Work and Handle Interruptions](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-coffee-time-4106816/170-4-ways-to-stay-focused-at-work-and-handle-interruptions) — 2026-05-08T05:00:00+00:00 - [169 | A Brilliant Example of What ‘Being Strategic’ in HR Actually Looks Like (with Harriet Mewis)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-coffee-time-4106816/169-a-brilliant-example-of-what-being-strategic-in-hr-actually-looks-like-with-harriet-mewis) — 2026-04-24T05:00:00+00:00 - [168 | The 5 Things That Will Help You Become a Successful HR Director](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-coffee-time-4106816/168-the-5-things-that-will-help-you-become-a-successful-hr-director) — 2026-04-10T05:00:00+00:00 - [167 | The Weird Confidence Trick That Actually Works](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-coffee-time-4106816/167-the-weird-confidence-trick-that-actually-works) — 2026-03-27T05:00:00+00:00 - [166 | The Biggest HR Strategy Mistake – And How to Fix It (with Dean Corbett)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-coffee-time-4106816/166-the-biggest-hr-strategy-mistake-and-how-to-fix-it-with-dean-corbett) — 2026-03-13T05:00:00+00:00 - [165 | What Being “Commercial” Really Means & How to Get Better at It (with Jo Bailey)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-coffee-time-4106816/165-what-being-commercial-really-means-how-to-get-better-at-it-with-jo-bailey) — 2026-02-27T05:00:00+00:00 - [164 | Becoming More Strategic as an HR Team: 3 Ways OKRs Can Help](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-coffee-time-4106816/164-becoming-more-strategic-as-an-hr-team-3-ways-okrs-can-help) — 2026-02-13T05:00:00+00:00 - [163 | 3 Ways to Prove You’re Strategic In Your HR Leadership Job Interview](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-coffee-time-4106816/163-3-ways-to-prove-you-re-strategic-in-your-hr-leadership-job-interview) — 2026-01-30T05:00:00+00:00 - [162 | How to Feel More Confident Speaking Up in Leadership Meetings](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-coffee-time-4106816/162-how-to-feel-more-confident-speaking-up-in-leadership-meetings) — 2026-01-16T05:00:00+00:00 - [161 | The Triple Win Framework: 3 Goals to Thrive, Grow & Deliver in Your HR Role](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-coffee-time-4106816/161-the-triple-win-framework-3-goals-to-thrive-grow-deliver-in-your-hr-role) — 2026-01-02T05:00:00+00:00 - [Bonus Episode #1: Before You Rush Into 2026: A Year-End Review Worth Doing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-coffee-time-4106816/bonus-episode-1-before-you-rush-into-2026-a-year-end-review-worth-doing) — 2025-12-31T05:00:00+00:00 - [160 | The 5 Best HR Books to Read (Or Gift!) This Christmas](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-coffee-time-4106816/160-the-5-best-hr-books-to-read-or-gift-this-christmas) — 2025-12-19T05:00:00+00:00 - [159 | 4 methods to get your first Chief People Officer (or CHRO) role](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-coffee-time-4106816/159-4-methods-to-get-your-first-chief-people-officer-or-chro-role) — 2025-12-05T05:00:00+00:00 - [158 | 3 Simple Ways to Build Better Business Acumen in Your HR Role](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-coffee-time-4106816/158-3-simple-ways-to-build-better-business-acumen-in-your-hr-role) — 2025-11-21T05:00:00+00:00 - [157 | The #1 Difference Between HR Directors and Chief People Officers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-coffee-time-4106816/157-the-1-difference-between-hr-directors-and-chief-people-officers) — 2025-11-07T05:00:00+00:00 - [156 | Why Chief People Officers Need Strong Networks (And How to Build Yours), with Nebel Crowhurst](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-coffee-time-4106816/156-why-chief-people-officers-need-strong-networks-and-how-to-build-yours-with-nebel-crowhurst) — 2025-10-24T05:00:00+00:00 - [155 | The Mindset, Skills & Plan to Become a Successful Chief People Officer (With Dr Andrew Stephenson)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-coffee-time-4106816/155-the-mindset-skills-plan-to-become-a-successful-chief-people-officer-with-dr-andrew-stephenson) — 2025-10-10T05:00:00+00:00 - [154 | Step-by-Step Career Advice to Become a Successful CHRO/CPO (With Nicola Lyons)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-coffee-time-4106816/154-step-by-step-career-advice-to-become-a-successful-chro-cpo-with-nicola-lyons) — 2025-09-26T05:00:00+00:00 - [153 | Inside the Fractional CPO/CHRO Role – What It Involves & How to Succeed (With Lorna Bains)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-coffee-time-4106816/153-inside-the-fractional-cpo-chro-role-what-it-involves-how-to-succeed-with-lorna-bains) — 2025-09-12T05:00:00+00:00 - [152 | How to Prove HR’s True Value: Lessons From a Chief People Officer (With Leah Carnegie)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-coffee-time-4106816/152-how-to-prove-hr-s-true-value-lessons-from-a-chief-people-officer-with-leah-carnegie) — 2025-08-29T05:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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