{"podcast":{"title":"HR Coffee Time","slug":"hr-coffee-time-4106816","podcast_index_feed_id":4106816,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/hr-coffee-time/","website_url":"https://brightskyhr.co.uk/hr-coffee-time-podcast/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/9c63f38f-f2ad-4455-88d4-79702b4d95f6/HR-Coffee-Time-Logo-Oct-2025.jpg","author":"Fay Wallis","episode_count":185,"summary":"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/","last_synced_at":"2026-09-11T12:23:23.140797+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-coffee-time-4106816"},"episode":{"title":"177 | (Day 2) The Strategic HR Sprint – Seeing the Bigger Picture","slug":"177-day-2-the-strategic-hr-sprint-seeing-the-bigger-picture","published_at":"2026-07-14T04:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-coffee-time-4106816/177-day-2-the-strategic-hr-sprint-seeing-the-bigger-picture","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-coffee-time-4106816","url":"https://www.brightskycareercoaching.co.uk/hr-coffee-time-podcast/177","audio_url":"https://op3.dev/e/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/fe735850-2471-4a59-833e-33fc7ea10d80.mp3","summary":"What does it really mean to be strategic in HR? One of the biggest shifts you can make is to stop looking only at HR and start paying much more attention to the world your organisation operates in. In Day 2 of the free five-day Strategic HR Sprint, Fay Wallis explores why strategic HR professionals develop an \"outside-in\" perspective. Drawing on insights from HR From the Outside In by Dave Ulrich and colleagues, she explains why understanding your industry's challenges, opportunities and emerging trends can help you anticipate what's coming next and make a greater strategic contribution. You'll also discover a simple habit you can build into your routine to strengthen your commercial awareness, along with an optional AI prompt that can quickly generate an executive briefing about your sector. Whether you're early in your HR career or already leading a people function, this episode will help you become more curious, more commercially aware and more confident about contributing strategically. 👉 Join The Strategic HR Sprint for free: brightskyhr.co.uk/sprint Chapters [00:00] Welcome to Day 2 of The Strategic HR Sprint [01:09] Why understanding your organisation's world matters [02:39] The \"outside-in\" approach from Dave Ulrich & colleagues [03:47] How external trends shape strategic HR priorities [04:38] Today's worksheet: building your outside-in awareness [05:55] Using AI to understand your industry more quickly [07:10] Building a lasting strategic habit [08:14] Looking ahead to Day 3 Helpful Episodes to Listen to Next Ep 174 | Free 5-Day Strategic HR Sprint (Struggling to Be Strategic? This Will Help) Ep 176 | (Day 1) The Strategic HR Sprint - Building Your Strategic Confidence Ep 177 | (Day 2) The Strategic HR Sprint - Seeing the Bigger Picture Ep 178 | (Day 3) Th…","meta_description":"What does it really mean to be strategic in HR? One of the biggest shifts you can make is to stop looking only at HR and start paying much more attention…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":529,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hr-coffee-time-4106816/episodes/177-day-2-the-strategic-hr-sprint-seeing-the-bigger-picture/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-coffee-time-4106816/177-day-2-the-strategic-hr-sprint-seeing-the-bigger-picture.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}