{"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":"180 | (Day 5) The Strategic HR Sprint – Making Strategic Work a Priority","slug":"180-day-5-the-strategic-hr-sprint-making-strategic-work-a-priority","published_at":"2026-07-17T04:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-coffee-time-4106816/180-day-5-the-strategic-hr-sprint-making-strategic-work-a-priority","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-coffee-time-4106816","url":"https://www.brightskycareercoaching.co.uk/hr-coffee-time-podcast/180","audio_url":"https://op3.dev/e/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/0cb95e6a-13d4-4f50-8c70-14d168818c33.mp3","summary":"Does it feel hard to make time for strategic work when you’re already so busy? Welcome to Day 5 of The Strategic HR Sprint, a free five-day learning experience designed to help you strengthen your strategic thinking and build your confidence about being strategic. 🧭 Sign up for free at https://brightskyhr.co.uk/sprint to receive all five episodes, worksheets, AI prompts and resources. In this final episode, Fay explores how to create and protect time for strategic work, even when your diary is full and urgent tasks keep competing for your attention. You’ll use the Day 5 worksheet to design your ideal strategic week by considering when you think most clearly, where you can focus and what you could delegate, automate, shorten or stop to create more space. You’ll also think about the boundaries and accountability that could help you protect your strategic time and follow through on the work you’ve started during the sprint. By the end of the episode, you’ll have a realistic plan for making strategic work a regular priority. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: How to choose and protect time for strategic work Why your energy levels and working environment matter Practical ways to create more space in your working week How boundaries and accountability can help you follow through How to use AI as a thinking partner and accountability coach Chapters [00:00] Welcome to Day 5 of The Strategic HR Sprint [00:48] Why strategic work gets pushed aside [01:39] Making deliberate space for strategic work [02:18] Designing your ideal strategic week [02:40] Working with your energy levels [03:11] Choosing the right environment [03:31] Creating more space in your diary [04:03] Protecting your focus and staying accountable [04:46] The Essential HR Planner [05:42] Using AI as a thinking partner…","meta_description":"Does it feel hard to make time for strategic work when you’re already so busy? Welcome to Day 5 of The Strategic HR Sprint, a free five-day learning exper…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":517,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hr-coffee-time-4106816/episodes/180-day-5-the-strategic-hr-sprint-making-strategic-work-a-priority/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-4106816/180-day-5-the-strategic-hr-sprint-making-strategic-work-a-priority.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}