The Vibrant Workplace Podcast Craig Thompson

Craig is joined on the show by menopause specialist, advocate and certified women’s wellbeing coach Karina Todd who has recently taken up the position of Director of Client Services for Ireland with ‘Over the Bloody Moon’ an award-winning menopause agency that partners with organisations to create a menopause-inclusive environment.

In the episode we discuss:


- What menopause is and the associated symptoms
- How it affects those who experience it and their careers
- How managers and co-workers can better support their colleagues
- What organisations can do to create a menopause-inclusive environment


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Cultural assassins, Frankenstein structures, why HR leaders struggle for role models, the 4 ‘STEP’ approach which can deliver the strategic focus your HR department needs - all this and MUCH more as Craig is joined by Steve Carpenter on the show!

Steve’s held roles such as People & Culture Director - Krispy Kreme UK, Head of HR - Hotel Chocolat, HR Director - Carpetright, Head of HR - Game, Head of HR - Caffè Nero, HR Manager - PRET and he came on the show to share some of the learnings from a fabulous career to date.

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Craig is joined by MCS Group’s Head of Human Resources, Sales, Marketing & Legal Recruitment – Ryan Calvert to discuss recruiting trends in 2024, what jobseekers are looking for in an employer and how organisations can stand out to attract the top talent.

Radical Candor is the outstanding book exploring Kim Scott’s management philosophy for ‘getting what you want by saying what you mean’. That might sound simple, but unclear communication, or critical feedback remaining unsaid, causes mayhem in most businesses every day of the year!

Craig was joined by Kim’s co-founder, Jason Rosoff, to discuss why this happens along with:

- What Radical Candor is

- How the model was created

- In what scenarios it’s useful

- Why so many people struggle with having feedback
conversations

- Whether it can help with giving feedback ‘up’

- How we can make giving and receiving feedback
less scary

- How to cascade Radical Candor across a business

- Why it was renamed in the latest version of the
book (and what to!!)

Plus so much more!!

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We hope you enjoy the episode and find it helpful!!

Mediation gets bad press, but does it actually have a role to play in helping to build a positive workplace culture?

Craig was joined by Scott Alexander, certified member of the Mediator's Institute of Ireland and now founder of 'Mediation Plus' (having previously spent 16.5 years at Legal Island where he held the position of Head of L&D) to discuss this along with:

- What mediation actually is?!
- How it differs from other interventions
- How it works and when it doesn't!
- The pros/cons of internal vs external mediation
- What skills a mediator needs

For all this and much more, including some fascinating stories Scott was able to share from his extensive experience in the space, tune in and let us know what you think!

British Army veteran Gavin Hendrie, now COO of construction and procurement law specialists 'Quigg Golden', joins Craig on the show to talk about the value in an ex-military hire.



In the episode Gavin:


- Challenges some of the assumptions people have about those transitioning from a military background into business

- Reveals how a veteran hire can help businesses struggling with talent attraction and retention

- Offers advice, from experience, to those transitioning on what they can do to help themselves land their dream job