​"Your Path To Career Success"

Kathryn Hall "The Career Owl"
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Welcome to "Your Path to Career Success"!  Hey! This isn’t just another career podcast.  Think of it like a chat with a friend who’s been there, done that and can help you make sense of your next steps. It’s your go-to for navigating the highs, the lows, and all the messy bits in between. Whether you’re stepping into your first leadership role, making a big career move, or just wondering what’s next, I’m here to help you figure it out. Each episode is full of practical tips, real stories, and insights you can actually use. Think of it like a chat with someone who gets it, cutting through the noise and giving you advice you can put into action straight away.  So grab your coffee or tea, hit play, and let’s make your career journey a bit less scary and a lot more fun. 

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  1. EPISODE 1

    S10 Ep1: The 2026 Leadership Blueprint

    Welcome to Season 10 of Your Path to Career Success! I’m kicking off this milestone season with The 2026 Leadership Blueprint, a fresh approach to leadership for senior leaders and anyone ready to step up. This episode isn’t about KPIs or ticking boxes. It’s about directional goals: shaping the capabilities, culture, and legacy that will prepare you and your organisation for 2026 and beyond. We explore three core shifts: Capability Bets — building skills and mindsets for a future you can’t fully predictCulture-Shaping — creating an environment where people thrive and innovation flowsLegacy Thinking — leading with impact that lasts beyond your tenureThis episode was inspired by Nicole Louise Winer, who encouraged me to start this podcast and whose guidance continues to influence my thinking about leadership. By the end of this episode, you’ll have reflection prompts, practical strategies and a blueprint to start leading differently — today and for the long term.   Next Steps: 🦉 Ready to accelerate your leadership and career? I offer coaching, CV, and LinkedIn support to help you clarify your direction, grow capabilities, and strengthen your leadership story.  🦉 Subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with a leader ready to step into the next era.  🦉 Follow me on LinkedIn for daily leadership insights and practical strategies.   If you’re ready to turn reflection into direction, I’ve got two paid toolkits which can help: ✨ Your Career Pathway Toolkit - a practical, reflective guide to help you understand yourself, find focus and take meaningful action toward your next chapter. ✨ The Leadership Transition Roadmap — designed for experienced leaders ready to realign their direction, elevate their influence and lead their next chapter intentionally. 🔗 Explore the Career Essentials Shop:  www.thecareerowl.co.uk/career-essentials-shop.html  Small reflections now = powerful momentum later. Next episode: Season 10: Episode 2: From Operator to Architect — Designing Systems, Culture and Strategy That Scale. I would love to know what you think of the episode

    20 min

  2. EPISODE 2

    S10 Ep2: From Operator to Architect

    Career Positioning for the Next Level of Leadership: Moving from “running the machine” to “redesigning the machine.” Continuing Season 10 of Your Path to Career Success, in Episode 2 we dive into what it takes to move from being an operator—focused on execution—to becoming an architect, designing the systems, culture, and strategy that allow your organisation to scale successfully. This episode isn’t about working harder; it’s about working smarter and thinking bigger.  We explore three core dimensions of this shift:  • System Thinking — designing repeatable processes that empower teams and reduce dependency on you • Culture Architecture — shaping behaviours, values, and norms that drive sustainable performance • Strategic Oversight — making decisions today that position your organisation for long-term growth This episode was inspired by leaders I’ve worked with who’ve successfully made the leap from doing it all themselves to enabling others to excel—showing that the real leverage comes from thoughtful design, not just effort. By the end of this episode, you’ll have reflection prompts, practical strategies, and a framework to start operating as an architect rather than just an operator. Next Steps: 🦉 Ready to scale your impact and career? I offer coaching, CV, and LinkedIn support to help you clarify your direction, grow capabilities, and strengthen your leadership story. 🦉 Subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with a leader ready to move from execution to design. 🦉 Follow me on LinkedIn for daily leadership insights and practical strategies. If you’re ready to turn reflection into direction, I’ve got two paid toolkits which can help:  ✨ Your Career Pathway Toolkit – a practical, reflective guide to help you understand yourself, find focus, and take meaningful action toward your next chapter. ✨ The Leadership Transition Roadmap — designed for experienced leaders ready to realign their direction, elevate their influence, and lead their next chapter intentionally. Small reflections now = powerful momentum later.   🔗 Explore the Career Essentials Shop:  www.thecareerowl.co.uk/career-essentials-shop.html   Next episode: Season 10, Episode 3 — Leading with Influence   I would love to know what you think of the episode

    12 min

  3. EPISODE 3

    S10 Ep3: Strategic Foresight: Thinking in Scenarios, Not Plans

    How to develop the mental habit of looking three horizons ahead: Practical methods for embedding foresight in your leadership rhythm Continuing Season 10 of Your Path to Career Success, Episode 3 explores one of the most career-defining capabilities for senior leaders today: strategic foresight. If Episode 2 was about shifting from Operator to Architect, this episode focuses on what comes next, when leadership success is no longer measured by how well you execute plans, but by how well you anticipate what’s coming before there’s a plan at all.   This episode isn’t about predicting the future; it’s about building the habit of being prepared for multiple futures.   We explore why planning alone is no longer a differentiator at senior levels, and why leaders who continue to progress are those who think in scenarios, not certainties.   We unpack three core elements of strategic foresight:  • Three-Horizon Thinking — balancing today’s priorities, emerging shifts, and longer-term disruption • Scenario Readiness — developing comfort with uncertainty and holding multiple possible futures in mind • Career Impact — how foresight shapes promotion decisions, perceived readiness, and long-term career resilience   This episode was inspired by leaders who consistently find themselves trusted with greater scope, not because they have all the answers, but because they’re rarely surprised by the questions.   By the end of this episode, you’ll have reflection prompts, practical leadership habits, and simple ways to embed foresight into your weekly rhythm so you’re seen not just as strong operationally, but as genuinely future-ready.   Next Steps: 🦉 Ready to future-proof your leadership career? I offer coaching, CV, and LinkedIn support to help you clarify your direction, strengthen strategic presence, and position yourself for greater scope. 🦉 Subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with a leader who wants to move from reacting to anticipating. 🦉 Follow me on LinkedIn for daily leadership insights and practical strategies.   If you’re ready to turn reflection into direction, I’ve got two paid toolkits which can help:  ✨ Your Career Pathway Toolkit — a practical, reflective guide to help you understand yourself, find focus, and take meaningful action toward your next chapter. ✨ The Leadership Transition Roadmap — designed for experienced leaders ready to realign their direction, elevate their influence, and lead their next chapter intentionally. Small reflections now = powerful momentum later.   🔗 Explore the Career Essentials Shop: www.thecareerowl.co.uk/career-essentials-shop.html   Next episode: 🎙️ Season 10, Episode 4 — Leading in the Age of Intelligence: AI, Judgment, and the Future of Leadership I would love to know what you think of the episode

    12 min

  4. EPISODE 4

    S10 Ep4: Leading in the Age of Intelligence: AI and Human Judgment

    How leaders avoid becoming obsolete and why judgment becomes the new differentiator   Continuing Season 10 of Your Path to Career Success, Episode 4 explores one of the most under-discussed (yet career-defining) shifts facing leaders today: the rising value of human judgment in AI-enabled organisations. This episode isn’t about learning new tools or becoming more technical.  It’s about understanding how leadership value is being quietly redefined as artificial intelligence becomes embedded in decision-making.   If Episode 3 was about anticipating the future, this episode is about staying relevant inside it — and ensuring your experience, credibility, and judgment remain visible as data and automation accelerate.   We explore why intelligence is no longer the primary differentiator for senior leaders, and why those who continue to progress are trusted not just to analyse decisions but to own their consequences.   We unpack three critical dimensions of leadership in the age of intelligence:  • Judgment Over Intelligence — why knowing more matters less than interpreting, contextualising, and choosing well • Visibility of Decision-Making — how leaders are assessed on accountability, ethical awareness, and discernment • Career Risk & Differentiation — why deferring judgment to systems can quietly stall progression   This episode was inspired by leaders navigating AI-enabled environments who sense that expectations have shifted, not in their job descriptions, but in how leadership maturity is evaluated.   By the end of this episode, you’ll have reflection prompts, practical mindset shifts, and clear guidance on how to make your judgment visible positioning yourself as a leader trusted with complexity, risk, and responsibility.   Next Steps: 🦉 Ready to strengthen your leadership credibility in a rapidly changing environment? I offer coaching, CV, and LinkedIn support to help you articulate your value, demonstrate judgment, and prepare for greater scope. 🦉 Subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with a leader navigating AI, data, and decision-making pressure. 🦉 Follow me on LinkedIn for daily leadership insights and practical strategies.   If you’re ready to turn reflection into direction, I’ve got two paid toolkits which can help:  ✨ Your Career Pathway Toolkit — a practical, reflective guide to help you understand yourself, find focus, and take meaningful action toward your next chapter. ✨ The Leadership Transition Roadmap — designed for experienced leaders ready to realign their direction, elevate their influence, and lead their next chapter intentionally.   Small reflections now = powerful momentum later.   🔗 Explore the Career Essentials Shop: www.thecareerowl.co.uk/career-essentials-shop.html Next episode: 🎙️ Season 10, Episode 5 — The Culture Cascade: Designing Influence, Not Control   I would love to know what you think of the episode

    8 min

  5. EPISODE 5

    S10 Ep5: The Culture Cascade: Designing Influence, Not Control

    Why the leaders who shape culture rise faster than the ones who simply perform Continuing Season 10 of Your Path to Career Success, Episode 5 explores one of the most misunderstood, and most career-accelerating, leadership capabilities: cultural influence. This episode isn’t about performance, expertise, or authority.  It’s about understanding how influence spreads and why leaders who shape culture consistently rise faster than those who simply deliver results. If Episode 4 was about judgment becoming visible, this episode focuses on something even quieter, yet often more decisive for progression: whether the organisation feels different because you’re in it. We explore why senior leadership careers rarely stall due to lack of performance, and how advancement is more often driven by the environment leaders create around them — especially in moments of ambiguity, pressure, and transition. We unpack three key elements of culture-led leadership:  • Culture vs Performance — why shaping behaviour that scales matters more than individual output • Informal Influence — how reputation, tone, and norms show up in succession planning • Designing Influence Without Authority — practical ways to demonstrate culture leadership at any level This episode was inspired by leaders who consistently outperform — yet watch others move into broader roles — and are beginning to realise that progression isn’t just about what you deliver, but what spreads because of you. By the end of this episode, you’ll have reflection prompts, practical behaviours, and a clearer lens on how to make your cultural influence visible — positioning yourself as a leader trusted with scale, continuity, and greater scope.   Next Steps: 🦉 Ready to strengthen your leadership impact beyond performance? I offer coaching, CV, and LinkedIn support to help you articulate your influence, demonstrate culture leadership, and prepare for broader roles. 🦉 Subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with a leader who’s delivering — but ready to shape more than results. 🦉 Follow me on LinkedIn for daily leadership insights and practical strategies. If you’re ready to turn reflection into direction, I’ve got two paid toolkits which can help:  ✨ Your Career Pathway Toolkit — a practical, reflective guide to help you understand yourself, find focus, and take meaningful action toward your next chapter. ✨ The Leadership Transition Roadmap — designed for experienced leaders ready to realign their direction, elevate their influence, and lead their next chapter intentionally. Small reflections now = powerful momentum later.   🔗 Explore the Career Essentials Shop: www.thecareerowl.co.uk/career-essentials-shop.html Next episode: 🎙️ Season 10, Episode 6 — Talent 3.0: Building the Next Generation of Leadership I would love to know what you think of the episode

    8 min

  6. EPISODE 6

    S10 Ep6: Talent 3.0: Building the Next Generation of Leadership

    Why leaders who develop successors rise faster than those who remain indispensable Continuing Season 10 of Your Path to Career Success, Episode 6 explores one of the most counterintuitive (and most career-defining) leadership shifts at senior levels: the move from being indispensable to being multiplicative. This episode isn’t about working harder, holding tighter control, or being the most capable person in the room. It’s about understanding how succession strength has become one of the clearest signals of readiness for greater scope. If Episode 5 examined how influence spreads through culture, this episode focuses on something just as quietly decisive for progression: whether leadership continues effectively in your absence. We explore why senior leadership careers rarely stall due to lack of capability and how advancement is more often limited by leaders becoming organisational bottlenecks rather than builders of future leaders.   We unpack three core elements of Talent 3.0 leadership:  • Succession Strength vs Indispensability — why being “hard to replace” can slow advancement  • The Career Cost of Talent Hoarding — how control, over-involvement, and dependency quietly signal non-scalability  • Designing Growth, Not Just Performance — how leaders build capability by transferring judgment, authority, and visibility   This episode was inspired by highly trusted leaders who carry disproportionate responsibility and are beginning to realise that their reliability may be the very thing constraining their progression. By the end of this episode, you’ll have reflection prompts, practical behaviours, and a clearer lens on how to build successors without becoming invisible — positioning yourself as a leader trusted with continuity, scale, and complexity. Next Steps: 🦉 Ready to shift from being indispensable to being promotable? I offer coaching, CV, and LinkedIn support to help you demonstrate succession strength, articulate leadership impact through others, and prepare for broader roles. 🦉 Subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with a leader who’s trusted — but ready to scale their leadership. 🦉 Follow me on LinkedIn for daily leadership insights and practical strategies. If you’re ready to turn reflection into direction, I’ve got two paid toolkits which can help:  ✨ Your Career Pathway Toolkit — a practical, reflective guide to help you understand yourself, find focus, and take meaningful action toward your next chapter. ✨ The Leadership Transition Roadmap — designed for experienced leaders ready to realign their direction, elevate their influence, and lead their next chapter intentionally. Small reflections now = powerful momentum later. 🔗 Explore the Career Essentials Shop: www.thecareerowl.co.uk/career-essentials-shop.html Next episode: 🎙️ Season 10, Episode 7 — Stakeholder Capitalism in Practice: Navigating Political Complexity Without Becoming Polarising I would love to know what you think of the episode

    8 min

  7. EPISODE 7

    S10 Ep7: Stakeholder Capitalism in Practice

    Navigating political complexity without becoming polarising   Continuing Season 10 of Your Path to Career Success, Episode 7 explores one of the most career-defining challenges for senior leaders today: how to lead with purpose in politically complex environments without losing credibility.   This episode isn’t about whether leaders should take a stand.  It’s about judgment … and how misjudging context, language, or sequencing can quietly stall leadership careers.   We examine why stakeholder capitalism is no longer optional, yet how poorly framed purpose can create risk when leaders move faster than their organisations, confuse personal conviction with mandate, or speak externally without internal coherence.   The episode unpacks what senior leaders are really balancing across shareholders, employees, customers, regulators, communities and boards and why the most trusted leaders don’t choose sides, but integrate competing expectations.   We explore how credibility is built at senior levels, including:  • aligning purpose with strategy and governance  • sequencing internal alignment before external advocacy  • distinguishing enduring values from political cycles  • and speaking in trade-offs rather than absolutes   From a career lens, we reveal what boards quietly reward (and quietly penalise) and why progression is shaped less by passion and more by trust under scrutiny.   This episode is for leaders who want to lead with intention and remain credible in complexity, understanding that at senior levels, purpose isn’t about being right.     It’s about being trusted.   Next Steps: 🦉 Want to lead with purpose and protect your credibility? I offer coaching, CV, and LinkedIn support to help senior leaders articulate values through strategy, governance, and impact — not just positioning. 🦉 Subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with a leader navigating complex stakeholder expectations. 🦉 Follow me on LinkedIn for daily leadership insights and practical career strategies. If you’re ready to turn reflection into direction, I’ve got two paid toolkits which can help:  ✨ Your Career Pathway Toolkit — a practical, reflective guide to help you understand yourself, find focus, and take meaningful action toward your next chapter. ✨ The Leadership Transition Roadmap — designed for experienced leaders ready to realign their direction, elevate their influence, and lead their next chapter intentionally. Small reflections now = powerful momentum later.  🔗 Explore the Career Essentials Shop:  www.thecareerowl.co.uk/career-essentials-shop.html   Next episode: 🎙️ Season 10, Episode 8 — The Economics of Attention: Attention as a Finite Career Asset I would love to know what you think of the episode

    7 min
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Welcome to "Your Path to Career Success"!  Hey! This isn’t just another career podcast.  Think of it like a chat with a friend who’s been there, done that and can help you make sense of your next steps. It’s your go-to for navigating the highs, the lows, and all the messy bits in between. Whether you’re stepping into your first leadership role, making a big career move, or just wondering what’s next, I’m here to help you figure it out. Each episode is full of practical tips, real stories, and insights you can actually use. Think of it like a chat with someone who gets it, cutting through the noise and giving you advice you can put into action straight away.  So grab your coffee or tea, hit play, and let’s make your career journey a bit less scary and a lot more fun. 

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  • Creator
    Kathryn Hall "The Career Owl"
  • Episodes
    112
  • Seasons
    10
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    © 2026 ​"Your Path To Career Success"
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