Strategic Insight
Caroline Stockmann, Chief Executive of the Association of Corporate Treasurers, draws on personal learnings from a full and varied career. The drive behind the podcast series is the belief that we do not focus enough time on personal development outside the ‘technical’ – those areas with which we more often feel comfortable, and which link very directly to our roles and job functions. Our very busy day jobs, as well as culture, tend to have us leave such considerations to the occasional leadership/management training which is not followed up on, nor ‘practised’ sufficiently after the event for its learnings to become embedded. We do not treat our communications and relationship-building skills like other work projects, yet expect somehow for them to be as successful. And we can get frustrated with the world and people around us, leaving us feeling somewhat helpless and demotivated, when by focusing on the things we can change, we will improve our health, happiness and career. By developing our non-technical skills, we can differentiate ourselves from others more effectively, and increase our likelihood of progressing professionally. And although people’s expectations of work are changing, as are their brains (according to neuroscientists), the insights in this series are likely to remain relevant, and in fact, become even more important in the future. Whether it’s about becoming a board member, the value of diverse teams, the power of visualisation, identifying and putting into action our values, or resilience: all these insights can help us manage our careers in the future, whether we change jobs frequently, develop portfolio careers or indeed change professions every so often.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 6 minutes
- Episodes
- 74
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2021
Being explicit
In today’s strategic insights podcast, Caroline reflects on 'being explicit'. Caroline explains how being clear and explicit can help get our point across in an effective manner. She also highlights …
Different audiences
Communication is critical, especially during these unprecedented times. In this episode of our Strategic Insight podcasts, Caroline talks about different audiences and how best to communicate with th…
Authority of voice
Our voices are so important to our communication, especially in terms of the emotion we relay. The words themselves can at times score very low in communicating meaning, so experts such as Albert Meh…
Physical matters
Today we focus on the more physical aspects of influencing, and how we can successfully influence others to get our messages across. Caroline Stockmann shares the top tips we can apply in any situati…
Be remembered for the right things: what’s your personal brand?
We all want to be remembered for the right things but how can we make that possible? In today’s strategic insights podcast, Caroline Stockmann reflects on personal brand and the importance of being r…
Diverse teams
Why is it that we so often don’t see businesses reflecting the diversity of society? What can we do to attract more diversity and retain it? In today’s episode of our strategic insights podcasts, Car…
The picture on the box: guest speaker, Paul Boyle
In this episode of our Strategic Insights podcast series, Caroline welcomes guest Paul Boyle, ex-CEO of the FRC, ex-Chief Audit Officer of Aviva, experienced NED and current ACT advisory panel member…
Resilience: what differentiates those who are resilient from those who are not?
Being resilient is important as it determines how quickly we can ‘bounce back’ from events or situations, but there is often a misconception that we are either resilient or not. In this episode, Caro…
Networking as a positive
Operational, personal or even strategic networking can prompt some negative reactions to some of us. In today’s podcast,Caroline explores the importance of networking in our development, as well as t…
Leadership and external stimuli
In today's podcast, Caroline reflects on how we can learn to act as leaders. She looks at why external inputs are important to continuing development and offers tips on how we can hone our leadership…
Values into action
As with a lot of thoughts, theories and analyses, if they remain just that and don’t translate into definite actions, then they don’t have any great value. In last week's episode of our ‘Strategic In…
Holding to our core values
The message of today’s podcast is that the more you live your values, the more effective you will be in terms both of personal achievements and strategic influencing, to get the right things done. Bu…
Negotiations and partnerships
Successful partnerships lead to greater success in business, and partner management is something we should all be thinking about. Today Caroline reflects on partner management and talks about the imp…
Muscle memory
Taking on new approaches can be daunting. In this episode, Caroline talks about muscle memory and how we can apply it in the business world. She shares with us her experience as a classically trained…
Guest speaker: Peter Cheese, Chief Executive, CIPD
For this week’s strategic podcast we have a special guest presenter: Peter Cheese, Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development. CIPD is the professional body for those in HR…
Step across the bridge
In today’s episode Caroline looks at business partnering and explains how we can truly understand the business as a whole, irrespective of our roles. Every day we work with others and collaboration …
Building buy-in
How do we build buy-in from others? When working with others we are dealing with the complexity of different people’s perceptions and experiences, political and personal aspects that the particular …
Resilience - how can you build and maintain it?
At times when we have been working too hard, or are going through significant stress - both of which are front of mind in the current COVID-19 crisis - we need to think about our own wellbeing, and i…
Positivity
The coronavirus pandemic has fundamentally changed the way we live. It’s an anxious and upsetting time and channelling our positivity can be very challenging when the things surrounding us are quite …
Authentic leadership
Authenticity counts for a lot in life. Being true to ourselves makes us feel good, helps us communicate with others, building trust and respect even if our views differ. Caroline talks about authenti…