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
The zone: motivational states
In our current situation, facing great uncertainty, this model can help us get out of a state of mind of ‘survival’ or ‘impossibility’; when it all seems too much, we’re able with practice to switch …
Fear as words
Dealing with fear can be challenging, especially in times of crisis such as this. We all have our deep-seated fears – about not being liked, about not being successful, about not making our family pr…
Negativity has its place
In this week's Strategic Insight series of short podcasts, the topic is negativity - following on from our earlier podcast on positivity.
In her book, Emotional Agility Susan David maintains that the …
Leadership and followership
Leadership and followership are both critical to an effective working team, and ultimately to business success. Discerning when to lead and when to allow others to is at the heart of effective leader…
Life balance
Discussing work versus life balance can be unhelpful as it suggests that there is something inherently bad about work when, under the right circumstances, it can be very fulfilling. Work can set us i…
Self-belief and mantras
There’s a popular English expression ‘pride comes before a fall’ which warns us not to be too confident – or else! However, in this day and age, many of us find it hard to believe in ourselves and ou…
Mind or event: what can we control?
How can we manage our reactions to situations? A particularly relevant question in today's time of crisis, with many of us working under pressure and at a physical distance from our teams and peers. …
Using your strengths
If you really understand yourself and your strengths and use them, a lot of great things can happen. By focusing on the competencies you are naturally best at you’ll also naturally be authentic – one…
Trust first
It can be very hard to perform at your best if you are not trusted. Trust is very important in all aspects of life, but it can be difficult to earn. So what do we do, when we want and need to be trus…
Ladder of inference
Caroline looks at an established model developed by Chris Argyris, the business theorist, which analyses the thinking process that we go through, usually without realising it, to get from a fact to a…
Strategic vs operational
A leader and influencer ideally needs a mixture of both strategic and operational skills, but getting a seat at the strategic table is critical for any professional who wants to do their job well.
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Women represent all women
It's been said that in the boardroom women represent all women, whereas men only represent themselves. So, a woman on a board really has a huge responsibility, and until there are more women on board…
Barriers for women: internal
What barriers to success do women need to consider more than men? In this podcast, Caroline talks about dealing with internal barriers, bolstering confidence and how to be sure your voice is heard.
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Barriers for women: external
Caroline talks through the external challenges that women in particular face and how they can be dealt with, and how their male colleagues can understand these better and help.
With thanks to Luc Limè…