The Inner Strategist
The Inner Strategist is a podcast for ambitious high achievers- mid career professionals who are overlooked and stuck in the invisible worker trap and first time managers similarly overlooked but stuck in the powerless leader trap. I share the real workplace stories so that you aren't blindsided by the people, the politics and the power that will derail you unless you see the game and strategise your way around it- without changing who you are. Full of everything you've ever wanted to know on how to succeed in the workplace, The Inner Strategist is your go to for thinking smarter without working harder.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 198
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
S2 EP30- Turning Your Back On Politics Isn't Integrity It's how You Disappear
In today’s episode, we’re going to pull back the curtain on one of the most uncomfortable truths about getting ahead at work: hard work alone isn’t enough. I’ll talk honestly about why understanding …
00:25:08 |
Thu 04 Sep 2025
S2EP 29- When Your Team Doesn't Respect Your Authority
When your title says “manager,” but your real influence keeps getting eroded, what do you do? In this episode, we analyse a real hospital leadership dilemma—exposing the hidden forces that keep manag…
00:28:44 |
Thu 28 Aug 2025
When Adopting All The Right Behaviours Still Doesn't Make You A Good Leader
Changes are afoot- I'm now only doing one podcast per week all about strategy and how they affect your success at work. In today's episode I'm looking at the strategy of being 'nice' Leaders are und…
00:26:19 |
Thu 21 Aug 2025
S2EP27-P- Why Some Get Promoted and Others Don't
Today, we’re going to take a deep dive into what’s really going on behind the scenes in the world of promotions and progress. I’ll share a practical process to help you shift your approach—so your wo…
00:22:29 |
Thu 14 Aug 2025
S2EP 26-M- Great Teams Don't Freeze They Adapt. But Can Yours?
If you’ve invested time and energy into training your team, set clear expectations, and still seen their confidence unravel when plans go off course, you’re not alone. That moment when everyone looks…
00:21:34 |
Tue 12 Aug 2025
S2EP25-P-Should I Suck Up To My Boss?
If being liked was all it took, the hardest workers would always get ahead. So why do some people suck up their boss? Truth is it works - at least in certain situations. But it doesn't work in all …
00:25:07 |
Thu 07 Aug 2025
S2EP24-M-Why Your Team Need You To Be A Manager Not Their Buddy
"That's why I keep saying, that a manager is not a person, but a function" Andrzej Ławecki- This quote is the difference between you struggling to be a successful manager and not- and this is what I …
00:25:22 |
Tue 05 Aug 2025
S2EP23-P- Doing Your Job Well Doesn't Make You Promotable - Just Dependable
We're taught that If you work hard, deliver, and care, you’ll get ahead.
But the reality?
Excellence often just makes you the reliable one—the person who can be counted on to get things done. And whi…
00:23:58 |
Thu 31 Jul 2025
Why Most Managers Avoid Office Politics and Why That's Costly
A lot of professionals, especially those who’ve been promoted for their solo skills, want nothing to do with politics. It feels manipulative, unnecessary, maybe even beneath them. Office Politics is…
00:18:19 |
Tue 29 Jul 2025
Burnout Isn't The Real Problem
We all know that burnout if bad, but that's the the real problem it's what happens before burnout that scuppers you, burnout is the last straw. In this episode I talk you through what the real probl…
00:21:23 |
Thu 24 Jul 2025
Stop Trying To Be Extraordinary At Everything Your Team Is Smarter Than You
I interviewed Andrzej Lawecki in the last episode (EP18) and he revealed soooo much about his leadership and management style and practices. One of these practices is how he thinks of his team and …
00:21:49 |
Tue 22 Jul 2025
S2EP19 P- 8 Ways To Use Influence To Get Noticed and Advance Your Career
If I say the words Office Politics- will you run and refuse to listen? Please don't because in this episode I share with you 8 things I wish I had known years ago about Office Politics that would h…
00:23:07 |
Thu 17 Jul 2025
S2EP18- Interview Andrzej Lawecki- How A Real Manager Creates A High Performing Team
Today's special guest is Andrzej Lawecki a bona fida real middle manager from Poland who is the real deal. We all read how a really good manager 'should' be but very few of us have had that experien…
00:56:33 |
Tue 15 Jul 2025
S2EP 17-How To Stay Focused and Confident When Colleagues Get Jealous
Are you a high achiever? and do others recognise that you are too? If so then you will have someone jealous of you and you might be subject to unfair passive aggressive behaviours and unfair treatm…
00:21:55 |
Thu 10 Jul 2025
S2EP 16- How To Lead Former Peers Without Losing Authority and Trust
Do your team follow you? Or are you noticing that your the team leader, supervisor and first time manager and some would still rather go to your boss than you? You might think that it's because you …
00:21:57 |
Tue 08 Jul 2025
S2EP15-P Why Being The Best Isn't Enough
If I say to you- Office Politics- how does that make you feel? And if I then said you now need to play it, as your career success depends on it- would you say - no way? In todays Episode I try to …
00:21:32 |
Thu 03 Jul 2025
S2EP 14M- Why First Time Managers Can't Afford To Ignore Office Politics
If I say Office Politics is essential for a successful career - what would you do? Most would groan and say they do not want anything to do with Office Politics- and yet you're already in it. You a…
00:20:10 |
Tue 01 Jul 2025
S2EP13-P They Didn't Steal Your Idea- They Used The System Better
There is probably not a persona alive who hasn't had one of their ideas stolen by someone else and there was nothing they could do about it. So what do you do, if you say something you'll look childi…
00:20:58 |
Thu 26 Jun 2025
S2EP12-M Ever Watch Your Idea Get Ignored?
As a first time manager you have a lot to learn and juggle, not only do you have to do the best for your team, but also for your management team too- get it wrong and you're ignored and get your team…
00:21:33 |
Tue 24 Jun 2025
S23P 11P- When The Meeting Happens Without You It's No Accident
What does seniority give you? It's supposed to give you Kudos, an easier time at work, higher salary and more respect- but what if despite all the years it's taken to work your way to that level, you…
00:20:44 |
Thu 19 Jun 2025
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