The Strategic Leader is a podcast for busy leaders to learn how to be naturally strategic, so that you can operate with impact and sit at the top table with confidence, with clear and actionable tips to demystify strategy and help you to succeed. With your hosts Gemma Bullivant, Executive Coach and Strategic HR Consultant, and Fiona Craig, strategist, founder and coaching lead at Good Thinking.
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The Strategic Leader is a podcast for busy leaders to learn how to be naturally strategic, so that you can operate with impact and sit at the top table with confidence, with clear and actionable tips to demystify strategy and help you to succeed. With your hosts Gemma Bullivant, Executive Coach and Strategic HR Consultant, and Fiona Craig, strategist, founder and coaching lead at Good Thinking.
Is being ‘nice’ at work doing more harm than good? If you're leading a team or shaping culture, this episode will help you understand why niceness can get in the way of effective leadership, and what to do instead.
Practical guidance on the EU pay transparency directive, including why it matters for UK employers, and cultural shifts affecting recruitment, pay structures, and trust. Includes readiness checklist to help you prepare by June 2026.
If you're in HR and want to feel more confident and focused and operate with more impact, this conversation covers helpful tips and techniques to ask great questions and adopt a strategic mindset.
Hybrid, remote or office-based work? We explore assumptions, challenge experience bias, and argue for evidence-led strategies when shaping how and where work gets done.
AI is transforming work at speed. HR must take the lead on strategy, governance and reskilling. From mapping hidden AI in current systems to testing small, focused use cases, we cover the building blocks for a proactive AI approach in HR.
We explore the true meaning of performance in the workplace, breaking it down into clear, practical dimensions to support fairer, more strategic people decisions.
Strategies for building strong, remote team connections, and the value of intentional collaboration, including practical models for sustaining hybrid team cohesion.
Gemma and Fiona explore the foundations of trust in leadership, discussing the trust equation's components and how they contribute to effective team relationships and strategic success.
How differing personal values impact teamwork. They explore leadership strategies to foster collaboration by recognising, appreciating, and utilising diverse values.
The Strategic Leader is a podcast for busy leaders to learn how to be naturally strategic, so that you can operate with impact and sit at the top table with confidence, with clear and actionable tips to demystify strategy and help you to succeed. With your hosts Gemma Bullivant, Executive Coach and Strategic HR Consultant, and Fiona Craig, strategist, founder and coaching lead at Good Thinking.
