The HR Podcast – Built for Business
The HR Podcast - Built for Business
Podcast Description
If you’re in HR, running a business, managing people (or all three), this is the podcast for you. We talk about the messy stuff, the bold stuff, and the things that actually make a difference at work.
No fluff. No corporate waffle. Just honest conversations, practical advice, and the kind of insight that helps you do your job better — and stay sane while doing it.
We’re keeping it real, we’re keeping it useful, and we’re building a better way to do HR — one episode at a time.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast covers practical HR challenges, leadership strategies, and workplace dynamics, with episodes including discussions on difficult employee management scenarios, effective communication techniques, and the impact of company culture on retention. Specific focus areas include navigating employee relations and providing real-world solutions to common HR dilemmas.
If you’re in HR, running a business, managing people (or all three), this is the podcast for you. We talk about the messy stuff, the bold stuff, and the things that actually make a difference at work.
No corporate waffle. Just honest conversations, practical advice, and the kind of insight that helps you do your job better — and stay sane while doing it.
We’re keeping it real, we’re keeping it useful, and we’re building a better way to do HR — one episode at a time.
International Women’s Day Special: Careers in HR, Confidence & Building Your Own Business
In this International Women’s Day episode, Sarah Ropek and Claire Cathcart step away from their usual Q&A format for a more personal conversation about their careers in HR, the decisions that shaped them, and why they both chose to start their own businesses.
With more than 20 years of experience each, they reflect on working in both large corporate environments and smaller businesses, how career priorities evolve over time, and the realities women still face when balancing ambition, leadership, and family life.
They also explore the role great leaders, mentors and coaching can play in career development, alongside honest reflections on confidence, imposter syndrome, flexible working, and career progression for women at work.
Why choosing a great boss can be more valuable than chasing a big brand or job title
How mentors, coaching and varied HR roles can accelerate career development
The ongoing challenges around flexible working and part-time roles
Why authenticity is a powerful leadership skill
How to reframe imposter syndrome and self-doubt in your career
HR professionals developing their careers
Women navigating leadership and career progression
Anyone considering starting their own HR consultancy
Leaders who want to better support women at work
International Women’s Day • Women in HR • HR careers • Leadership development • Flexible working • Part-time roles • Mentorship • Coaching • Imposter syndrome • Women in leadership • Starting an HR business
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