What’s The Next Step?

Gone are the days where we might hope to be in one job or organisation for our whole career. More often than not careers span multiple chapters and might see us change roles, industries or location as we look to grow in a professional capacity. In this week’s episode we’ll be looking at the range of opportunities growth might take from a career defining international assignment through to a latera...

Receiving feedback is a gift - it can have a huge impact on your career but also on you personally as it helps to expand your self awareness. Giving feedback is every manager’s responsibility. This week we talk about how best to provide, as well as receive, constructive feedback and in doing so we also talk about what best to avoid. We will share our own experiences as well as some practical point...

Having strong mentors and champions can be a critical part of your support network - helping you to navigate your career and make progress towards your career goals. This week we’ll be talking about mentors and champions - the difference between them, how you might find them and different approaches which contribute to you maintaining these relationships over the long term. We share our own experi...

Being a manager can be one of the most memorable and rewarding aspects of your career, but can sometimes get overlooked in favour of other responsibilities. This week, we’ll be sharing a series of personal insights, reflections and lessons learned from our own experience of managing over the years - the highs and the lows - to help uncover what it takes to be an effective manager. From the notewor...

The relationship you have with your manager can have a fundamental impact on both your career progress and overall job satisfaction. In our first episode, we’ll be kickstarting our focus on career ownership by exploring ways in which you can develop strong and productive relationships with managers - including with bosses who may be more challenging to work with or new to an organisation. No matte...

Welcome to our podcast ‘What’s The Next Step?’ with Sarah Harper and Rachel Boyd. Join us for a series of weekly conversations where we will be discussing all things careers in Season 1 - the ups and downs, the highs and lows and helping you to take ownership of your own career development. Covering topics ranging from managing imposter syndrome to having candid career conversations and everything...