The Office Manager Diaries

🎅 Featuring some of our special OMG friends, this is our very first Christmas Special episode of The Office Manager Diaries! ✨ Starring some brand new as well as previous pod guests: Steph Droog, Will Salmon, Alex Van Colle, Jay Tuckwell, Allison Dunnings and Neil Garrett (I guess they made the nice list! 🎁). We chat to them about their Christmas festivities and play some games and quizes! Enjo...

Today, Hana had the pleasure of talking to Ben Howard from 3BM who has found office management after a number of different roles including being a Life Guard and working in hospitality. His "you won't believe it but...." moment is short, and sweet (ish!) and as always, Hana shares her top tip for this episode. Remember to sign up as a Member to The Office Management Portal to make even more connec...

🎧In this episode, Hana welcomes Rina who is an Office Manager in London and has been in the role for nearing 20 years! 🎙️She has a wealth of experience in her office management and assistant roles and shares top tips, as well as her Office Manager Diary extract. 🔊 The Portal: https://theofficemanagementportal.com/packages The Group: https://www.theofficemanagementgroup.com/ LinkedIn: https://www...

⏯🎧On this week’s episode, we welcome Heidi Dodgson on the pod who shares her journey to the OM role and the highs and lows of office management plus lots of quick tips and nuggets to support others in similar positions, plus we discuss the madness of people at times in her Office Manager Diary extract.🎙️ The Portal: https://theofficemanagementportal.com/packages The Group: https://www.theofficema...

🎧The Office Manager Diaries is back this week with Hana and our latest guest, Emma Hunt from Azets 🎙️Emma manages multiple offices and members of the administrative workforce so wears more hats than the average Office Manager. This episode was such fun to record and there were a lot of laughs, especially with Emma's "You Won't Believe it But..." moment. 🔊 The Portal: https://theofficemanagementp...

⏯️In this ep, Hana chats to Jessica (Jess) Clemett who is working in the City of London in a corporate finance business. 🎙️They've recently undergone an office move and it reveals lots of challenges and tips that Jess shares, plus her extract from her diary - should she change her vocation?! 👀 Enjoy this one! 🎧 The Portal: https://theofficemanagementportal.com/packages The Group: https://www.the...

⏯️What a joy this episode was to record, we went into the real depths of office and facilities management with Rod, and warning the toilet talk does come up a bit at the end, so… we wouldn't advise you listen to this one over your lunch, or at least not the last 15 minutes! 📻 🎙️Rod shared with Hana his eclectic career to date and how all the different roles have led him to where he is now, at UKT...

We are back with a special one-off episode of The Office Manager Diaries before Season 3 returns in the Autumn 🍂 And a special one it is indeed! We’re excited to share the OMAs Winner's Podcast 🏆 Our wonderful Winners join Hana to talk about their experiences going through the entry form process, how they felt when they had submitted their entry and awaiting results, becoming finalists and ultim...

Lily Martin joins Hana this week on the pod and shares all about her incredibly diverse role as the Office Manager at Quotacom. Lily has been increasingly active on LinkedIn, sharing her events and charity work, which caught Hana's eye, so she was keen to get her on the podcast and find out more. We are now taking a break for Summer but will be back soon with our Awards Winners Special episode!

In this week’s episode of The Office Manager Diaries, Hana's EA and Business Development Manager, Elizabeth Clapton, joins us for a special episode in which you can learn a little more about The OMG, our team, why we do what we do, and how we do it. We're over 30 episodes into the pod now, which is an incredible milestone, so we thought it's time to give you some insights into us and how we empowe...

We're back this week with another brilliant guest, Pippa Hadley from C&C Search who has interacted with Hana and the OMG for some time now, albeit mostly to support others at the company. This time, Pippa is in the spotlight and we dig into her role as Head of Operations for an all-female business in London. The Portal: https://theofficemanagementportal.com/packages The Group: https://www.theo...

In The Office Manager Diaries this week, Hana was joined by Linzi Wright who is the Office Manager of DF Concerts and Events. They chatted all things office management of course, and delved into how the role is perceived and what people struggle to understand what it is we actually do! Thank you to Art in Offices for sponsoring this episode. The Portal: https://theofficemanagementportal.com/packag...

In this one, Hana welcomes Rachel Trowsdale from Octopus Energy's Brighton office. We delve into the incredible culture at Octopus and the amazing growth that Rachel has had with the company since she landed her first ever office management role with them, plus her challenges along the way and her office manager diary extracts! This is a great ep to tune into. The Portal: https://theofficemanageme...

This was such a joy to record, in this ep of the podcast Hana meets with Byron Carmona who is the Workplace Experience Manager at Cushman and Wakefield. We get to the nitty gritty on what it's like working in facilities management and workplace management, and that people still don't fully grasp what it is these roles do for their organisations. The word "facilitator" came up and we loved this sum...

This time, Hana welcomed a returning pod guest and a newbie both from Shoosmiths. Jackie Corbett has appeared with us before and we got deeper with her and Simon Taylor, Director of Property and Workplace there on their office move and fit out project, what it's like running the workplace at Shoosmiths across multiple properties and people, and of course their office manager diary extracts! ...

Office Manager for a FinTech, Melbourne VIC, This episode is with long-time Member of The Office Management Portal and the network in London, Kathryn Ramsden. Kathryn relocated to Australia in late 2022 and so Hana wanted to find out about her time there so far, and how the office management role may differ from that in the UK.  The Portal: https://theofficemanagementportal.com/packages The G...

This episode was a really insightful one to record for the Office Manager Diaries, Laura is an Office Manager and Assistant to the Rt Hon Michelle Donelan who is an MP and a member of cabinet. Laura gives us insights on what it's like to be an office management in parliament and working for the government, what she gets up to each day and how she manages a highly demanding workload.  The Port...

We are delighted to be back for Season 2 of the Office Manager Diaries Podcast, and in our first episode for this year, we welcome Chloe who is an avid office management professional with a matching passion to that of Hana's. She is on a quest to ensure that office managers in France are empowered and supported, that people in the businesses there know what an office manager is responsible for and...

In this week's episode, Hana was delighted to be joined by Jay Tuckwell who is our last guest for this first season! He was an epic final guest to have and shared lots of LOL moments with Hana as they talk about his boiler being condemned, how he got into the profession and how he is still learning as a newbie into the office management role, sharing some of his top tips so far. Enjoy, and we'll s...

In this week's episode, Hana was delighted to be joined Cass Briscoe who is a seasoned office and events manager turned self-employed helping numerous clients run their businesses. Cass has been a long time and active Member of The Office Management Portal and appreciates the value a network can bring. In this episode, we chat about Cass's brilliant Office Manager Diary extract and her journey to...

Hana was joined in this week's episode of The Office Manager Diaries by Shenaz Bussawon who is the PA and Office Manager for the British Port Association - very much a role that involves events and event management, so if you want the low down on how to arrange a great event (including Hana's tip for the week!) and some venue options in London, this is one for you. Plus, find out who she meets in...

In this episode Hana welcome Cathryn Goss-Goddard and Martha Gregory from Kitt Offices to the pod where they dive deep into the evolution of the office management role, the differences they’ve observed about the role here in the UK and how it’s treated and valued a little different over in the US, their tips on moving from a reactive office manager to a proactive one and how you can lean on tech a...

This was a great episode to record - Hana really enjoyed speaking with Jackie Corbett who is the Regional Estates Manager at Shoosmiths in Birmingham. They recently completed a top notch office move which Jackie was heavily involved in overseeing, she shares her tips on balancing the role and personal life (and sleep!) and a few connected stories from her office manager diary. Enjoy this one! The...

Hana was delighted to be joined by not just one, but two amazing guests this week - the supercharged team supporting Funding Circle's London office, Wendy and Kate. They speak to us about how they work together to run a very busy, large office in Central London and the challenges they face, their tips to run and manage in these roles and of course great stories from their Office Manager Diaries -...

This episode of the Office Manager Diaries invites Sarah Charters who is an ex-OM turned business owner to chat with Hana on the pod. She shares her top tips on being in an office management role and starting a business, how she keeps in touch with the ever changing elements of the role and the highs and lows in her career to date. The Portal: https://theofficemanagementportal.com/packages The Gro...