The Office Manager Diaries

This episode was so much fun for Hana to record, her and Rhys don't know each other well at all and this is often when the most interesting conversations on the pod take place. Rhys Carvill is the Office Manager at Precision Resource Group and he shares posts here and there on LinkedIn, one of which in particular caught Hana's eye so she invited him on. They chat everything from neurodiversity and...

Our guest in this week's Office Manager Diaries podcast is Caroline Rees Williams who is the Operations Manager at The Valesco Group and also winner of Hybrid Office Manager of the Year at the 2023 Awards. We tap into more about her role, and how she manages such a busy, smaller business operating in Mayfair, London. Plus her moment from her office manager diary in our "You Won't Believe it But......

This week's episode is a little bit different, as we are joined by most of the winners from The 2023 Office Management Awards. Hana speaks to them all about their process in going through the entry form, what it was like in the build up to the event knowing they were a finalist, how they found the ceremony to be on the night and what it was like to win the award for their category. They share tips...

In this week’s episode of The Office Manager Diaries, we're joined by Hana's Assistant, Mel Poole, in a special episode where you can learn a little more about The OMG, our team, why we do what we do and how we do it. The OMG has expanded rapidly over the years and Hana is on a mission to continue this growth, and so Mel and her team of assistants will be stepping back from the OMG and we'll be we...

In this week's episode of The Office Manager Diaries, Hana is joined by Katie Overton who is the Senior Business Support Manager at Big Society Capital. We have some frank conversations on the challenges in not just office management roles, but managing administrative teams as well and how unimportant a degree can be in these roles and the misjudgement placed on job specs requiring them putting of...

This week we welcome another Award Winning Office Manager welcoming Stephanie Knox from J-Talk to the pod! We talk about the importance of understanding your strengths and pitfalls and how you can overcome typical challenges such as imposter syndrome - something so many of us face in these roles especially. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did recording it! The Portal: https://theoffic...

This episode is with Stefanie Droog who is the Office Manager at Research Partnership and has been a long-time Member of The Office Management Portal having attended her first event with us in 2018. Stef shares her insights into office management and how she makes the role a success from the off, as well as her journey into the career and of course, a snippet from her office management diary! The...

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Hana has known Megan for some time, and due to the streams within The Office Management Group that Megan gets involved in, they've got to know each other very well over the years. As our only current multi-OMA-winning Member 👏 Megan shares her tips for success, how she started out in her career and found her passion for office management, plus her aspirations to grow and continue developing in th...

In this week's new episode, Hana chats to Nabeela Hasan from Octopus Energy where they explore just how electric (sorry, we couldn't help it!) Octopus's culture is, what her "you won't believe it but..." is and just how Nabeela found the experience of winning Newcomer of the Year at The 2022 Office Management Awards. The Portal: https://theofficemanagementportal.com/packages The Group: https://www...

Hana speaks with Dale Orlando Armitt in this episode of The Office Manager Diaries, who is the Office Manager at AccessPay. He shares all about his role and remit, what a typical day looks like and how to be the 'chameleon' of the office which is what we both agree is necessary in these office management roles. Dale shares how key he thinks adapting and being resilient is, but also ensuring top co...

In this episode, Hana and Barbara get deep - office management can be a really challenging role at times and Babs shares her tips on how to overcome some of the common challenges (that we don't speak about enough) as well as some of the antics she's had to get up to on behalf of her business to ensure all have a great time. The Portal: https://theofficemanagementportal.com/packages The Group: http...

This episode is very much focussed on JP's crazy and inspiring career journey from tough times to absolute highs in his operations career and going from strength to strength as a line manager and leader. JP is the Operations Manager at Ethos Farm, based at Westfield London and in this he shares with us how he manages such a busy role and elements of managing a large team within that. The Portal: h...

Allison Dunnings is the Workplace Experience Manager at Tails.com - as you'll hear in this episode her responsibilities are broad, much like most in these roles. What's interesting is her background in events and music and our joint belief that this makes her a better office manager because of it. The Portal: https://theofficemanagementportal.com/packages The Group: https://www.theofficemanagement...

In this episode, Hana speaks with Emma Martin who she's known since Emma was Hana's Assistant and Office Junior at Berenberg. Emma shares how she's progressed in her office management career with the support of great managers and mentors around her, as well as the challenges she's faced in the role and over the course of the pandemic. The Portal: https://theofficemanagementportal.com/packages The...

We're delighted to launch the first episode of The Office Manager Diaries, and our very first guest - Sarah James, People & Operations Manager at Savient Limited, also winner of Office Manager of the Year at The Office Management Awards. In this episode, Sarah shares her career journey, challenges she's faced and some secrets from her Office Manager Diary... enjoy! The Portal: https://theoffic...