Skills 4

For this special episode, we mark International Women’s Day 2026 and its theme, “Give to Gain.” 🎧 Discover how simple, everyday mentoring can create meaningful change for women across our sector. By sharing knowledge, offering support, and lifting others up, we can all play a part in building a more inclusive future. Please note: The original recording of this session included a live Q&A. Thi...

Please note: The audio is affected briefly between 00:30 and 01:06 due to some background interference, however normal quality resumes at 01:07. In this special episode, we're joined by best-selling author and construction industry expert Faye Allen to discuss her new book "Building Women: How everyone in construction can win".   Faye’s book is a well-researched and candid account o...

Sophie Perkins is a multiple-award winning Principal Chartered Building Surveyor at Atkins Realis with 16 years of working in construction. Sophie has collaborated with leading UK safety footwear brand 'Amblers Safety'​ to produce The Sophie Collection, a range of PPE specifically for women. Sophie joined us talk about the importance of personal protective equipment to accommodate an inc...

Links to resources mentioned in the episode -    https://symptomchecklist.missionmenopause.com/home https://www.nice.org.uk/   https://www.womens-health-concern.org/ https://www.daisyne https://www.balance-menopause.com/balance-app/ twork.org/ https://missionmenopause.com/#:~:text=Mission%20Menopause%20is%20the%20brain,leadership%20coaching%20in%20the%20workplace.  

International Women's Day has been celebrated since 1911. Paul Robertson speaks to Jayne Little about its relevance today and what we can do to support this year’s theme of Inspiring Inclusion. 

Ruby El-Kanzi is a Chartered Architect with an international career spanning over 25 years; she is currently Senior Design Manger for the Construction Division of MACE.  Ruby is very active in promoting the role of women in construction through public speaking and mentoring. She also supports the work of Skills 4 in her role as a strategic advisor, and worked with us as part of the focus group inv...

In this special episode, Skills 4 mentor Clare Keir will be exploring burnout and giving you some tips and pointers on how to improve your mental wellbeing. So take some time for yourself, listen now.

Deborah Nutt joined Arcadis in 2005, she started as Project Manager working on the Environment Agency account and soon became a Team leader. She then became an Associate in 2008 and then a Salaried Partner in 2014 and finally an Equity Partner in 2016.  Deborah discusses her career, and Jayne Little asks the important questions to tap into her extensive knowledge and experience.

In this episode Jayne Little talks to Mukta Hashmi about Imposter Syndrome, something most of us will have felt at some point during our career and Mukta describes her experiences in detail.

Lynn is a highly experienced director, operating at Ministerial and board level with over 20 years experience in STEM. Lynn has been supporting women through the Skills 4 Empower program for a total of 9 years.  Lynn discusses her career and Jayne Little asks the important questions to tap into her extensive knowledge and experience.

In episode 4 Jayne chats to Lisa McAteer, Legacy and Engagement  Manager at Balfour Beatty. Lisa is also co-chair of the Balfour Beatty Ability Affinity and Allies network and co-chair of Construct-Ability.  Lisa talks through lived experience sharing thoughts and ideas about how we can change the narrative around disability in the workplace.

In episode three Jayne speaks with Rebecca Penn, Internal Audit Analyst at Balfour Beatty. Rebecca who was diagnosed at 17 with Dyslexia founded the Balfour Beatty Neurodiversity network, in this episode she covers what is Neurodiversity, what you can do if you think you may be neurodiverse but haven't disclosed it at work and how you can be a better ally to neurodiverse colleagues.

In Episode two Jayne chats with guest speaker Dara Jafari - Regional Director at Faithful+Gould. Growing up as a middle easterner with a Muslim background – bi-lingual and having two nationalities – he has always had a passion for equality diversity and inclusion. In this episode he shares some of his personal experiences on racism which often left him feeling that he needed to hide aspects of his...

In our first episode Jayne chats with guest Caroline Brown - a Chartered Mechanical Engineer and Coach Practitioner and Amazon best-selling author*, alongside her long-term position as an Associate Director with Atkins, a Member of the SNC-Lavalin Group. She shares how she realised her own strengths, changed her career direction and went on to write her first book – *The Strengths based Organizati...