The Secrets from a Coach podcast hosted by wellness coach Debbie Green at Wishfish and TEDx speaker Laura Thomson-Staveley at Phenomenal Training explore ways to stay ahead at work in the advent of automation, digitisation, hybrid working and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The duo will also look at how to have the power and confidence to embrace new opportunities in your career and the importance of making time for the human moments. Each episode gives practical tips and techniques to help you be your best.

Debbie Green, wellness coach and podcast host, said: “Our podcast topics dive into ways we can keep our humanness alive and find our personal edge at work and in life, when robots, AI and automation have become entrenched in businesses globally. Now is the time to consider the value you offer alongside AI, and then maximise that potential for future career success.”

April: Future Ready, Today

As the waves of change due to automation, digitisation, hybrid working and AI continue to wash through the world of work, Debs and Lau take a practical and proactive look at what we can do today to set up well for the future. Every day we hear about the impact of tech as we head towards 2030: we take a can-do look at what that means for how we prioritise what and how we approach work right now.

Back in 2018 McKinsey’s Global Trends report predicted 14% of the world’s workforce may need to switch occupational categories. Many of the classic ‘vertical’ professions are now required to work in much more holistic and creative ways as organisations reshape and transform. It’s still you, but with small adaptations week by week to enable our skills to evolve over time. Learning is a great antidote to shift worries into focus or anxiety into creativity.

A good listen whatever stage of a career, or ideas for running meetings that empower others through times of rapid change. Episodes will cover keeping successful whilst your job is transforming, the role of learning in setting up well for the future, looking out for everyday opportunities to learn and develop and bringing the benefits of mentoring and coaching to everyday life.

May: Redefining Careers

From the benefits of having different experiences to enable more choice as you progress along your journey, to having the power and confidence to embrace new opportunities.

Whether planned or unplanned, actively seeking new experiences gives us more resilience if options suddenly change (recessions, redundancies etc) and keeps us empowered and confident to leave if we are not happy in our current role.

This discussion will explore how skills are often transferable and therefore we can keep empowered in the knowledge that you can shift industries or levels if you want to. Your technical expertise will only get you so far, at some point you must be able to work with people, and this lightbulb moment can liberate us to realise we always have a choice.

Debs and Lau will be joined by special guests including Andy Pule who shares his advice for having different experiences, Matt Sims shared his experience becoming a solo-preneur focusing on his passion and purpose, and Siobhan Anderson who shared her journey overcoming academic self-doubt through mentorship and skill enhancement.

From the benefits of having different experiences to enable more choice as you progress along your journey to having the power and confidence to leave if we are not happy in what we are doing.

Episodes will cover career diversity gives you choices later, creating career lightbulb moments, shifting from employee to solo-preneur, how to nourish your network to flourish your career and

setting up your ‘career Fitbit’ to track your own development.

June: Maximising Personal Touch

In a world that is becoming increasingly automated, with AI now an everyday term, Debs and Lau explore how to remain empowered and confident. They share insights into the importance of making time for the human moments, bringing our personal touch to the interaction and how to balance the tasks we complete with the impact we create.

Many workplaces are demanding quicker and deeper levels of innovation, focus, creativity and problem-solving. As Apple unleashes AI in 1 billion smartphones across the planet (reported 11 June 2024), what role will human thinking have in the ever-changing world of work now and into the future? They explore practical tips for looking after your ability to think clearly (use it or lose it) and strategies for helping self and others to process information to apply accurately and flexibly.

As AI powers up around us, remaining empowered in our ability to think and bring our human edge to a situation is vital for personal wellness, team morale and industry confidence in how we navigate these new human/machine pathways ahead of us. Episodes will cover being human in an AI workplace, maximising your cognitive potential, thinking quickly on your feet and how coaching is the enabler for maximising human touch.

Lasting a snackable 30 minutes, making it ideal for the commute, lunch break or even a well-deserved break for self-care and development, Secrets from a Coach offers practical learning based on current realities. A brand-new episode is published every Friday lunchtime, focusing on positive actions to help you thrive and maximise your potential in the ever-evolving workplace, and in life.

Tune in to Secrets from a Coach podcast – via Spotify or Buzzsprout.