1AM talks

Can one coaching session make a difference to leaders?
What if just one coaching session could change how someone sees themselves as a leader—or even change the direction of their career? 
In this episode of 1AM Talks, we flip the script: Rachael Palmer, usually a co-host, steps into the interviewee’s seat to share her experience with a single coaching session—and how it helped her recognise her own leadership potential. 
She’s joined by Gerald Vanderpuye, CEO of Impact Brixton, who reveals how coaching gave him the clarity to make a life-changing decision: turning down a high-paying job to build Europe’s only Black-owned co-working space from the ground up.
Rachael opens up about her coaching  hesitations—"What if this is just 90 minutes I’ll never get back?"—and how her curiosity and openness led to a breakthrough. She also reflects on how her identity as a Woman of Colour,  shaped her approach to risk and growth. Gerald, meanwhile, shares the raw, emotional moment when coaching helped him see through the noise and make a decision aligned with his values—even when it felt terrifying.
Together, we discuss:
The power of a single coaching session: How even a short coaching conversation can spark real change.
Leading without realising it: Rachael’s journey from "I’m not a leader" to owning her role as leader and later General Manager.
Courage in decision-making: Gerald’s story of choosing uncertainty over security, and why it paid off for him and his community.
Creating a culture where people thrive: How Impact Brixton’s values-driven approach—trusting teams, embracing vulnerability, and focusing on strengths—turns a  co-working space into a place people bring their families to.
Build a workplace culture: Simple ways to create a great workplace  coaching into your workplace.
Encourage openness: Tips for helping employees (and yourself!) approach coaching with curiosity, not scepticism.
Reflection Questions for Your Team:
Who in your organisation might be a ‘hidden leader’ like Rachael was—someone contributing more than they realise?
How could you use short, focused coaching sessions to support key decision-makers during transitions?
What would it look like to create a workplace where people feel safe to take risks and grow?
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Find Out More about your hosts: Connect with host Andry MacFarlane: https://linktr.ee/andryam
Explore The Learning Moment’s L&D and OD services in the UK: https://thelearningmoment.org
Guest Details:Gerald Vanderpuye – CEO, Impact BrixtonGerald turned down a six-figure salary to build Impact Brixton, a thriving co-working space rooted in community and freedom. 
Rachael Palmer – General Manager, Impact BrixtonRachael went from volunteer to General Manager—without ever planning to be a leader. Find out more about Impact Brixton: https://www.impactbrixton.com
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Podcast production by: https://www.artifactfilms.co.uk
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Can one coaching session make a difference to leaders?
In this trailer for our upcoming 1AM Talks episode, Gerald Vanderpuye, CEO of Impact Brixton, shares his leadership mantra: "Your job is to look after the people, not the business. Help them go from 70% to 90% of themselves—that’s what coaching is for."
But this full episode that drops this week,  isn’t only about Gerald leading. Rachael Palmer Impact Brixton’s resident General Manager is back too and you’ll discover lots about her journey to leadership. Discover.. 
How one standalone coaching session can create lasting change (no long-term programme needed) for a leader like Rachael Palmer, General Manager of Impact Brixton. 
The art of spotting hidden leaders—those who step up naturally but don’t yet see their own potential.
Why values-driven high-risk decisions (even the tough ones) lead to stronger, more lasting leadership.
🎧Full episode dropping soon.  Listen for free on Spotify   Podbean   and  Apple podcasts
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Tight L&D budgets, big staff learning ambitions, constant OD  pressure?
1AM Talks shares bite-sized, real stories about what actually works in learning and organisational development. Each 20-minute episode takes a 360° look at one real programme — through the eyes of the commissioner, the facilitator and the participant. Launching 5th November.
🎙Your host Andry McFarlane shares a taste of what’s to come in Episode 1,  when Andry and co-host Rachael Palmer meet Amanda Cummins and Karen Nelson from South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust, exploring how wellbeing and communication focused coaching and a workshop,  were designed to help staff build confidence, speak up and thrive at work.
Connect and meet us
To find out more about Andry McFarlane and 1AM Talks:
https://linktr.ee/andryam
Learning and development work in the UK:
https://thelearningmoment.org
For global work connect with Andry McFarlane on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrymcfarlane
 
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#ProgrammeDesign
#HRLeadership
#OrganisationalDevelopment
#PsychologicalSafety
#WorkplaceWellbeing
 
We’d love to hear from you: 
💭 What are your thoughts on designing learning that meets both individual and organisational needs? 
 

What does it take to act courageously  and make successful high  risks decisions?
In this 1AM Talks episode, we speak with Gerald Vanderpuye and Rachael Palmer from Impact Brixton about leadership at a crossroads, and the role coaching played in helping a CEO at a high risk moment. 
Gerald reflects on the period before taking on a co-working space, when his future work felt unclear.
The episode also explores what makes Impact Brixton distinctive now: a workplace shaped by connection, collaboration, minimal hierarchy and a powerful  sense of belonging. 
Rachael brings the perspective of leading and managing  day to day,  in a trust-based, community-first environment.
💡Leadership, culture, risk and decisions at Impact Brixton 🎙 For HR, OD and L&D practitioners, this episode shows:
how coaching can support CEOs and other leaders  when they are at a crossroads -   with high-risk evidence-based decisions
how trust-based leadership culture grows in low-hierarchy workplaces
how community and belonging shape organisational culture
how coaching can strengthen aligned decision making, confidence and self-accountability in staff
how leadership development  support both emerging leaders  and a  wider workplace culture in SME’s 
➡️ In the next episode, we hear more from Rachael Palmer about her own leadership  journey and the impact  just one coaching session had on her work and leadership.
Connect and meet us
To find out more about Andry McFarlane and 1AM Talks:
https://linktr.ee/andryam
Learning and development work in the UK:
https://thelearningmoment.org
For global work connect with Andry McFarlane on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrymcfarlane
 
⏱ Moments to look out for in the Full Episode
00:00 — Andry introduces 1AM Talks and sets the scene at Impact Brixton, Brixton, London
01:37 — Gerald reflects on why he first sought coaching — and the make-or-break moment that changed everything for his business
02:47 — “Filter the signal, not the noise” — Gerald on how coaching sharpened his decision-making as a leader
09:17 — Andry shares how Impact Brixton inspired her to offer a voluntary coaching programme to the staff team — and what made it unique
12:23 — Gerald on building a non-hierarchical culture and why coaching filled the accountability gap his team needed
17:30 — Rachael and Gerald on why Impact Brixton is more than a workspace — and what it means when members bring their families to show it off
 
💭 Reflective Questions — For HR & L&D Managers
1.When your organisation invests in coaching, how do you assess whether the coach is the right fit — not just on paper, but in terms of trust and culture alignment?
2.Gerald describes coaching as helping leaders “filter signal from noise” in high-pressure moments. How are you currently supporting your managers to make quality decisions when the stakes are high?
3.The coaching offered to the Impact Brixton team was a single 90-minute session with no follow-up or evaluation. What does this challenge you to think about in terms of how your organisation measures the value of coaching interventions?
Guest details
Gerald Vanderpuye— Guest BioGerald Vanderpuye is CEO of Impact Brixton. He also  advises and implements AI systems for tech start-ups, incubators. He tells  Brixton’s story through Brixton Culture Capital + Make Rum for fun @Brixton Alchemist.
Rachael Palmer — Guest BioRachael Palmer is General Manager at Impact Brixton. She brings insight into day-to-day leadership in a community-first workplace where people are trusted to grow into responsibility.
Impact Brixton:
https://www.impactbrixton.com
 
Podcast recording and production team: https://www.artifactfilms.co.uk/
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#SME’s
We’d appreciate your ideas:
What kind of culture helps people step into leadership?How does your organisation build trust without relying on heavy hierarchy? 

💡What does it take to go with  courage and make  values based decisions when the risks are high?
In this trailer, we give you a hint of what’s coming in our full episode, as host Andry McFarlane sits down with Gerald Vanderpuye, CEO of Impact Brixton — a vibrant coworking space in South London — and General Manager Rachael  Palmer, to explore the real impact of coaching at a crucial moment of his life.
We get a glimpse of Gerald  at a crossroads where he was choosing whether to become a CEO -entrepreneur leading a co-working space or or an employee. 
He gives us a taste of how coaching helped him filter ‘clarity from noise’ — and why he now turns to it every time the pressure rises.
 
We also get a preview of how Gerald brought that experience full circle, commissioning a coaching programme for his own team at Impact Brixton, and what it unlocked in terms of confidence, leadership awareness and accountability.
 
Plus — a sneak peek at what makes Impact Brixton so hard to  describe in words -  but impossible to resist , as Gerald and Rachael try to put into words the community magic of a place where members bring their parents, and Rachael’s kids think they can ‘just drop by’.
💡In the Full Episode You’ll Hear:
Why successful  leaders lean into support rather than away from it
How coaching improves successful  high stakes  CEO decision-making
The secret behind building an empowered team culture with a flat team structure 
The  coaching programme that supported  the Impact Brixton team leaders,managers and staff
 
🎙 Thanks for Listening
Thank you for tuning into this trailer for 1AM Talks. If this has sparked your curiosity, the full episode is available now. Share it with a colleague, leave us a review, or continue the conversation on socials. Every episode is a real learning journey  and we’re glad you’re part of it.
 
Recorded live at Impact Brixton by the production team at Artifact Films:: https://www.artifactfilms.co.uk/

💡How is the quality of  student services impacted by coaching? 
💡In this episode of 1AM Talks, Kieren Macintosh (Vice Principal, Lewisham College) and Rebecca Henry Litteck (Head of Learning & OD, City St George’s) share their powerful stories of how coaching and mentoring break down silos, build trust, and drive inclusion—ultimately enhancing quality and student experiences. And we discuss the end of the ‘superhero’ leader. 
🎧 You’ll hear: ✔️ Kieren’s transformation: From feeling "stuck" in his role to using coaching to prioritise impact, build a track record of success, and elevate his team’s performance—directly benefiting student support and outcomes. ✔️ Rebecca’s vision: How peer mentoring and coaching are replacing the "hero leader" model with collaborative, inclusive leadership—creating cultures where every voice is heard and valued.
✔️Coaching communities of practice in action—not the formal groups, but the informal spaces where managers and teams use coaching skills to drive change. ✔️ Real impact on students: How coaching skills spill into classrooms and student services, fostering engagement, confidence, and belonging—critical for quality education and retention. ✔️ Inclusion in action: Practical ways to weave EDI (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) into coaching and mentoring, ensuring all staff and students thrive. ✔️ Budget-friendly strategies: How to design impactful programmes—even with limited resources—using cross-organisational partnerships, action learning sets, and team coaching.
💡 Key takeaways for L&D, OD, and education leaders: 🔹 Coaching is a tool to changer conversations, empower all staff and improve student experiences. 
🔹 How coaching  supported one manager’s journey to enhance students experiences , including enhancing safeguarding services. 🔹 Inclusion starts with conversation—use coaching to build more equitable cultures. 🔹 Collaboration > silos—how peer coaching and cross-institutional partnerships strengthen the entire education sector.
🔗 Listen now to explore how coaching can transform leadership, enhance quality, and create inclusive environments where staff and students alike can thrive.
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➡️ In the next episode, we continue the conversation with more practical reflections on coaching, leadership and learning cultures.
Find out more
To find out more about your hosts, Andry and Rachael:
Our learning and development work in the UKhttps://thelearningmoment.org
 
About us and global work too: https://linktr.ee/andryam
Connect with Andry Anastasis McFarlane and global work  on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/andry-anastasis-mcfarlane-00617313
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Guest details
Rebecca Henry Litteck — Guest Bio
Rebecca Henry Litteck was previously Head of Learning and Organisational Development at St George’s, University of London, with over 14 years’ experience leading learning, leadership and organisational development initiatives across Further Education, Higher Education and the public sector. Following the 2024 merger with City, University of London, she is now Head of Learning and OD for SHMS within the expanded City St George’s OD team, supporting the organisation through a significant period of change and integration.
As an OD practitioner, she specialises in leadership and team development, organisational change, employee engagement, and the development of coaching and mentoring programmes. She is also a qualified coach, an EQ-i 2.0 practitioner, and a strong advocate for coaching and mentoring as powerful approaches to personal, professional and organisational growth.
Kieren McIntosh — Guest Bio
Kieren McIntosh is Vice Principal for Curriculum and Quality at Lewisham College, part of NCG. He has worked in the Further Education sector for 18 years, with experience spanning curriculum leadership, quality improvement, and supporting teams to deliver consistent and effective practice.
At Lewisham College, Kieren leads on Curriculum and Quality, overseeing curriculum strategy, quality assurance and performance improvement across programme areas. His work focuses on supporting strong teaching, learning and assessment, helping teams work consistently, and improving learner experience and outcomes.
Before joining NCG, Kieren was Group Curriculum Director for Supported Learning at New City College, where he oversaw provision for around 900 High Needs students across multiple campuses. He also led Hospitality and Catering, including training restaurants, and contributed to the wider leadership journey towards Ofsted Outstanding.
#Quality
#ManagerAsCoach#PeerCoaching#ActionLearning#TeamCoaching#GroupSupervision#LeadershipDevelopment 
#FurtherEducation
#HigherEducation#studentinclusion
#inclusion
#Student services
#OFSTED
#LeadershipDevelopment#CoachingAndMentoring#PeerCoaching#ActionLearning#TeamCoaching#GroupSupervision#LearningAndDevelopment#OrganisationalDevelopment#FurtherEducation#HigherEducation#EDIB#1AMtalks
We’d appreciate your ideas:
How is your organisation widening its use of coaching, peer learning or action learning to support staff and students?
What shifts are you seeing in leadership and development across FE or HE?

💡How does coaching impact on the quality of student services? Can L&D truly change the experience  for leaders, teams, and students in Further and Higher Education? 
💡What is the End of the ‘hero leader’?  How are FE and HE beginning to shift, in small but important ways, towards peer mentoring, peer coaching and action learning and could they move from ‘superhero leaders’ to more co-owned leadership? 
🎉 New Episode coming this week
🎙️In the full episode you’ll hear: ✔️ Kieren’s transformation: From feeling "stuck" in his role to using coaching to prioritise impact, build a track record of success, and elevate his team’s performance—directly benefiting student support and outcomes. ✔️ Rebecca’s vision: How peer mentoring and coaching are replacing the "hero leader" model with collaborative, inclusive leadership—creating cultures where every voice is heard and valued.
✔️Coaching communities of practice in action—not the formal groups, but the informal  everyday spaces where managers and teams use coaching skills to drive change. ✔️ Real impact on students: How coaching skills spill into classrooms and student services, fostering engagement, confidence, and belonging—critical for quality education and retention. ✔️ Inclusion in action: Practical ways to weave EDI (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) into coaching and mentoring, ensuring all staff and students thrive. ✔️ Budget-friendly strategies: How to design impactful programmes—even with limited resources—using cross-organisational partnerships, action learning sets, and team coaching.
💡 Key takeaways for L&D, OD, and education leaders: 🔹 Coaching isn’t just for leaders—it’s a tool to empower staff and improve student experiences. 
🔹 How coaching supported one manager’s journey to enhance students experiences , including enhancing safeguarding services. 🔹 Inclusion starts with conversation—use coaching to build more equitable cultures. 🔹 Collaboration > silos—how peer coaching and cross-institutional partnerships strengthen the entire education sector.
levant now in education sectors 
Guests
Kieren McIntosh — Vice Principal for Curriculum and Quality, Lewisham CollegeKieren begins his reflection on his nine-month Managers as Coach journey and what it meant for his leadership and practice.
Rebecca Henry Litteck — Head of Learning and OD for SHMS, City St George’sRebecca shares her perspective on the growing role of peer mentoring, peer coaching and action learning in organisational development.
Hosts
To find out more about your hosts, Andry and Rachael:https://linktr.ee/andryam
To find out more about the team’s workshops, coaching, and consultancy work with UK organisations for your staff:https://thelearningmoment.org
Connect with Andry Anastasis McFarlane and global work  on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/andry-anastasis-mcfarlane-00617313
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#HigherEducation#studentinclusion
#inclusion
#FurtherEducation
 
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PeerMentoring#PeerCoaching#ActionLearning#TeamCoaching#GroupSupervision#LeadershipDevelopment#LearningAndDevelopment#FurtherEducation#HigherEducation#EDIB#1AMtalks

Educational Coaching
How does  Manager as Coach L&D  and support staff leading Student Services? And how do you go from MAC to a community of coaches? 
🎉New Episode 
In this episode of 1AM Talks, Andry McFarlane is joined by Rebecca Henry-Litteck and Kieren McIntosh for a conversation about how Managers as Coach, peer coaching, and coaching communities of practice help managers in Higher Education and Further Education support staff, reduce silos and support managers who work in student services too. 
Together they explore how these practise based coaching  approaches can be embedded into day-to-day management practice, enhancing quality, strengthening relationships, building  trust, confidence and support across organisations.
Rebecca reflects on how MAC  programmes embedded practise, gave experiences of  being coached, being observed coaching all impacted positively and were meaningful for staff.  
We explore how the  MAC programmes alongside consultation created ongoing coaching peer support, stronger internal networks and a growing coaching culture in FE and HE. 
Kieren  briefly shares the participant perspective, including the value of peer coaching and learning alongside colleagues on a journey to support students in FE. 
Across the episode, the discussion points to the wider ripple effect of Managers as Coach,  the growth of  peer coaching and coaching communities. It highlights how helping managers,  strengthens  organisations, and ultimately benefits  students through better leadership.  
For HR, OD and L&D practitioners, this 20 minute episode shows:
how Manager as Coach can help managers and leaders more effectively in day-to-day roles 
how peer coaching can build trust, confidence and stronger working relationships across teams
how coaching communities of practice can strengthen organisational cultures and internal networks
how these coaching learning  approaches can support managers in Higher Education and Further Education
how leadership development can create ripple effects that reach staff, organisations and student services
We begin to look at one manager’s learning journey with coaching and their peers - more in Episode 10! 
➡️ In the next episode, we continue exploring the impact and practical insights from  the  MAC learning and development programme with Kieren and Rebecca.
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Find out more
To find out more about your hosts, Andry, Miranda, and Rachael:https://linktr.ee/andryam
Learning and development work in the UKhttps://thelearningmoment.org
Connect with Andry Anastasis McFarlane on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/andry-anastasis-mcfarlane-00617313
Follow the podcast on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/pod1amtalks
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Guest details
Rebecca Henry-Litteck and Kieren McIntosh
Rebecca Henry-Litteck — Guest Bio
Rebecca Henry-Litteck has nearly  15 years’ experience leading learning, leadership and organisational development initiatives across Higher Education and Further Education. Previously Head of Learning and Organisational Development at St George’s, University of London, she is now Head of Learning and ODI for the School of Health and Medical Sciences at City St George’s.
Kieren McIntosh — Guest Bio
Kieren McIntosh is Vice Principal at Lewisham College, part of NCG. 
Kieren McIntosh is Vice Principal at Lewisham College, part of NCG. He has worked in the Further Education sector for 18 years also previously at New City College before returning to Lewisham College.
His role focuses on ensuring that teaching, learning, and assessment are well supported, that teams have the clarity and tools needed to deliver consistently, and that learners experience a well‑structured and supportive environment.
 
We’d appreciate your ideas:
How is your organisation using Managers as Coach, peer coaching or coaching communities to support leaders, staff and students?
#qualityeducation
#HigherEducation#studentinclusion
#inclusion
#FurtherEducation
#LeadershipDevelopment#ManagersAsCoach#PeerCoaching#CoachingCommunities#CommunitiesOfPractice#LearningAndDevelopment#OrganisationalDevelopment#HigherEducation#FurtherEducation#1AMTalks

Educational Coaching 
How did a Manager as Coach programme grow from one cohort into a wider leadership coaching community?
🎙️In this mini trailer for 1AM Talks, your hosts introduce a conversation with Rebecca Henry-Litteck and Kieren McIntosh about how Manager as Coach, peer coaching and coaching communities help managers support staff, strengthen organisations, and ultimately make a difference for reducing silos and for students.
Starting with one cohort of Manager of Coach at St George’s, the programme became four cohorts over four years. It  built momentum through word of mouth, senior leader role modelling and a growing appetite for coaching in  daily practice. 
Rebecca reflects on how that led to the development of a coaching community of practice — shaped with staff, supported by senior sponsorship, and designed to help  the coaching culture continue to grow in conversations with staff and learners. 
⏰This short trailer gives you a flavour of full episode’s focus on how coaching is grew in Higher Education and Further Education, from one cohort as Rebecca Henry-Litteck and Kieren McIntosh reflect on how Managers as Coach, peer coaching and coaching communities impact on them, on trust and on staff careers.
🎧 You’ll hear about:
How Manager as Coach  grew through multiple  practise based cohorts
Why a consultative approach and senior support mattered for  developing coaching communities in a university  
How a coaching community of practice emerged from a MAC programme and staff wanted the coaching community to look and feel like
How coaching cultures can grow across organisations in Higher education and Further education
Beginning the chat about…What one  Student Services manager experienced as he began his  coaching learning journey (more in Episode 10)
 
Connect and meet us
To find out more about Andry McFarlane and 1AM Talks:
https://linktr.ee/andryam
Learning and development work in the UK:
https://thelearningmoment.org
For global work connect with Andry McFarlane on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrymcfarlane
 
Guests
Rebecca Henry-LitteckRebecca Henry-Litteck has more than  14 years’ experience leading learning, leadership and organisational development initiatives across Higher Education and Further Education. 
Previously Head of Learning and Organisational Development at St George’s, University of London, she is now Head of Learning and ODI for the School of Health and Medical Sciences at City St George’s.
Kieren McIntoshKieren McIntosh is Vice Principal at Lewisham College, part of NCG. He has worked in the Further Education sector for 18 years also previously at New City College before returning to Lewisham College.
At  Lewisham College, Kieren is the operational lead for Curriculum and Quality, overseeing the implementation of curriculum strategy, quality assurance processes, and performance improvement across all programme areas. 
His role focuses on ensuring that teaching, learning, and assessment are well supported, that teams have the clarity and tools needed to deliver consistently, and that learners experience a well‑structured and supportive environment.
 
Hosts
To find out more about your hosts, Andry, Miranda, and Rachael:https://linktr.ee/andryam
To find out more about the team’s workshops, coaching, and consultancy work with UK organisations for your staff:https://thelearningmoment.org
Part 1, the full 20 minute episode drops later this week.
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#qualityeducation
#HigherEducation#studentinclusion
#inclusion
#FurtherEducation
#ManagersAsCoach#PeerCoaching#CoachingCommunities#CommunitiesOfPractice#LearningAndDevelopment#OrganisationalDevelopment#HigherEducation#FurtherEducation#1AMTalks

Leading through growth
🎙️Educational leadership, learning design and organisational growth.
What do learning leaders in growing educational organisations really need to help teams and learners thrive? 
In this episode of 1AM Talks, Andry McFarlane and Rachael Palmer are joined by David West and Kirsty Fyfe from Brunel Academies Trust  (a MAT) to explore what learning leaders in growing educational organisations really need. 
We discuss how a coaching and one-to-one masterclass programme was designed to support managers and leaders in education,  through challenge, growth and change, and how that was shaped around the real context of the organisation,  rather than a one-size-fits-all model.
This is also a conversation about courageous leadership in education: being willing to learn, adapt, reflect and take others with you on the journey. David brings the organisational and programme lead perspective, while Kirsty reflects as a participant on growth, leadership and what it means to develop in role. Together they offer a deep discussion about supporting staff -  and the impact on  learners -  through a whole-organisational approach to development.
For HR, OD and L&D practitioners, this episode shows:
how to design  leadership learning around the real needs of an educational organisation
how coaching and masterclasses can support leaders, staff and impact on learners during growth and change
The impact of gender on leadership in MAT 
how courage, reflection and adaptation  enable strong leadership development programmes
We’d appreciate your ideas
What do learning leaders need most when a MAT  organisation is growing and changing?How is your organisation supporting managers and leaders to learn while they lead?
Find out more
To find out more about your hosts Andry, Miranda, and Rachael:https://linktr.ee/andryam
Our learning and development services  in the UKhttps://thelearningmoment.org
For Global L&D /OD support,   connect with Andry Anastasis McFarlane on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/andry-anastasis-mcfarlane-00617313
Follow the podcast on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/pod1amtalks
⭐ If you found this episode useful, consider sharing it with colleagues, rating the podcast and subscribing to help others discover these conversations on learning, leadership and organisational development.
Podcast recording and production team: https://www.artifactfilms.co.uk/
Guest details
Kirsty Fyfe and David West – Brunel Academies Trust
David West — Guest Bio
David West is Director of People & Culture at Brunel Academies Trust.
He has worked for the NHS in employment law,  in an FE & HE College as a HR Business Partner, in the Motor Industry as HR Manager and currently, now back  in Education at Brunel Academies Trust.
He speaks in this episode from the perspective of leading the programme and supporting organisational growth through learning and development.
Kirsty Fyfe — Guest Bio
Kirsty is Head of Resourcing Services
at Brunel Academies Trust. In this episode Kirsty shares her personal participant perspective on her leadership development, growth and learning in practice at Brunel Academies Trust.
A bit about Kirsty’s career journey:“I studied for my MREC and moved into internal Education recruitment because although the idea of being a teacher was great, I knew I was better placed to work behind the scenes to find and place the right people in the right roles. So, I headed up Recruitment for a large Multi Academy Trust with 33 schools at the time and Central Office for seven years before joining Brunel Academies Trust.” 
Find out more:
https://www.brunel.org.uk
 
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