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The Skills 4 podcast offers listeners a chance to hear from different expert speakers each episode providing inspirational tools and advice in the form of an easy listening chat. Hosted by Jayne Little, each episode focusses on the ways you can influence your career progression at work. Hear the success stories of people that have met their career goals after focussing on themselves, their image and their visibility, find your strengths and discover the ways in which you can influence your next career goal.

Recent Episodes

Release the Bogs! with Katy Robinson MCIOB

In this episode, Katy shares key findings from the Release the Bogs campaign, exploring what 600+ industry voices told us about site welfare, where the biggest gaps are, and what needs to change. We look at the impact poor welfare facilities can have on health, wellbeing, productivity and retention, and what better, more inclusive site welfare could look like. CONNECT WITH KATY Instagram & TikTok: @whatkatyybuilt Email: [email protected] RESOURCES 🚐 What about mobile workers? Ther...

37 MIN

Everyday Mentoring

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. This version has been edited to protect the privacy of participants. 🌍

11 MIN

Building Women with Faye Allen

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 of the issues we face in the construction sector, and how we can all work together to build a more inclusive...

23 MIN

Inclusive PPE with Sophie Perkins

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 increasingly diverse workforce, both in terms of safety and inclusion. Listen to hear more about Sophie’s jour...

20 MIN

Let's Talk Menopause - Special Episode with Mission Menopause

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.

39 MIN