Alastair Greener Generationally Speaking

38:59

Human Bandwidth and Why Knowing Your Stuff Is Not Enough

Alastair Greener Generationally Speaking ·

2026/09/29

Alastair is joined by David Duffett, an award-winning speaker, chartered engineer and author of “Be The Nerd That's Heard”, who helps technical experts raise what he calls their human bandwidth so that their knowledge and ideas are not lost through ineffective communication. David's own path ran through pirate radio transmitters he built himself, the Civil Aviation Authority's telecoms engineering college at Bletchley Park, and a spell as worldwide community director for the Asterisk open

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31:53

What Professional Looks Like Now: Leadership Across...

Alastair Greener Generationally Speaking ·

2026/09/15

Alastair welcomes Zoe Thompson, a leadership consultant and coach who works with senior leaders and organisations across the UK and EMEA, helping them navigate fast paced, high stakes environments while building more intentional leadership and higher performing teams. Zoe joined the police service at 18, in uniform on the front desk of her local station with no Google, no training course and no call centre. She went on to spend two decades in police leadership before moving into coaching

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33:08

What University Really Looks Like for Gen Z Students...

Alastair Greener Generationally Speaking ·

2026/09/01

In this episode, Alastair talks to James Stallabrass, a student who is just entering his second year reading Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Durham University. During the holidays James works in his local pub, and it gives him an unusually broad view of student life, work and the generations he serves across the bar.James pushes back hard on the idea that there is such a thing as a typical Gen Z student. He talks about what has genuinely changed since his parents were at university in

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31:22

Retirement, Reinvention and the Search for Purpose

Alastair Greener Generationally Speaking ·

2026/08/18

Alastair is joined by Karen Krawczyk, an author, facilitator and retirement coach who spent much of her career as a paediatric speech and language therapist in the NHS. Karen left at 60, invested in new skills and built a portfolio life combining work, volunteering, personal interests with a renewed sense of purpose. Having lost both her parents before she finished university, she never saw a parental role model as she moved into later life. It was that absence that is part of what drew her

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30:49

Generational Connection, Co-Regulation and Raising...

Alastair Greener Generationally Speaking ·

2026/08/04

Alastair is joined by Emily Haslam-Jones, a consultant, therapist, yoga teacher, and specialist in co-regulation and neurodivergence. Emily works with children, parents, carers, and businesses in crisis. She helps them rebuild trust, connection, and emotional regulation using evidence-based tools. Her background spans humanitarian crisis intervention, specialist education, and the therapy room, giving her a uniquely cross-generational lens on the challenges families and workplaces face

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34:34

Writing in the Age of AI: Why Human Storytelling...

Alastair Greener Generationally Speaking ·

2026/07/21

Alastair sits down with Robbie Westacott, a millennial writer, marketing consultant, and founder of Seaforth Creative Group, who has spent his career helping events and media companies get more from their content, communities, and data. A master's graduate in creative writing and a lifelong storyteller, Robbie is currently ghostwriting a business book, crafting his own fiction, and building an online global community for fiction writers.In this episode, Robbie and Alastair explore the

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35:04

HR in 2026: Culture, Communication and the Generation...

Alastair Greener Generationally Speaking ·

2026/07/07

Alastair welcomes Farzana Parkar, an HR consultant at face2face HR and who describes herself as an Xennial with 15 years’ experience in HR. In this episode, Farzana and Alastair explore what working in HR really looks like in 2026, from Gen Z’s reluctance to “play the game” and the importance of robust onboarding, to the disconnect between what companies promise during recruitment and what employees actually experience when they arrive. As the first HR guest on the podcast, Farzana works

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36:21

The Art of Speaking Up: A Gen Z's Journey From Shy to...

Alastair Greener Generationally Speaking ·

2026/06/23

Alastair sits down with Danny Wang, a 23-year-old Gen Z IT sales professional who transformed himself from a shy, introverted teenager into a national-level public speaking champion in under a year. Danny's story is a compelling one. After leaving school without qualifications and working two jobs, he made a deliberate decision to reinvent himself through communication, networking, and public speaking, and he hasn't looked back since.Now the President of Reading Speakers (a Toastmasters

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33:48

Cultural Intelligence Across Generations: How to Lead...

Alastair Greener Generationally Speaking ·

2026/06/09

Alastair welcomes Victoria Rennoldson, a multi-award-winning global leadership coach, international speaker, bestselling author, and podcast host specialising in strategic communication and cultural intelligence. A cusp Millennial who began her career at Boots before founding her own business, Victoria now works with leaders and organisations worldwide, helping them navigate the communication challenges that arise when different generations, nationalities, and organisational cultures

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33:09

School Superhead on Why Today’s Students Question More

Alastair Greener Generationally Speaking ·

2026/05/26

Former school “superhead” Nick Bowen reflects on 20 years leading large secondary schools and turning around failing institutions.Nick explores how education has evolved, from low accountability to data-driven performance management and why today’s students demand earned respect rather than automatic authority.They discuss generational shifts in parenting, rising parental accountability pressures, and what business leaders can learn from schools about belonging, empowerment and

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32:47

Millennials, Sport, and the Sandwich Generation

Alastair Greener Generationally Speaking ·

2026/05/12

Alastair is joined by International archer and Civic Engagement Manager Lizzy Rees who reflects on growing up in a household of five millennials, competing at elite level sport, and working across generations at university.Lizzy shares insights on how sport funding evolved post-Lottery investment, how Gen Z students engage differently, and why millennials are navigating delayed milestones while becoming the dominant workplace generation.With Alastair she explores communication shifts,

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35:19

Gen Z, Digital Wellbeing and Entering the Workplace

Alastair Greener Generationally Speaking ·

2026/04/28

21-year-old mental health and digital wellbeing campaigner Paddy Crump shares what it’s really like entering the workplace as Gen Z.From struggling with OCD and school anxiety to campaigning in Parliament as Campaigns Director at Flip Gen, Paddy offers a candid insight into youth mental health, social media regulation, and intergenerational misunderstanding.With Alastair he explores onboarding challenges, digital safety policy, and why simply banning smartphones won’t solve complex cultural

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39:11

Gen X Raising Gen Z: Anxiety, Schools and Smartphones

Alastair Greener Generationally Speaking ·

2026/04/14

In this episode Emma Clark joins Alastair live from Australia to explore rising anxiety inschools, generational differences in parenting, and the reality behind Australia’s under-16social media ban.A former English teacher and now co-founder of Anxiety Uncovered, Emma shares herdeeply personal story of childhood trauma, high-functioning anxiety, eventual burnout andhow that journey now shapes her work supporting young people.Emma and Alastair unpack what’s really happening in schools in

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30:50

The Practical Side of Self-Aware Leadership and its...

Alastair Greener Generationally Speaking ·

2026/03/31

Natasha Wallace joins Alastair to unpack conscious leadership. This is a science-backed approach to building high-trust, high-performance cultures without burning people out.Drawing on her own experience of severe burnout, Natasha explains how values conflict, not just workload, drives disengagement. She also discusses why Gen Z’s refusal to accept “work at all costs” cultures may be a rational response rather than entitlement.HighlightsBurnout as values conflict, not just overworkWhy Gen Z

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36:06

Anxiety, Humour, and Raising Kids in a Smartphone World

Alastair Greener Generationally Speaking ·

2026/03/17

Joe Rowntree; comedian, presenter, and founder of Anxiety Uncovered joins Alastair to explore anxiety, parenting, and growing up in a permanently connected world.They discuss the “xennial” experience of analogue childhood and digital adulthood, how smartphones have reshaped family life, and why practical guardrails beat either panic or denial when it comes to young people and technology.5 highlightsLiving between generations: analogue roots, digital realityWhy parenting is now a four-way

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30:59

Gen Z, Graduates, and Getting Ready for the Real World

Alastair Greener Generationally Speaking ·

2026/03/03

Alastair speaks with higher education professional Charlotte Marshall about what student life and employability really look like right now. From supporting “hard to reach” students to preparing Gen Z for a workplace that doesn’t come with pastoral support, Charlotte offers a grounded view of the transition from education to employment.The conversation progresses to collaboration, communication across generations, the emotional weight of rejection in early careers, and Charlotte’s one piece

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32:42

From Hype to Workflow: Making AI Actually Useful

Alastair Greener Generationally Speaking ·

2026/02/17

George Cairns, founder of Get AI Powers, joins Alastair to cut through the noise around AI and explain what “agentic” systems really are: tools that can carry out computer-based work with minimal human input.George explores how different generations respond to AI, why older workers are often more adaptable than stereotypes suggest, and why most AI projects fail not because of tech, but because organisations don’t redesign the human system around it.5 highlightsA clear explanation of agentic

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37:02

Networking, Isolation, and Creating the Connection

Alastair Greener Generationally Speaking ·

2026/02/03

Val Corbett brings decades of experience to a deceptively simple question: how do we get people talking again?From prison reform to professional networking, Val argues that isolation has become a default state and that connection often has to be deliberately engineered through structure, shared spaces, and face-to-face interaction. She suggests that age doesn’t equal mindset and why phone bans don’t really work. As an advocate for speed networking she sees it as a social equaliser where

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33:39

Gen Z at Work, Retention, Engagement, and the Real...

Alastair Greener Generationally Speaking ·

2026/01/20

Patrick Quinton-Smith joins Alastair to dismantle myths about Gen Z at work and focus on what actually improves retention, performance, and engagement.They explore coaching as a high-ROI investment, the unintended damage of poorly designed hybrid work, and why early-career development needs urgent rethinking as AI reshapes entry-level roles.Podcast highlightsEmployer-funded coaching that genuinely workedThe hidden cost of attritionCreating reasons to come in, not rulesHybrid work without

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27:44

Neuroscience, Curiosity, and Removing Workplace Drama

Alastair Greener Generationally Speaking ·

2026/01/06

Neuroscience-informed coach Alison Blackler joins Alastair to explain why generational friction may feel personal, but why it usually isn’t.In this fascinating episode she helps us understand how the brain’s threat response shapes communication, why certainty increases conflict, and how curiosity and empowerment create calmer, higher-performing teams.Alison Blackler Takeaways:Communication styles are data, not attacksCuriosity interrupts generational biasOver-helping can undermine

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