The Office Manager Diaries – Details, episodes & analysis

🎧In this episode, Hana welcomes Rina who is an Office Manager in London and has been in the role for nearing 20 years! 🎙️She has a wealth of experience in her office management and assistant roles and shares top tips, as well as her Office Manager Diary extract. 🔊

The Portal: https://theofficemanagementportal.com/packages

The Group: https://www.theofficemanagementgroup.com/

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theofficemanagementgroup/

⏯🎧On this week’s episode, we welcome Heidi Dodgson on the pod who shares her journey to the OM role and the highs and lows of office management plus lots of quick tips and nuggets to support others in similar positions, plus we discuss the madness of people at times in her Office Manager Diary extract.🎙️

The Portal: https://theofficemanagementportal.com/packages

The Group: https://www.theofficemanagementgroup.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hana-gray-theomg/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theofficemanagementgroup/

In this one, Hana welcomes Rachel Trowsdale from Octopus Energy's Brighton office. We delve into the incredible culture at Octopus and the amazing growth that Rachel has had with the company since she landed her first ever office management role with them, plus her challenges along the way and her office manager diary extracts! This is a great ep to tune into.

The Portal: https://theofficemanagementportal.com/packages

The Group: https://www.theofficemanagementgroup.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hana-gray-theomg/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theofficemanagementgroup/

This was such a joy to record, in this ep of the podcast Hana meets with Byron Carmona who is the Workplace Experience Manager at Cushman and Wakefield. We get to the nitty gritty on what it's like working in facilities management and workplace management, and that people still don't fully grasp what it is these roles do for their organisations. The word "facilitator" came up and we loved this summary. Have a listen to our latest episode and share with us your one word for this dynamic, ever-changing role! This Episode is sponsored by Bespoke Cleaning.

This time, Hana welcomed a returning pod guest and a newbie both from Shoosmiths. Jackie Corbett has appeared with us before and we got deeper with her and Simon Taylor, Director of Property and Workplace there on their office move and fit out project, what it's like running the workplace at Shoosmiths across multiple properties and people, and of course their office manager diary extracts! 

The Portal: https://theofficemanagementportal.com/packages

The Group: https://www.theofficemanagementgroup.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hana-gray-theomg/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theofficemanagementgroup/

Office Manager for a FinTech, Melbourne VIC, This episode is with long-time Member of The Office Management Portal and the network in London, Kathryn Ramsden. Kathryn relocated to Australia in late 2022 and so Hana wanted to find out about her time there so far, and how the office management role may differ from that in the UK. 

The Portal: https://theofficemanagementportal.com/packages

The Group: https://www.theofficemanagementgroup.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hana-gray-theomg/

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/theofficemanagementgroup/

This episode was a really insightful one to record for the Office Manager Diaries, Laura is an Office Manager and Assistant to the Rt Hon Michelle Donelan who is an MP and a member of cabinet. Laura gives us insights on what it's like to be an office management in parliament and working for the government, what she gets up to each day and how she manages a highly demanding workload. 

The Portal: https://theofficemanagementportal.com/packages

The Group: https://www.theofficemanagementgroup.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hana-gray-theomg/

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/theofficemanagementgroup/

We are delighted to be back for Season 2 of the Office Manager Diaries Podcast, and in our first episode for this year, we welcome Chloe who is an avid office management professional with a matching passion to that of Hana's. She is on a quest to ensure that office managers in France are empowered and supported, that people in the businesses there know what an office manager is responsible for and ensure they are adequately armed to do their jobs. Enjoy this first ep!

The Portal: https://theofficemanagementportal.com/packages

The Group: https://www.theofficemanagementgroup.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hana-gray-theomg/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theofficemanagementgroup/

In this week's episode, Hana was delighted to be joined by Jay Tuckwell who is our last guest for this first season! He was an epic final guest to have and shared lots of LOL moments with Hana as they talk about his boiler being condemned, how he got into the profession and how he is still learning as a newbie into the office management role, sharing some of his top tips so far. Enjoy, and we'll see you again in Jan 2024 for Season 2!

In this week's episode, Hana was delighted to be joined Cass Briscoe who is a seasoned office and events manager turned self-employed helping numerous clients run their businesses. Cass has been a long time and active Member of The Office Management Portal and appreciates the value a network can bring. In this episode, we chat about Cass's brilliant Office Manager Diary extract and her journey to office management and ambitions around her business now, plus she shares some incredible tips for those aspiring to be in the office management profession. The Portal: https://theofficemanagementportal.com/packagesThe Group: https://www.theofficemanagementgroup.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hana-gray-theomg/Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/theofficemanagementgroup/