The Third Sector One

About this episode

This episode explores learning, leadership, and wellbeing in the charity and third sector, focusing on the challenges faced by professionals in emotionally demanding environments.

You can contact Women Talking About Learning at https://womentalkingaboutlearning.com . Details of the Podcast Learning Festival are at https://www.podcastlearningfest.live . Support the podcast at https://ko-fi.com/womentalkingaboutlearning . Email us at hello@llarn.com . This episode looks at learning, leadership and wellbeing in the charity and third sector. It explores emotionally demanding work, culture, compassion fatigue and why so many people are reaching breaking point. We reflect on what it means to build learning in environments shaped by care, constraint and constant change. What supports people properly. What quietly drains them. What needs to be done differently. Our guests work inside these realities. They design learning where resources are tight, emotions run high and values matter. They bring lived experience of leading teams, supporting staff and holding organisations together under pressure. Kerry Gabriel O’Sullivan Kerry is a learning and organisational development leader with more than 15 years’ experience in the charity sector, working in animal welfare. They have led national learning strategies and helped shape culture in complex environments. Their work…

People in this episode

Guests: Kerry Gabriel O’Sullivan, Edwina Daniels

Topics covered

• learning
• leadership
• wellbeing
• charity sector
• compassion fatigue
• team support
• inclusive culture

Keywords

• charity
• third sector
• learning strategies
• emotional support
• resilient teams
• leadership development
• values led culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Women Talking About Learning, Llarn Learning, Podcast Learning Festival, ko-fi, LinkedIn

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