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The Prepared Leader: From Crisis to ConfidenceMastering Crisis Communication: How to Protect Identity and Trust with Sarah Henderson, Purely Public RelationsSend a textReputational challenges are no longer rare events; they’re an inevitable part of modern business. This episode unpacks what proactive PR readiness looks like and how leaders can communicate strategically before, during, and after a crisis. Sarah Henderson, founder and MD of Purely Public Relations, joins The Prepared Leader to unpack what effective crisis communications looks like before, during and after disruption. You’ll hear why PR is far more than a luxury, how trust and identity underpin resilient leadership, and get practical advice on building a crisis comms plan, keepin...
2026-02-1938 min
The Prepared Leader: From Crisis to ConfidenceThe Power of Curiosity: Fostering AI Skills in Business with Mary KempSend us a textMary Kemp, co-founder of Brighton AI and CEO of AI Potential, joins for an honest conversation about how AI is reshaping leadership, decision-making, and organisational resilience. AI isn’t just a technical challenge but a people-focused journey. Mary highlights the importance of curiosity, mindset, and culture in successful adoption. She also shares stories from her own pivot into the AI space, demystifies common fears, and offers practical advice.Connect with Helen Lipscombe: LinkedIn: Helen Lipscombe FBCI | LinkedIn Website: Resilience Continuity | UK YouTube: Resilience Con...
2026-01-2037 min
Battleground ChatsBattleground Chats - Craig Goldberg & Helen Lipscombe (BCI World 2025)In this episode of Battleground Chats, I sit down with Helen Lipscombe (https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-lipscombe-fbci-b14a1621/) live from BCI World Hybrid in London.
Helen shares her unique journey from working on oil rigs as a geologist to becoming a leader in business continuity and crisis management. We delve into how her scientific background shaped her structured approach to resilience planning. Helen emphasises the importance of mindset and culture in building effective resilience strategies, advocating for plans that focus on outcomes rather than rigid scenarios.
We discuss the significance of engaging leadership and fostering a culture of adaptability...
2026-01-1415 min
The Prepared Leader: From Crisis to ConfidenceCybersecurity: Why It Must Be More Than Just an IT IssueSend us a textCybersecurity expert Robert Jumpp unpack the crucial intersection of cybersecurity and organisational resilience. Find out why cyber risk is no longer just an IT issue, but a strategic concern for leaders at every level. With real-world stories and practical insights from Robert’s experience across sectors like defence, banking and charities, you’ll hear how the landscape has shifted from compliance silos to an inclusive, whole-organisation approach.Links mentioned in this episode:Connect with Robert Jumpp on LinkedInNational Cyber Security Centre
2025-12-1947 min
The Prepared Leader: From Crisis to ConfidenceWhen Crisis Hits: Why Communication Is Your First Line of Defence with Sara McCrackenSend us a textSara McCracken is an award-winning PR strategist and founder of the PR Club. She joins The Prepared Leader to explore one of the most often overlooked yet critical aspects of resilience: communication. Drawing from more than 20 years of experience helping organisations manage their reputation and prepare for media storms, Sara shares her insights on building robust communications plans, the vital role of PR in crisis management, and why planning your messaging matters just as much as planning your business continuity response. Links mentioned in this episode:...
2025-11-1931 min
The Prepared Leader: From Crisis to ConfidenceBeyond the Myths: Unlocking Growth in the Public Sector with Shiona Campbell, BDSSend us a textToday’s episode tackles a commonly missed growth avenue – selling to the public sector. Why do so many smaller firms avoid it? Is it really too complex or competitive, or are those just myths?Helen Lipscombe is joined by Shiona Campbell, founder of BDS – Business Development Support Ltd. With 15 years’ experience in local government and the third sector, Shiona now helps owner-led businesses bid for and win public contracts.You’ll hear her journey from project management to business consultancy, unpack the misconceptions around public sector sales, and get practical...
2025-10-1949 min
The Prepared Leader: From Crisis to ConfidenceOperational Resilience: More Than RegulationSend us a textOperational resilience isn’t just about compliance — it’s about culture, customers, and the way organisations think about disruption.In this episode of The Prepared Leader: From Crisis to Confidence, host Helen Lipscombe speaks with Nick Simms from Cornwood Consulting, who brings nearly 40 years’ experience in business continuity and resilience. Together, they explore what makes operational resilience different, where regulation helps (and hinders), and why culture often determines whether resilience efforts succeed or fail.You’ll hear:The shift from “if” to “when” disruption...
2025-09-1926 min
The Prepared Leader: From Crisis to ConfidenceCulture is How We Do Things: Aligning Leadership, Risk, and ResilienceSend us a textOrganisational culture is more than a buzzword — it’s the invisible force shaping how people behave, make decisions, and respond to challenges. In this episode of The Prepared Leader, guest host Jo Grove-Lafarge sits down with Alison Crockford (Build Secure Thinking) and Helen Lipscombe (Resilience Continuity Consulting) to unpack what culture really means, how it’s shaped by leadership, and why it can make or break resilience programmes.We explore:Defining organisational culture beyond slogans.How leadership behaviour sets the tone — for better or worse.Th...
2025-08-1824 min
The Prepared Leader: From Crisis to ConfidenceTeam One Thinking: Rethinking Leadership for Real ResilienceSend us a textWhat does real resilient leadership look like — especially when uncertainty isn’t a one-off crisis but a constant reality?In this episode of The Prepared Leader, Helen Lipscombe is joined by Steve Rabson-Stark from Then Somehow, a leadership coach who works with organisations to unlock resilience through purposeful change. Together, they explore what makes leadership teams thrive — or quietly unravel — under pressure.You’ll hear:Why psychological safety is non-negotiableHow to break out of silo thinking with “Team One” leadershipWhy charismatic leaders can be resilience ris...
2025-07-1740 min
The Prepared Leader: From Crisis to ConfidenceUnder Pressure: Why Transport Resilience Is Everyone’s BusinessSend a textHow do you build resilience into a transport system that’s already stretched thin?In this episode of The Prepared Leader, Helen Lipscombe speaks with resilience leader Joanna Grove-Lafarge about why transport systems are under pressure like never before, and what organisations can do about it.From the Heathrow power outage to the Iberian grid failure, Joanna shares real-world lessons on the hidden fragility of our transport infrastructure, the risks of modern tech on ageing systems, and how leaders can prepare for what they can’t control.“I...
2025-06-1732 min
The Prepared Leader: From Crisis to ConfidenceWhy Scenario Testing Builds Confident Leaders (with Tom Wootton)Send a textIn this kickoff episode of The Prepared Leader: From Crisis to Confidence, host Helen Lipscombe sits down with Tom Wootton, leadership coach and founder of the Scenario Testing Academy. Together, they explore why scenario testing is the secret weapon for leaders facing uncertainty.Discover why most organisations miss the mark on crisis readiness, how practical scenario work builds real confidence, and what every leader should be doing to turn potential crises into opportunities for growth.Whether you’re a CEO, team leader, or resilience professional, this episode will leave you th...
2025-05-2030 minThe Prepared Leader: From Crisis to ConfidenceWelcome to The Prepared Leader: Why Confidence Starts with ReadinessSend a textIn this first episode of The Prepared Leader, host Helen Lipscombe explains why confidence begins with readiness. Discover what this podcast is all about — and how bold strategies and real stories can empower you to lead through any crisis. Until next time, stay prepared and stay resilient.Connect with Helen Lipscombe: LinkedIn: Helen Lipscombe FBCI | LinkedIn Website: Resilience Continuity | UK YouTube: Resilience Continuity Consulting - YouTube Enjoying the show? Follow, share, and leave a review to help mor...
2025-05-0100 min
"Mindset2Results" with Elena ApalkovaBuilding Business Resilience: Helen Lipscombe on Preparedness and Managing UncertaintyElena Apalkova is joined by Helen Lipscombe to discuss the critical importance of business resilience. They explore various types and elements of business disruptions, emphasizing how different areas can be affected and sharing key takeaways from past experiences. The conversation provides practical advice on preparedness and highlights the significance of societal resilience in minimizing the impact of unforeseen events. Helen shares real-world examples of disasters, offering insights into managing uncertainty effectively. The episode concludes with Helen's final thoughts on navigating challenges and maintaining stability amidst disruptions.
(0:00) Introduction and Importance of Business Resilience
(0:41) Types and Elements of Business Disruption
(2:13) Areas Affected...
2025-03-0812 min
Unexpected ElementsScientist spotlightTeam Unexpected have been digging into their mind palaces to pull on the scientific research that has stuck with them most over the past year.
We hear from Professor John Parnell, geologist at the University of Aberdeen, about the role of plankton in forming ancient mountains.
How ocean bubbles play a role in climate regulation with bubble physicist Dr Helen Czerski from University College London. Would you know how to measure the size of a bubble?
We also participate in some memory sports with Jonas von Essen who is a two-time world memory champion. He helps us construct a...
2025-01-1049 min
BBC Inside ScienceLaboratory-Grown MeatProfessor Ben Garrod guest presents. As a new 'meaty rice' is created and Fortnum & Mason launch a scotch egg made with cultivated meat that they hope to have on sale as early as next year, we investigate the world of laboratory-grown meat. Mark Post made the first ever synthetic meat in 2012 to the tune of £200,000. He tells us how these lab-grown meats are made and how, he thinks, they could play an important role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and feeding a growing population. Jenny Kleeman, author of Sex, Robots and Vegan Meat, is more s...
2024-03-2128 minBBC Inside ScienceWhat’s the cost of invasive species?Humans have introduced more than 37,000 alien species to places they do not naturally occur. A report launched this week by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services revealed the shocking extent of the damage. Gaia Vince speaks to one of the report’s chairs, Helen Roy. Also this week, the UK has now rejoined Horizon Europe, the EU’s £85bn flagship research funding programme. Gaia caught up with the Royal Society’s vice-president Linda Partridge to find out what this means. Early this week, the Indian space agency, ISRO, launched its solar mission to study s...
2023-10-0528 minBBC Inside ScienceWhy do we want to go back to the Moon?Two plucky spacecraft, one Russian and one Indian, are currently blasting towards the Moon’s South Pole. Both Russia’s Luna-25 and India’s Chandrayaan-3 are due to touch down next week. They’re heading to that particular region of the Moon in order to hunt for water, the presence of which could have huge implications for our further exploration of the Solar System. Victoria Gill talks to Dr Becky Smethurst, an astrophysicist at the University of Oxford, to find out more. Victoria then heads to the Lake District to witness the release of water voles into the ecos...
2023-09-1428 minBBC Inside ScienceThe benefits and problems of eDNAThis week, we hear from the University of Florida’s Dr David Duffy. He heads up a team of researchers who are studying sea turtles. In order to track the animals and their diseases, the scientists devised a method of collecting fragments of DNA from tanks at the university’s turtle hospital, as well as from sand and water in the local environment. While they found plenty of turtle DNA, they were surprised to uncover large amounts of high-quality human eDNA. Duffy tells us all about the study and his surprising findings, but also highlights the ethical problems this coul...
2023-06-2230 min
RESILIENCEPOD®How to understand organisational culture to create better resilience with Helen Lipscombe. Global Business Continuity lead at Starbucks, UKUnderstanding organizational culture to create a resilience program is probably one of the most under rated topics and focus of our industry and day jobs. Who is getting this done? And done correctly? Did you consider it?
I am joined with my next guest Helen Lipscombe, Global Business Continuity lead at Starbucks, UK who brings with her 20 years' experience in business resilience, across multiple disciplines (risk management, crisis management, business continuity). Worked across multiple sectors public and private as a consultant both internally and externally to support organizations in building resilience.
In this episode we look...
2021-12-0934 min
BiblioSalouRàdioNovetats 03/21 “Espies amb tutú” d’Helen LipscombeRessenya descriptiva de la novel·la juvenil “Espies amb tutú”. Què en diuen a les xarxes? T’ho posem en safata.
2021-02-1105 min
A Good DayHelen Lipscombe's Good DayToday we will be swimming with dolphins courtesy of Helen Lipscombe.Helen is the author of the Swan House Mystery series, with the second, Trouble In A Tutu published as an audiobook by Oakhill Children’s in December 2020. We hope Helen’s good day helps you build a brighter tomorrow.Follow Helen Lipscombe and on Twitter: @Helen_Lipscombe .Follow Ulverscroft on Twitter and Instagram: @UlverscroftLtd See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2021-01-0704 min
Instant GeniusThe Science Focus team: What's inside November's issue?In this episode of the Science Focus Podcast we chat through the November 2020 issue of the magazine, which is on sale now.Editor Dan Bennett explains why, this month, we’re focusing on food myths. Scientist and writer Professor Tim Spector penned our cover feature to reveal the fact and the fiction surrounding diet and nutrition, and some of his research may have results that surprise you.Talking about the amazing variety of our ocean’s other-worldly sea slugs is managing editor Alice Lipscombe-Southwell. These small marine animals might sport cute faces and brig...
2020-11-0246 min