Joining me on this episode is Mags Kerns. She has been in HR since graduating from university but after climbing the career ladder and having worked as a HR leader in her last few positions, Mags decided to set up as a coach in October 2021.
Throughout her career, Mags had seen how challenging it could be as a profession and often you have to deal with some really emotional aspects. It got her thinking ‘where is the HR for HR?’ and she wanted to do something about that.
She initially set up a Facebook group called The HR Sanctuary and that then led her to start coaching and Mags is now a qualified Breakthrough Coach who specialises in helping HR professionals who are currently feeling burned out and overwhelmed, or perhaps lacking the self-belief to fulfil their true potential.
We talk about how Mags progressed through her career and how she was exposed to and tasked with leading on some pretty large projects whilst still in the early days of her HR journey, and how she ultimately handled those situations and learnt how to do HR. Later in her career, Mags joined a start-up and she explains how you tackle a situation like that where there is literally nothing in place.
The coaching work that Mags now with HR people is amazing. She tailors each programme to the individual and it’s easy to understand why she is getting interest from HR people around the world who need some support.
This is a fantastic conversation that I thoroughly enjoyed so I hope you get some benefit from listening.
https://www.magskernscoaching.com/
The HR Sanctuary group on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/groups/547127873015680/)