Finding your career motivation wi...

Finding your career motivation with Helen Vale

Coaching Corner by James Milner and Clem Pickering
S1
Oct 6, 2026
01:00:22

Episode notes

In this episode we sat down with Helen Vale - Delivery Director at CDS UK

Helen has a wealth of experience building and leading technology teams, both for end users and consultancies.

This was a great conversation and we covered a real variety of topics including - why being direct and to the point is good for clarity and culture, understanding what motivates and drives you and how technology and teams are changing but humans are still central to every business.

In this open and honest conversation we also covered:

  • Communicating bad news to teams
  • How AI can enhance human interaction and not replace it
  • Why there is a shift towards fixed outcome work in consultancy
  • How jobs in tech are changing at the moment and what this might look like in the future
  • Getting the balance of vulnerability right when you are leading teams

Helen's LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/he14ens

James' LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jmsmilner

Clem's LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/clement-pickering

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Keywords

leadership
pyschological safety
performance
vulnerability
AI
tech consultancy
tech