https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm Companion podcast for the Pearson BTEC Level 4 Higher National Certificate in Leadership and Management. Each episode features Alex and Sam, a business management specialist, exploring key topics from organisational structures to digital strategy. en-gb learndirect Pathways false learndirect Pathways Podcast episode 2: Types and Purposes of Organisations: Public, Private and Voluntary Sectors. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 1 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/types-and-purposes-of-organisations-public-private-and-voluntary-sectors Podcast episode 3: Size, Scope and Scale: SMEs, Large Organisations and Global Giants. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 2 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/size-scope-and-scale-smes-large-organisations-and-global-giants Podcast episode 6: Stakeholders: Who They Are and What They Want. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 3 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/stakeholders-who-they-are-and-what-they-want Podcast episode 16: Marketing Planning: Process, Objectives and the Marketing Audit. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 4 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/marketing-planning-process-objectives-and-the-marketing-audit Podcast episode 18: Measuring Marketing Effectiveness: KPIs, ROMI and CLV. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 5 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/measuring-marketing-effectiveness-kpis-romi-and-clv Podcast episode 19: Marketing Campaigns: Purpose, Objectives and the Creative Brief. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 6 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/marketing-campaigns-purpose-objectives-and-the-creative-brief Podcast episode 21: Digital Marketing Strategy and Campaign Integration. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 7 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/digital-marketing-strategy-and-campaign-integration Podcast episode 25: Recruitment and Selection: Models, Methods and Legal Frameworks. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 8 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/recruitment-and-selection-models-methods-and-legal-frameworks Podcast episode 29: Performance Management: Methods, Rewards and Wellbeing. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 9 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/performance-management-methods-rewards-and-wellbeing Podcast episode 35: Leadership and Management Styles: Tannenbaum-Schmidt, McGregor and Likert. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 10 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/leadership-and-management-styles-tannenbaum-schmidt-mcgregor-and-likert Podcast episode 38: Motivation Theories: Process Theories - Vroom, Adams and Locke. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 11 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/motivation-theories-process-theories-vroom-adams-and-locke Podcast episode 39: Building a Motivational Strategy: Financial and Non-Financial Approaches. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 12 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/building-a-motivational-strategy-financial-and-non-financial-approaches Podcast episode 40: Performance Management Approaches and Continuous Improvement. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 13 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/performance-management-approaches-and-continuous-improvement Podcast episode 41: Leadership, Management and Performance: Integrating the Picture. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 14 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/leadership-management-and-performance-integrating-the-picture Podcast episode 43: The Purpose and Context of Accounting. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 15 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/the-purpose-and-context-of-accounting Podcast episode 47: Financial Ratio Analysis: Profitability and Liquidity. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 16 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/financial-ratio-analysis-profitability-and-liquidity Podcast episode 48: Financial Ratio Analysis: Efficiency, Investment and Limitations. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 17 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/financial-ratio-analysis-efficiency-investment-and-limitations Podcast episode 49: Introduction to Budgeting: Purpose, Types and the Budgeting Process. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 18 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/introduction-to-budgeting-purpose-types-and-the-budgeting-process Podcast episode 50: Preparing a Cash Budget Using a Spreadsheet. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 19 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/preparing-a-cash-budget-using-a-spreadsheet Podcast episode 52: Accounting Capstone: Integrating Financial Statements and Budgetary Control. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 20 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/accounting-capstone-integrating-financial-statements-and-budgetary-control Podcast episode 53: The Project Lifecycle and Project Management Fundamentals. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 21 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/the-project-lifecycle-and-project-management-fundamentals Podcast episode 54: Project Management Plan: Scope, Objectives and Deliverables. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 22 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/project-management-plan-scope-objectives-and-deliverables Podcast episode 55: Research Methods: Primary and Secondary Research Design. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 23 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/research-methods-primary-and-secondary-research-design Podcast episode 57: Collecting and Analysing Research Data. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 24 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/collecting-and-analysing-research-data Podcast episode 58: Drawing Conclusions and Communicating Research Findings. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 25 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/drawing-conclusions-and-communicating-research-findings Podcast episode 59: Reflective Practice: Models, Approaches and Reflective Writing. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 26 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/reflective-practice-models-approaches-and-reflective-writing Podcast episode 60: Unit 6 Assignment Workshop: Bringing Your Project Together. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 27 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/unit-6-assignment-workshop-bringing-your-project-together Podcast episode 62: The Four Vs: Volume, Variety, Variation and Visibility. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 28 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/the-four-vs-volume-variety-variation-and-visibility Podcast episode 63: Operations Performance Objectives and Measuring Effectiveness. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 29 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/operations-performance-objectives-and-measuring-effectiveness Podcast episode 64: Operations Challenges: Post-Pandemic, Post-Brexit and Sustainability. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 30 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/operations-challenges-post-pandemic-post-brexit-and-sustainability Podcast episode 65: Quality Management: TQM, Six Sigma and ISO 9001. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 31 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/quality-management-tqm-six-sigma-and-iso-9001 Podcast episode 68: Managing Supply Chain Relationships: Sourcing, Ethics and Customer Satisfaction. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 32 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/managing-supply-chain-relationships-sourcing-ethics-and-customer-satisfaction Podcast episode 20: The Media Plan: Channels, Reach, Frequency and Budget Allocation. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 33 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/the-media-plan-channels-reach-frequency-and-budget-allocation Podcast episode 71: Defining Digital Business: Digitisation, Digitalisation and Business Models. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 34 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/defining-digital-business-digitisation-digitalisation-and-business-models Podcast episode 72: Digital Technologies in Practice: Cloud, AI, Social Media and ERP. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 35 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/digital-technologies-in-practice-cloud-ai-social-media-and-erp Podcast episode 73: Emerging Digital Trends: Blockchain, Distributed Ledger and the Metaverse. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 36 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/emerging-digital-trends-blockchain-distributed-ledger-and-the-metaverse Podcast episode 22: The Nature and Scope of HRM: Functions, Roles and Models. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 37 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/the-nature-and-scope-of-hrm-functions-roles-and-models Podcast episode 75: Digital Strategy: Managing Transformation and Building Competitive Advantage. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 38 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/digital-strategy-managing-transformation-and-building-competitive-advantage Podcast episode 79: Digital Strategy and Macro-Environmental Context (INTEG-004 Cross-Module Integration). Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 39 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/digital-strategy-and-macro-environmental-context-integ-004-cross-module-integrat Podcast episode 80: Unit 8 Assignment Workshop: Digital Strategy Report and App Pitch. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 40 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/unit-8-assignment-workshop-digital-strategy-report-and-app-pitch Podcast episode 4: Organisational Functions and Their Interrelationships. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 41 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/organisational-functions-and-their-interrelationships Podcast episode 11: TOWS Analysis: Turning SWOT into Strategic Decisions. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 42 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/tows-analysis-turning-swot-into-strategic-decisions Podcast episode 14: The 7Ps Marketing Mix: Product, Price and Place. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 43 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/the-7ps-marketing-mix-product-price-and-place Podcast episode 13: Marketing's Interrelationships with Other Business Functions. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 44 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/marketings-interrelationships-with-other-business-functions Podcast episode 15: The 7Ps Marketing Mix: Promotion, People, Process and Physical Evidence. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 45 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/the-7ps-marketing-mix-promotion-people-process-and-physical-evidence Podcast episode 17: Building a Tactical Marketing Plan: Mix, Resources and Implementation. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 46 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/building-a-tactical-marketing-plan-mix-resources-and-implementation Podcast episode 28: Organisational Development: Culture, Agility and Digital HRM. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 47 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/organisational-development-culture-agility-and-digital-hrm Podcast episode 33: Leadership Theories: Transformational, Transactional and Charismatic. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 48 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/leadership-theories-transformational-transactional-and-charismatic Podcast episode 56: Work Breakdown Structure, Gantt Charts and Project Scheduling. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 49 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/work-breakdown-structure-gantt-charts-and-project-scheduling Podcast episode 26: Retention, Onboarding and Employee Wellbeing. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 50 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/retention-onboarding-and-employee-wellbeing Podcast episode 37: Motivation Theories: Content Theories -- Maslow, Herzberg and McClelland. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 51 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/motivation-theories-content-theories-maslow-herzberg-and-mcclelland Podcast episode 74: Risks and Ethics of Digital Business: GDPR, Cybersecurity and Social Media Governance. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 52 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/risks-and-ethics-of-digital-business-gdpr-cybersecurity-and-social-media-governa Podcast episode 61: What is Operations Management? Definitions, Functions and Interrelationships. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 53 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/what-is-operations-management-definitions-functions-and-interrelationships Podcast episode 66: Applying Quality Management to Real Operations Problems. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 54 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/applying-quality-management-to-real-operations-problems Podcast episode 27: External and Internal Factors Affecting HRM Decision-Making. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 55 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/external-and-internal-factors-affecting-hrm-decision-making Podcast episode 31: HRM Capstone: Workforce Action Plan and Sustainable Performance. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 56 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/hrm-capstone-workforce-action-plan-and-sustainable-performance Podcast episode 70: Unit 7 Assignment Workshop: Operations Analysis and Quality Improvement Report. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 57 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/unit-7-assignment-workshop-operations-analysis-and-quality-improvement-report Podcast episode 44: Accounting Concepts, Capital and Revenue Items. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 58 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/accounting-concepts-capital-and-revenue-items Podcast episode 46: The Statement of Financial Position (Balance Sheet). Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 59 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/the-statement-of-financial-position-balance-sheet Podcast episode 51: Variance Analysis and Budgetary Control Decisions. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 60 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/variance-analysis-and-budgetary-control-decisions Podcast episode 67: Supply Chain Management: Scope, Structure and Performance Objectives. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 61 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/supply-chain-management-scope-structure-and-performance-objectives Podcast episode 76: Building the Digital Strategy Plan: Implementation, Risk and Competitive Edge. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 62 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/building-the-digital-strategy-plan-implementation-risk-and-competitive-edge Podcast episode 1: Welcome to Your HNC: The HTQ Framework, Study Skills and Your Learning Journey. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 63 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/welcome-to-your-hnc-the-htq-framework-study-skills-and-your-learning-journey Podcast episode 5: Organisational Structures: From Bureaucratic to Virtual. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 64 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/organisational-structures-from-bureaucratic-to-virtual Podcast episode 10: SWOT Analysis: Identifying Internal Strengths and Weaknesses. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 65 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/swot-analysis-identifying-internal-strengths-and-weaknesses Podcast episode 7: The Macroenvironment: Introducing PESTLE. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 66 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/the-macroenvironment-introducing-pestle Podcast episode 8: Digital and Technological Macrofactors: AI, Cloud, Blockchain and the Metaverse. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 67 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/digital-and-technological-macrofactors-ai-cloud-blockchain-and-the-metaverse Podcast episode 9: Globalisation, Ethics and Sustainability in the Macroenvironment. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 68 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/globalisation-ethics-and-sustainability-in-the-macroenvironment Podcast episode 12: What Is Marketing? Concept, Evolution and the Marketing Environment. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 69 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/what-is-marketing-concept-evolution-and-the-marketing-environment Podcast episode 23: HRM and the Changing Nature of Organisations. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 70 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/hrm-and-the-changing-nature-of-organisations Podcast episode 78: Pitching Your App: Presentation Skills and Business Narrative. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 71 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/pitching-your-app-presentation-skills-and-business-narrative Podcast episode 24: Workforce Planning: Skills Audits, Gap Analysis and Labour Market Trends. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 72 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/workforce-planning-skills-audits-gap-analysis-and-labour-market-trends Podcast episode 34: Situational and Emotional Leadership. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 73 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/situational-and-emotional-leadership Podcast episode 69: Financial Performance and Operational Decision-Making (INTEG-003 Cross-Module Integration). Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 74 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/financial-performance-and-operational-decision-making-integ-003-cross-module-int Podcast episode 30: Employee Relations: The Psychological Contract and Employee Voice. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 75 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/employee-relations-the-psychological-contract-and-employee-voice Podcast episode 45: Preparing the Income Statement for Sole Traders and Partnerships. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 76 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/preparing-the-income-statement-for-sole-traders-and-partnerships Podcast episode 32: Management Defined: Fayol, Mintzberg and What Managers Really Do. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 77 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/management-defined-fayol-mintzberg-and-what-managers-really-do Podcast episode 42: Leadership in Practice: Adaptive, Virtual and Cross-Cultural Leadership. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 78 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/leadership-in-practice-adaptive-virtual-and-cross-cultural-leadership Podcast episode 77: Mobile Application Design: Concepts, UX/UI and Strategic Linkage. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 79 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/mobile-application-design-concepts-uxui-and-strategic-linkage Podcast episode 36: Organisational Culture: Handy, Deal and Kennedy, and Cultural Factors. Alex and Sam explore key concepts from the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Leadership and Management. Full transcript included. 5: 80 full Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:55 GMT https://pathways.learndirect.com/podcasts/htq-lm/organisational-culture-handy-deal-and-kennedy-and-cultural-factors