I’ve spent 20 years working in talent, recruitment and people - and I still genuinely love the work.
Give me something that isn’t quite working and I’ll want to get into it. I like finding the thread, working out what matters and putting enough structure around things to make them work.
Not structure for structure’s sake. Just enough to make things better.
Why do we do it that way? What problem are we actually solving? Would we build it like this if we started again today?
I’ll challenge things that don’t make sense - but I’m equally interested in understanding why they might.
The interesting stuff usually sits underneath the first answer.
When I connect with a business, I’m in. I want to understand the product, the customers, the people, the weird internal language and what everyone cares about.
If there’s a hoodie, there’s a reasonable chance I’ll be wearing it.
Because I think you do better work when you actually care about the business you’re doing it for.
I love the strategy. And I’m just as happy rolling up my sleeves and doing the work.
From hard-to-find specialists and critical hires to building recruitment teams and functions.
Hiring processes, operating models, systems, candidate experience - getting into the mess and making it better.
Workforce plans, capability gaps, changing roles and the people decisions that come with growth and change.
EVPs and employer brands built around why people actually join, stay and give a shit.
Some places I’ve done good work
Catch.com.au
City of Melbourne
PEXA
City of Casey
Transurban