Hiring Great People

My guest on today's podcast is Chris Aitchson, the CTO of Ferocia and Up Bank. I was lucky enough to visit Chris in the Up Bank offices and I quickly understood what he meant by the line “culture is expensive”. He doesn’t just mean fancy offices and a great coffee machine (which they do have), but it's clear that a culture requires real investment, and a deliberate focus from leadership.

We dive into this, as well as ways t...

My guest on today's podcast is Tracey O'Flanagan, the Chief Information Officer at Keolis Downer. Tracey is someone who has worked up through different roles in IT and technology, and has built great networks to help her grow and solve problems.

In this podcast we explore the value of strong networks and getting the mix of people right to deliver, as well as how to have difficult conversations and understand expectations.

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John Taylor is the former Chief Information Officer at MedHealth, having previously held key leadership roles at AGL, PwC, British American Tobacco, IBM, and IAG. This makes him as well-placed as any to discuss hiring in the technology sector.

Although the conversation is centred around hiring, what's clearest to me is the important role that good leadership plays ultimately making those hires' success once they start. This...

Pan Perera founded of Elevar Career Coaching with his passion to help international graduates and skilled migrants to land the jobs that they deserve and pursue their dream careers.

His passion for helping people find their dream careers and helping businesses to hire great people overlap a lot with mine, and I've learnt a lot just following Pan on LinkedIn (I highly recommend following him if you're in recruitment).

In thi...

Scott Wall is the Chief Transformation Officer at Bank Australia. Scott has 30 years’ experience as a technology leader, having held the roles of Chief Information Officer, Chief Digital and Data Officer, and Chief Technology Officer along the journey.

In this episode we dive into "role fit" and the addition of psychometric testing to get to the heart of it, and more.

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My guest on today's podcast is Stuart Elliot, CEO and Co-Founder of Planet Innovation, which was the business I worked in immediately before founding Rosewood Partners. Stuart is a technology innovation expert and business leader, and his experience growing a business from 4 cofounders to 400 employees is both inspiring and instructive. Stuart is an honest leader, and I was really lucky to have him join me on the podcast.

If yo...

With the shift to hybrid and remote work and the ongoing difficulties with hiring excellent people, it's more relevant than ever to not just consider when you should hire, but where.

⁠Matt McFarlane⁠ is the Senior Director of People Experience at ⁠Oyster⁠, an online platform enabling companies everywhere to hire people anywhere. Matt is an expert in working within, hiring for, and fairly paying a globally distributed workforce....

I met Dr Lisa Interligi though her strategic HR and transformation consultancy, Launching Pad. She's had a very successful career in organisational transformation and change, having been an executive with CIMIC Group (ASX: CIM), and John Holland. Before joining John Holland, Lisa worked for Origin Energy and Sensis, and consulted to a broad range of industries and government organisations. Lisa is also a co-host of the Loop Me ...

Judy Anderson-Firth is CEO at Euphemia, the family office for Australian entrepreneur and investor Dom Pym. Together they manage ~$65m in investments globally, focussing on Fintech, ClimateTech, women-led startups and startup infrastructure. Prior to teaming up with Dom, Judy was the CEO of Startup Victoria, Australia’s largest network for entrepreneurs. She's had great experiences supporting the growth of Australia's start...

I've listened to the Manager Tools Podcast for hiring processes and interview inspiration before and Sarah Sentes, the Managing Partners of Manager Tools, was kind enough to join me to talk everything hiring and talent.

Sarah is like me, viewing hiring as the most important long-term, strategic behaviour you can engage in for the betterment of your organisation, and it was great to pick her brain on best practice hiring proces...

It felt strange asking Peter van Noorden, aka my dad, to join me on a podcast, but I knew it would be worth it as his views on talent and working with great people have greatly shaped mine. Peter was the Managing Director of Oxford University Press in Australia⁠, a post that he held for over 10 years, and a place where he could drive a lot of change and hire a lot of great people.

Peter's has always found a way to be incredibl...

I'm one of the very lucky people who are friends with the amazing Helen Barclay. Helen is the Managing Director of EnviroDNA, a business where she can positively impact environments, people and the bottom line. Helen's experience at EnviroDNA's sister company, Cesar Australia, built her foundation for applying business and science for conservation purposes. She has worked with Australia’s leading innovation consultancy,...

In this episode you’ll hear from Lou Adler, author of the great recruitment book Hire With Your Head, and someone who feel really lucky to have as a guest on the podcast. A quote from that book always stuck with me, "Nothing is more important than hiring outstanding people, nothing". It's a big reason behind why I started this podcast and the Rosewood Partners business. Lou’s ideas have been really influential on the ...

In first episode of the podcast with a guest, you’ll hear from Jonathan Ling, Chairman of Planet Innovation and of Pro-Pac Packaging, and a director of Ironman 4x4 Pty Limited. Jonathan is an experienced company leader with a strong track record, having previously been Managing Director and CEO of ASX-listed GUD Holdings Limited, Managing Director and CEO of Fletcher Building Limited (listed on both the ASX and NZX), and a former C...

Most business leaders agree that there is nothing more important for a business than hiring the right people. And yet, when the time comes to hire, it's so often seen as a chore, something extra to do on top of the “real” work. If you've found this podcast, it's because you want to focus on what is most important, and learn more about the art and science of hiring great people.

The host, John van Noorden from Rosewood P...