Leader Scout

Australia has the infrastructure pipeline. The harder question is whether we're developing enough capable people to deliver it. Steve Adamthwaite, ANZ Water Business Leader at Arup, joins Tom to talk engineering...

Salary gets uncomfortable when two people walk into the conversation with completely different numbers. And too often, businesses don't find that out until they've already found the person they want to hire. In this...

Construction leaders know their businesses need to change.The harder part is actually making it happen.In this episode of Leader Scout, Tom sits down with Alastair Blenkin, Founder and CEO of ProcurePro, to unpack what...

Every conversation, every update, every delay, and every piece of feedback tells candidates what it's really like to work for your business. In this episode, I revisit three hiring habits that continue to separate...

We've convinced people there's only one way to have a successful career. Get promoted.Manage people.Lead a team. But what if that's exactly where we're getting it wrong? In this episode, I explore why some of the...

Every business wants to grow. But growth becomes difficult the moment it asks us to change the way we've always done things. In this episode, I unpack why businesses resist change, what it's really costing them, and how...

I've shared my thoughts on hiring, leadership, retention, alignment, and building better businesses on previous episodes. This week, I wanted to take a step back and explain where those ideas actually came from, and...

AI isn't coming. It's already here. The question isn't whether you'll use it. The question is whether you'll learn to use it well while keeping people at the centre of your hiring decisions. In this episode, I break...

Too many businesses try to assess capability, sell the role, discuss salary, and make a hiring decision all in one conversation. The result is two polished sales pitches instead of an honest discussion about whether...

Most bad hires don't surprise you. The warning signs were there long before they started. The challenge is spotting them before urgency takes over and a decision gets made. In this episode, I break down five candidate...

Australia's construction and infrastructure market is heading into a serious workforce squeeze. Infrastructure Australia is projecting a 300,000 worker shortfall by 2027, but that number will not hit every business...

If attracting experienced people feels harder than ever right now, the problem might not be salary, competition, or the skills shortage. Your job advert could be sending the wrong signals. In this episode of Leader...

I stepped back to focus on building People8, improving how we deliver for clients, and figuring out exactly what this podcast needed to become. Now we're back. In this episode, I explain what happened during the break...

Many businesses believe they’re losing great candidates because of salary or a tight labour market. In reality, most top talent disengages much earlier — because the hiring process itself signals confusion, risk, and...

Some of the businesses losing their best people have strong brands, impressive offices, and genuinely meaningful work — so why are people still leaving? In this Season 1 opener of Leader Scout, Tom Millington breaks...