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Your host, Tom Millington, CEO and Founder of People8, brings you a podcast dedicated to delivering valuable insights on technology, talent acquisition, leadership, and strategies to boost staff retention in your business.We’re here to share our journey and real world…
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17. Episode 17 (Guest) - Keep Your Goals Fixed, Your Plan Flexible | Richard Carson | Leader Scout Archives (opens the original)
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From the Leader Scout archives, Tom revisits a 2024 conversation with Richard Carson about building a career for the long term.Richard reflects on progressing from project engineering into senior leadership, why taking on responsibility early matters, the value of knowing your own strengths, and why career decisions should not be driven by salary alone.They also get into personal brand, developing people, commercial awareness, finding the right fit between leader and business, and why consistenc
16. What Actually Makes Someone Employable in 2026? (opens the original)
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It’s getting easier to look employable. That doesn’t necessarily make it easier to identify the right person. In this episode of Leader Scout, Tom looks beyond the polished CV to what actually gives him confidence that someone can do the job. From technical experience and transferable skills to communication, adaptability and knowing where your own capability stops, he breaks down what hiring leaders should actually be testing for. And with AI now helping candidates write CVs and prepare for int
15. You Can't Rush a Career with Deni Campbell | From the Leader Scout Archives (opens the original)
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From the Leader Scout archives, Tom revisits a 2024 conversation with Deni Campbell about building a career without having everything figured out from day one. Deni shares the moves that worked, the one she knew almost immediately was wrong, what helped her progress quickly, and why some of the best career advice she received was also the advice she initially ignored. A candid conversation about career decisions, mentorship, management, resilience and learning when not to rush the next step. Thi
14. The Employee You Can’t Afford to Lose (opens the original)
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The people a business relies on most are often the ones carrying more than anyone realises. In this episode of Leader Scout, Tom looks at what actually makes good people become open to leaving, why it’s often not just about money, and the conversations leaders should be having long before there’s another offer on the table. Because the best people don’t need another employee benefit or a conversation once they’ve resigned. Leaders need to understand whether the job still works for them before so
13. The Engineers We Need Next with Steve Adamthwaite (opens the original)
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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 careers, leadership, retention, mentoring and why solving tomorrow's skills shortage starts with how we develop people today. A practical conversation about what separates technical capability from leadership, why good engineers leave, and what the industry needs to do differently with t
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