Welcome to Episode 32 of the Talent Intelligence Collective podcast! Join hosts Alan Walker, Alison Ettridge, and Toby Culshaw as they welcome Lou Griffiths, Senior Manager of Talent Intelligence at EY UK, who shares her remarkable journey in building and scaling talent intelligence capabilities. Toby kicks off with an engaging news segment, covering the cooling UK labour market, the increasing trend of older workers in the workforce, and Japan's concerns about AI monopolies - particularly...

Welcome back to another enlightening episode of the Talent Intelligence Collective podcast! In episode 31, your hosts Alan Walker, Alison Ettridge, and Toby Culshaw are joined by the insightful Patrick Coolen, a seasoned HR analytics expert and Partner at Kennedy Fitch. Toby starts the show with a thought-provoking news segment, discussing topics such as the UK's reliance on foreign workers, the challenges of upskilling the workforce, and the World Economic Forum's take on combating STEM...

Welcome back to the Talent Intelligence Collective podcast for another insightful episode! In episode 30, your hosts Alan Walker, Alison Ettridge, and Toby Culshaw are joined by the "workforce geek" himself, Maarten Hansson of Novartis. Toby kicks off the show with a thought-provoking news segment, covering topics like the war for AI talent, the UK's controversial immigration salary threshold hike, and Latin America's tech talent boom. The discussion sparks debate around the challenges of...

Welcome back for another fascinating episode of the Talent Intelligence Collective podcast! In episode 29, your regular hosts Alan Walker, Alison Etridge and Toby Culshaw have an enlightening discussion with Megan Reif, Talent Intelligence Lead at Volvo Cars. Kicking things off, Toby provides an intriguing news roundup spanning topics like the rise of tech hubs in Canada, AI proliferation in HR roles, and the transition towards skills-based organizations. The trends spark thoughtful debate...

Welcome back for another captivating episode of the Talent Intelligence Collective podcast! In episode 28, your regular hosts Alan Walker, Alison Etridge and Toby Culshaw engage in an intriguing discussion with Matt Higgs, Director of Organisational Capability at Arambol. Kicking things off, Toby provides the latest news roundup, spanning topics like Corn Ferry’s 2024 talent acquisition trends report, the impacts of an ageing workforce and associated “grey tsunami”, and increased government...

Get ready to geek out over data science and talent intelligence in this meaty new episode of the Talent Intelligence Collective podcast! Regular hosts Alan Walker, Alison Etridge and Toby Culshaw engage in an illuminating discussion with Ranjan Dhar, Principal Data Scientist at Stratagem. Kicking things off, Toby provides a roundup of the latest TI news, spanning decentralised TI capabilities, major plays by Microsoft, SAP and others in skills intelligence platforms, early signs of cooling...

Welcome back, dear listeners and readers, to another episode of the Talent Intelligence Collective Podcast! In this riveting episode, we had the pleasure of diving deep into the world of AI in talent with our very own co-host Alan Walker in the hot seat. We kick off this milestone episode with Toby taking the reins to provide us with the latest updates in the world of AI. Toby enlightens us about chatbot vulnerabilities, shining a light on the growing cybersecurity risks as AI adoption...

Welcome back, dear listeners and readers,  to another episode of the Talent Intelligence Collective Podcast! But, fear not. This episode is 100% robot-free. In this riveting episode, we (the usual motley crew of myself, Alan Walker, Alison Ettridge and Toby Culshaw) had the pleasure of diving deep into the world of Talent Intelligence with the brilliant Anastasiia Kolos.  We kick off this milestone episode with Toby taking the reins to provide us with the latest updates in the world of...

Welcome to a rather different episode of the Talent Intelligence Collective Podcast. That's all we're going to say. Oh, other than this - please get past the 6-minute 5-second mark. Otherwise, you won't listen to another episode ever again. Till the next one – stay intelligent! Don't forget to say hi to our wonderful sponsors → Stratigens from @Talent Intuition. Beep, beep, boop.

Welcome to another episode of the Talent Intelligence Collective Podcast! In this ‘not a milestone’ episode, my amazing co-hosts Toby Culshaw and Alison Ettridge and I welcomed the incredible Adrian Malatesta from Remitly. After our usual pleasantries, Toby dived straight in with his update on the happening within the world of Talent Intelligence. 2023 started in the worst way possible, talent-wise, with so many roles being laid off.  According to layoffs.fyi, there have already been...

Welcome to another episode of the Talent Intelligence Collective Podcast! In this one, I - Alan Walker - Alison Ettridge of Stratigens and Toby Culshaw of Amazon - met Jerry Hu from Amazon Web Services. Passing the mic over to Toby, we caught up on everything happening in the talent intelligence world. According to a 2022 report by IndiaAI, a government-led industry group, AI is expected to raise India’s annual growth rate by 1.3% by 2035 – which, for context, is an additional $957bn to...

Welcome to an extra special edition of the Talent Intelligence Collective Podcast! In honour of Toby, our fantastic colleague and friend, and the release of his book today, we’ve flipped the episode on its head, roped some extra exceptional help and instead of a guest, put Toby Culshaw in the hot seat. In this one, it’s me - Alan Walker - Alison Ettridge of Stratigens and Joe Thompson of Booz Allen Hamilton co-hosting an episode. The episode started, but not in its usual fashion. There is...

Welcome to a milestone edition of the Talent Intelligence Collective Podcast! That's right - by hook or by crook, we've hit our 20th episode. And what a cracker it is. In this one, me - Alan Walker - and, of course, Alison Ettridge of Stratigens and Toby Culshaw of Amazon - co-hosted an episode where we spoke to Joe Thompson of Booz Allen Hamilton. First up in the world of Talent Intelligence, PRO Unlimited, an integrated workforce management platform provider, introduced Total Talent...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the 19th episode of the Talent Intelligence Collective Podcast! No major break this time. We're fully on the case, powering episodes out at an incredible rate of around once a month. In this episode, Alison Ettridge, Toby Culshaw and I co-hosted an incredibly insightful conversation with Teresa Wykes of technology behemoth SAP. Quite a bit was happening in the world of Talent Intelligence when we recorded this episode. A new report from the International Labour...

Welcome to the 18th episode of the Talent Intelligence Collective Podcast! After one of our famous ‘longer than expected’ breaks, we're back strong with what we believe is one of our best episodes yet. In this episode, Alison Ettridge, Toby Culshaw and I co-hosted an incredibly insightful conversation with Kim Bryan, Head of Global Insights & Intelligence - Sourcing Centre of Excellence at AMS. Throughout the episode, we cover some meaty old topics. Starting with some recommended...

Welcome to the 17th episode of the Talent Intelligence Collective Podcast! This is our second episode of 2022; we’ll be coming up to a whole year of TIC soon. In this episode, myself, Alison Ettridge and Toby Culshaw spoke to Hallie Bregman from Cuup. Hallie is an ex-data scientist who really understands the power of analytics and how combining Talent Intelligence with People Analytics can bring outstanding results. Perfect for this show, don’t you think? After our usual (I think I can...

Welcome to the 16th episode of the Talent Intelligence Collective Podcast! Or should I say welcome back? We owe you all a big apology. It's been faaaaar to long since we released one of these. To the point that our last guest - Randy Bailey - messaged us last week asking whether he'd killed the podcast forever. Thankfully not. It's alive and kicking, and we're pleased to release our latest episode! In this one, myself, Alison Ettridge and Toby Culshaw co-hosted an episode where we spoke...

Welcome to the 15th episode of the Talent Intelligence Collective Podcast! Before I jump into this episode - we are excited to launch the 2021 Talent Intelligence Awards in partnership with Stratigens. Celebrating the most insightful, innovative, and best of talent intelligence. If you want to showcase your amazing work - check out this link (deadline for entries is the 15th of November). I was, as always, joined by my fabulous co-hosts Alison Ettridge of Talent Intuition and Toby Culshaw...

Welcome to the 14th episode of the Talent Intelligence Collective Podcast! Before I jump into this episode - I wanted to let you know about an extra special offer our sponsors Stratigens are offering to all our listeners. If you go to Stratigens.com, book a demo, and enter the promotional code "TIC2021", you'll get a discount and a free proof of concept. How wonderful! It's been a while, but the group is finally back together. And we've all been pretty excited. Because in this episode,...

Welcome to the 13th episode of the Talent Intelligence Collective Podcast!

Welcome to the 12th episode of the Talent Intelligence Collective Podcast! Before I jump into this episode - I wanted to let you know about an extra special offer our sponsors Stratigens are offering to all our listeners. If you go to Stratigens.com, book a demo, and enter the promotional code "TIC2021", you'll get a discount and a free proof of concept! How wonderful! And, just as a warning, Nick's audio broke down halfway through the episode. So he asked his questions through me, via...

Welcome to the 11th episode of the Talent Intelligence Collective Podcast! Where we, meaning me and my far more talented co-hosts Alison Ettridge and Toby Culshaw, and Nick Brooks the wonderful Gerrit Schimmelpenninck from Philips. After our usual pleasantries, Toby dived straight in with his update on the happening within the world of Talent Intelligence. We started by discussing a recently released article by Indeed, Employer Use of Hiring Incentives Grows. The article states that job...

Welcome to the 10th episode of the Talent Intelligence Collective Podcast! Our first ever episode in double figures!! In this episode, Alison Ettridge, Nick Brooks, and Toby Culshaw co-hosted a cracking discussion with the wonderful Meta McKinney. She currently works for Stryker as their Associate Talent Intelligence Manager, but before that, she worked for AllState. The same place as our past guest – Lesley Rood (episode 8). Starting off the episode in our typical fashion, with Toby...

Welcome to 9th episode of the Talent Intelligence Collective Podcast! Where we, meaning me and my far more talented co-hosts Alison Ettridge and Toby Culshaw, stayed up late to welcome Chris Long from Preacta. Based all they on the other side of the world - Australia. After our usual pleasantries, Toby dived straight in with his update on the happening within the world of Talent Intelligence. We started by discussing a recently released article by Pawel Adrjan from Indeed, titled “The...