Have you ever wondered what it takes to keep a team engaged, motivated, and energized? Find out the benefits of an engaged workforce by joining Andrea Ross, Talent Talk Asia podcast host and corporate trainer to the recruitment industry at The Career Establishment for an exclusive conversation with Kirsty Poltock, Director at Page Personnel Singapore.
Kirsty joined Page Personnel Finance in 2005 in Coventry, England where she progressed from Associate Consultant through to Manager to Senior Manager, Regional Manager to Operating Director before making the bold move to Singapore where she now heads up the entire Page Personnel for Singapore covering commercial functions and managing up to 40 fee earners.
In this episode, Andrea sits down with Kirsty and picks her brain about employee engagement, which continues to be a pressing topic right now. Kirsty shares her insights, based on her experiences in Page Personnel, on how to engage and motivate people to collectively tackle problems, achieve goals, and cultivate emotional commitment. She also discusses the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace and gives female recruitment professionals valuable advice on advancing their career to a senior level. This is an episode that you don’t want to miss!
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Course Outline
[2:55] – Introducing Kirsty Poltock
[6:00] – Kirsty’s early career in the UK
[8:38] – Getting promoted during GFC and her experiences leading a team of seasoned talent in the UK
[12:36] – Discussing the opportunity to work in Singapore
[18:17] – The hurdles at work when Kirsty first moved to Singapore
[21:20] – Kirsty’s current role in Page Personnel
[30:35] – What keeps Kirsty energized and motivated at work
[36:18] – How Kirsty motivates her team members
[41:33] – Ways to achieve emotional commitment among team members
[44:10] – Heading up diversity and inclusion in Singapore
[50:15] – Advice to female recruiters in Asia
[53:35] – How does work from home policies affect Kirsty’s team performance?
[55:10] – Importance of training and development programs on employee engagement
[58:25] – Find out everything you wanted to know about Kirsty in this Quick Fire Round
Connect with the Guest:
Kirsty Poltock, Director at Page Personnel Singapore.
Reach out at https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirsty-poltock-5788a24/
Email: kirstypoltock@pagepersonnel.com.sg
Connect with the Host, Andrea Ross
Andrea.ross@thecareerestablishment.com
Andrea.ross@talenttalkasia.com (if you are keen to be a guest on the show).
enquiries@thecareerestablishment.com
Connect with The Career Establishment
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Guests mentioned on the show
Melissa Mayne https://www.linkedin.com/in/mellissamayne/
Resources mentioned on the show
Book “Year of Yes” by Shonda Rhimes.
Documentary on Netflix “Knock down the house”.
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