Our guest has trained the Bahrain cabinet on negotiation skills, served in the British army rising to the rank of Captain, and worked for some of the most well-known recruitment brands in the world.
Join Andrea Ross, Talent Talk Asia podcast host and corporate trainer at The Career Establishment for an exclusive conversation with Andrew McNeilis, Managing Director, Asia Pacific for Phaidon International - the parent company of five specialist recruitment brands; Selby Jennings, DSJ Global, EPM Scientific, GLO Comms, and LVI Associates.
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Course Outline:
[02:04] - Introducing our guest, Andrew McNeillis.
[10:00] - “Don’t take life too seriously as no-one gets out alive.”
[11:35] - “Work very closely with people to build trust because if they’ve got your back, and you’ve got theirs, it tends to work.”
[14:25] - Why it’s a privilege to lead people
[22:45] - Interesting story about contracting in the UK
[23:52] - An entertaining story by the host of life as a recruiter in London
[29:00] - Receiving a dinosaur toy with its head ripped off!
[30:20] - Internal conflict between Robert Walters and Resource Solutions
[38:00] - Why Andrew left Resource Solutions (the RPO business of Robert Walters)
[40:00] - Joining TMP, London.
[41:00] - Pressures that companies put on people to make sure they make their numbers
[46:00] - Building a team in Dubai - “Lords of the Flies Meets Recruitment.”
[48:30] - Receiving a training gig to train the Bahrain Cabinet on Negotiation Skills
[50:00] - Setting up his own consultancy company that led him to Phaidon Capital, COO
[54:20] - Introduction on Phaidon International
[58:20]- Addressing the boiler room reputation at Phaidon
[1:00:00] - Hiring requirements and future plans for Phaidon International
Connect with the guest:
Andrew McNeilis, Managing Director, Asia Pacific of Phaidon International
Reach out at https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewmcneilis/
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
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Guests mentioned on the show:
Terry Benson https://www.linkedin.com/in/terry-benson-2392271a9/
Giles Daubeney, https://www.linkedin.com/in/gilesdaubeney/
Philip Eames https://www.linkedin.com/in/philip-eames-2894601/
Ben Anderson https://www.linkedin.com/in/worldclassleadership/
Andrew Grant https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewbgrantnz/
Chris Herrmannsen https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisherrmannsen/
Jim Treacey https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/10/business/10monster.html
John Rose https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnirose/
Andrew Banks https://www.linkedin.com/in/arbanks/
Stephen Harrison https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-harrison-4b14349/
Harry Youtan https://www.linkedin.com/in/harryyoutan/
Kayleigh Regan https://www.linkedin.com/in/kayleighregan/
Tom Marks https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-marks/
Resources mentioned on the show:
Podcast “Learn Mandarin Chinese with Paul Noble” https://soundcloud.com/harpercollinspublishers/learn-mandarin-chinese-with-5
The Career Establishment's Talent Talk Asia Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Vincere, the Recruitment Operating System.
