Our Influences & Our Inspiration

This book has had a huge impact on our brand and on our strategy.

It has helped us to set our vision and a shared objective. “Recruiting Our Way” is inspired by this book. Our focus on what we do differently and why it works.

Greg Savage is one of the international figureheads for the recruitment industry.

He has been there and done it in our industry. Along with his blog, this book provides so much wisdom and so many anecdotes that have really helped us.

This book was recommended to us by a client in 2022 and we have recommended it to so many after.

It provides a comprehensive overview of how purpose-lead strategies and have been evolving and why they are the future.

Recruitment is an industry that has traditionally had a very strong shareholder capitalist bias. Together with our observations, this book has shown us how the industry can evolve to a more stakeholder capitalist approach.

Fascinating and easy-to-read insight into mind-management.

This book helps the reader to understand their own actions and those of the people around them. We all have an “inner chimp” and the more control over it that we have, the better!

A brilliant book and a must-read for anyone interested in personality profiling – DISC or Insights.

This makes it so easy to understand oneself and those around. Everyone in PP did a profile exercise after reading this book. We have a great blend of reds, yellow, greens and a couple of blues!

This book has led to several conversations and a session in our team meeting schedule.

As the world battles between challenging prejudice (conscious or unconscious) and firmly cemented positions (not to mention woke views), this book gives a very powerful challenge to anyone in their view of people and the world.

Julian Richer has built up a successful business by doing the right thing at Richer Sounds.

The description from the Financial Times when they named this book of the month says it all, “A road-map for a kinder, fairer capitalism that is fit for the 21st century”

As former CEO of the REC and an experienced HR Director, Kevin Green is an experienced leader and has a modern approach.

A few of our team have been fortunate to see Kevin present on how to attract, develop and retain staff. No surprise to see Kevin’s book go to the top of the best sellers

Steve Guest is a great guy and a role model to so many recruiters.

Business Development has evolved largely towards personal branding in the recruitment sector and Steve is able to tell his story, his advice and give so many tips in just one book. His webinars are very well regarded in the recruitment industry.

The recruitment industry has been historically built on a transactional focus.

It is competitive, short-term and goes through sharp peaks and troughs. The industry has so much to offer and a more strategic and collaborative approach – playing the infinite game is the right approach

There are not too many stories by inspirational accountants, but Phil Knight is certainly one of those!

Qualifying with Coopers & Lybrand in America, he went on to establish Nike. This biography is inspirational in following your dreams, entrepreneurialism and playing the long game.

A book that many of our team were given at Hays and a classic.

Although this book is old (and many of the “great” companies are no longer with us), so many of the chapters stand out and influence what we still do –

• Getting the right people on the bus
• “rinsing your cottage cheese” and critical non-essentials
• The Hedgehog – sticking to what you are good at

There are many books linking sports with business, and this is one of the best!

The All Blacks have been one of the most successful sports teams of all time and their success has spanned over many years and with changing players.

There are some great lessons in building teams (“No D***heads” is a great first rule to follow!), Humility (“Critical Non-Essentials” for Jim Collins and “Marginal Gains” for Dave Brailsford).