
Leader Scout is a podcast on hiring, leadership, and why people join, stay,or leave organisations. Hosted by Tom Millington, the show explores the real mortals behind workplace decisions, from hiring breakdowns and leadership blindspots to retention challenges in construction, infrastructure, and project driven businesses. Each episode breaks down real-world patterns, current industry signals, and... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 54 | Founded | 3 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | ManagementBusiness | |||

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... more
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 ... more
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 he... more
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 conversati... more
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, men... more
Salary gets uncomfortable when two people walk into the conversation with completely different numbers.
And too often, businesses don't find that out until they've already found the person they want to hire.
In this episode, I break down what I'm s... more
Construction leaders know their businesses need to change.The harder part is actually making it happen.In this episode of Leader Scout, Tom sits down with Alastair Blenkin, Founder and CEO of ProcurePro, to unpack what he’s learned building a constru... more
Every conversation, every update, every delay, and every piece of feedback tells candidates what it's really like to work for your business.
In this episode, I revisit three hiring habits that continue to separate businesses that consistently attrac... more
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This show centers on practical hiring, leadership, and retention strategies within people-heavy, project-driven industries like construction, infrastructure, and renewables. Episodes repeatedly surface frameworks for better interviews, faster and fairer hiring, alignment between candidate and business needs, and retaining top performers in technical environments. Listeners are likely professionals responsible for building teams and shaping culture—roles like engineers, project leaders, and HR or talent leads—who want concrete tactics, signals from the market, and real-world anecdotes rather than abstract theory. A standout theme across episodes is balancing speed with rigor in hiring, and using clear,Outcome-focused processes to improve ret... more
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Recent guests on Leader Scout include:
1. Richard Carson
2. Deni Campbell
3. Steve Adamthwaite
4. Alastair Blenkin
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