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Leader Scout

Tom Millington
Leadership
Retention
People8
Hiring
Alignment
Artificial Intelligence
Australia
Job Advertisements
Construction Industry
Procurepro
Water Infrastructure
Construction and Infrastructure
Change Management
Productivity
Enviropacific
Leader Scout
Project Manager Role
Two-Stage Hiring Process
Hiring Process
Recruitment Software

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

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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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Recent Guests

Richard Carson
General Manager at Inquick
Inquick
Episode: 17. Episode 17 (Guest) - Keep Your Goals Fixed, Your Plan Flexible | Richard Carson | Leader Scout Archives
Deni Campbell
Sustainability and climate projects leader; previously at Marvel recruitment and Deloitte
Deloitte
Episode: 15. You Can't Rush a Career with Deni Campbell | From the Leader Scout Archives
Steve Adamthwaite
Engineer and infrastructure leader in the water sector
Arup
Episode: 13. The Engineers We Need Next with Steve Adamthwaite
Alastair Blenkin
Founder and CEO of ProcurePro
ProcurePro
Episode: 11. Thinking Differently with Alastair Blenkin | ProcurePro

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17. Episode 17 (Guest) - Keep Your Goals Fixed, Your Plan Flexible | Richard Carson | Leader Scout Archives
Q: A strong background, like you've got, it sounds like you've been in quite a few industries. How does one demonstrate and pivot into different industries, while maintaining a leadership position?
Richard emphasizes building a consistent personal brand, disciplined approach, and strategic flexibility to transition across industries while maintaining leadership roles. He also highlights the importance of mentorship, networking, and choosing roles that enable long-term growth rather than short-term payoffs.
13. The Engineers We Need Next with Steve Adamthwaite
Q: So Steve, for people who haven't come across you before, give us a little background on who you are, what you do, and what your role looks like today.
Steve describes leading Arup's ANZ Water Business, working across Australia and New Zealand with a global firm of designers and engineers, focusing on complex water infrastructure problems that improve community services.
11. Thinking Differently with Alastair Blenkin | ProcurePro
Q: What is the core value proposition of ProcurePro in procurement?
Consolidating cost data to provide visibility and intelligence, enabling better upfront procurement decisions, reducing risk, and allowing AI to augment rather than replace human judgment.
11. Thinking Differently with Alastair Blenkin | ProcurePro
Q: What sparked ProcurePro's international expansion and eventual investors?
Initial angel investors from the construction industry funded early customers, followed by venture rounds with Airtree and Bouygues Ventures, enabling expansion to the UK, Middle East, and potential US growth.
11. Thinking Differently with Alastair Blenkin | ProcurePro
Q: How did you transition from a legal-focused background to leading a construction tech company?
The guest explains that law provided a strong training ground and a pathway into business, where the real driver was identifying how high-volume, repetitive contracting could be automated, leading to a pivot into construction procurement tech.

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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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