Toby Barnes, Talent Acquisition Expert on the Importance of HR Business Partners | S3E6

On this episode of the Growing Your Business with People podcast, Jeff welcomes Toby Barnes. Toby is an experienced talent acquisition and recruitment professional. He has worked in various roles in talent acquisition and resourcing for companies such as Rolls-Royce, TFL Transport for London, Google, and Travis Perkins. Toby Barnes emphasizes the importance of bringing the talent acquisition and HR partner to the table when making major business decisions. He discusses the need for CEOs to understand the value of their employees and how to grow their business with people. Toby also highlights the role of automation, specifically robotic process automation (RPA), in enhancing efficiency and driving profits and revenue growth. Key Takeaways: 🔹CEOs should bring their talent acquisition and HR partner to the table when making major business decisions. 🔹Automation, such as robotic process automation (RPA), can enhance efficiency and drive profits and revenue growth. 🔹CEOs should consider the value of their employees and focus on growing their business with people. CHAPTERS | 00:00:00 | Introduction | | 00:01:07 | Introduction of Toby Barnes | | 00:02:18 | Importance of involving HR in major business decisions | | 00:02:34 | Toby Barnes' HR & TA background | | 00:08:09 | Authenticity in leadership | | 00:11:17 | Understanding candidate experience | | 00:13:07 | Bringing HR to the table | | 00:19:06 | Importance of understanding talent pools and resources | | 00:20:01 | Automation in removing repetitive tasks | | 00:27:13 | Creating parallels with other parts of the business | | 00:37:26 | Creating candidate personas | | 00:43:09 | Meaningful work with automation | | 00:46:18 | Understanding the value of automation in different contexts | | 00:54:41 | Creating value and building rapport with HR | 🔔 Subscribe To Channel for the latest podcasts on growing your business & getting expert advice on solving problems https://www.youtube.com/@JKLAdvisors ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Podcast is currently on your favorite platforms: 👉Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1659743511 👉Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4RgF6I69FdiDzBgTLzZlWH 👉iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-growing-your-business-with-108104719/ 👉Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/dbf81855-67a9-4500-bdec-c45ace015170 ✅ Stay Connected With Us. 👉JKL Advisors: https://jkladvisors.ai/ 👉LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grow... 👉Future Solve: https://www.futuresolve.com/ 👉Paradox: https://www.paradox.ai/ 👉Sevenstep: https://www.sevensteprpo.com/ ✅ For Business Inquiries: jeff@jkladvisors.ai