Hiring when you have no brand yet
How small companies win candidates against employers who can outspend them on every dimension except honesty and speed.
Speaking & workshops.
Talks and workshops on hiring, manager capability and the parts of HR nobody enjoys. Available for conferences, offsites and internal leadership sessions.
Talks I give
The manager gap
Why engagement scores keep falling in fast-growing teams, and why the answer is almost never another survey.
Pay transparency without the panic
A practical sequence for introducing bands and levels in a company that never had them.
Recent appearances
2026Hiring when you have no brand yetPeopleForward Summit, DubaiKeynote
2025The manager gap in fast-growing teamsHR Tech Middle EastPanel
2025Pay transparency without the panicThe Modern People PodcastPodcast
2024Performance reviews nobody dreadsScaleup People CollectiveWorkshop
2024Building an HR function from zeroFounders Guild RiyadhWorkshop
2023What exit interviews never tell youPeople Analytics ForumTalk
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