Over the course of writing and consulting John Wallace and Matt Alder (Author of Exceptional Talent) have identified 9 critical characteristics that are the basis of the great resourcing leader. These are the behaviours and attributes that are common with people who enjoy success in resourcing leadership roles. In this session John will give an introduction to these traits, why these are the ones they recognise and why they are important.

1. The Resourcing Leader
John Wallace

3. Why focus on
resourcing
leadership….
•Resourcing as a profession
•Commercial imperative
•Positive perspective

4. The resourcing
leader
challenge…
You need to be a marketing strategist
You also need to sell individual opportunities
You manage a complex process
There is sometimes high demand
or low demand
or no demand
Every person in your process expects to be
treated as an individual
You need to be tech aware
You need to know employment law and data
legislation
And psychology
You lead a team and manage suppliers
You have complaints from all sides
You manage the largest area of spend in HR
And the consequences if you fail…..

5. The resourcing
leader
challenge…
Everybody else thinks
they can do your job.

6. What are the
characteristics of the
best resourcing leaders?

7. They are experts

8. They plan
And plan some more

9. They are
commercially
switched on

10. They are brilliant at
relationships and
understand
organisation politics

11. They innovate and
learn from others

12. They are numerate
(and have attention
to detail)

13. They are leaders

14. They are resilient

15. They are passionate

16. Thank you