Edan Haddock - Total Talent 🇦🇺

Edan Haddock
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Raw, unfiltered insights from inside the world of Talent Acquisition and Talent Management. No guests. No sponsors. No agenda. Just real talk from an in-house talent leader on what’s working, what’s broken, and what’s next. Each week, Edan Haddock shares honest reflections from the front line of talent — straight from the tools, for the people who live it every day.

  1. 5 days ago

    Workforce Labs: Every Organisation Has a Boardroom. Very Few Have a Rehearsal Room.

    In this episode of Edan Haddock – Total Talent, Edan introduces the concept of the Workforce Lab - a new way of thinking about how organisations prepare for the future of work. As technology, AI and workforce expectations evolve at an unprecedented pace, Edan explores why traditional governance and annual workforce planning are no longer enough. Instead, he makes the case for creating dedicated spaces where organisations can experiment, challenge assumptions and prototype new ways of working before change is forced upon them. Drawing on his experience as a Talent practitioner, Edan shares what a Workforce Lab is, how it differs from another committee, who should be involved, and why the organisations that learn and adapt the fastest will be the ones that thrive. A thought-provoking episode for Talent, HR and business leaders looking to move beyond managing today's workforce and start designing tomorrow's. 🎙️ 30 Days. 30 Episodes. One Mission. This November, Edan Haddock - Total Talent is taking on its biggest challenge yet. 30 consecutive days. 30 brand-new podcast episodes.  1 goal: raising funds for Movember and helping change the face of men's health. No sponsors. No shortcuts. Just honest conversations and a community coming together for something bigger than a podcast. The countdown has begun. If you believe in better conversations, better workplaces and better outcomes for men's health, I'd love your support. 🎧 Follow the podcast. Share the campaign. Donate if you can. Every action helps. 👉 Donate now: https://au.movember.com/mospace/15366090 Let's make this the biggest month in the history of Edan Haddock - Total Talent. Together, we can help change the face of men's health. 💛

  2. 17 July

    The Metrics That Matter (And The Ones We Need To Let Go)

    Every Talent team has dashboards. Every Talent leader reports metrics. But are we measuring what really matters? In this episode, Edan Haddock explores the difference between operational recruitment metrics and true business intelligence. From Time to Hire and Cost per Hire through to succession risk, role criticality, performance, potential and workforce resilience, this episode challenges the way Talent functions prove their value. If Talent wants a seat at the executive table, we need to stop reporting activity and start telling stories that help leaders make better business decisions. 🎙️ 30 Days. 30 Episodes. One Mission. This November, Edan Haddock - Total Talent is taking on its biggest challenge yet. 30 consecutive days. 30 brand-new podcast episodes.  1 goal: raising funds for Movember and helping change the face of men's health. No sponsors. No shortcuts. Just honest conversations and a community coming together for something bigger than a podcast. The countdown has begun. If you believe in better conversations, better workplaces and better outcomes for men's health, I'd love your support. 🎧 Follow the podcast. Share the campaign. Donate if you can. Every action helps. 👉 Donate now: https://au.movember.com/mospace/15366090 Let's make this the biggest month in the history of Edan Haddock - Total Talent. Together, we can help change the face of men's health. 💛

  3. 10 July

    When Experience Becomes Fiction: Can We Still Trust Candidate Stories?

    Behavioural interviews, competency frameworks and reference checks are designed to uncover the truth. But what happens when the story itself is fiction? In this episode, Edan Haddock explores one of recruitment's most uncomfortable questions. Can candidates bluff their way through modern hiring processes? Where is the line between selling yourself and inventing achievements? And if references are chosen by the candidate, how much validation is actually possible? This episode looks at confidence, credibility and why recruitment may need to move beyond simply asking candidates to tell us what they've done. 🎙️ 30 Days. 30 Episodes. One Mission. This November, Edan Haddock - Total Talent is taking on its biggest challenge yet. 30 consecutive days. 30 brand-new podcast episodes.  1 goal: raising funds for Movember and helping change the face of men's health. No sponsors. No shortcuts. Just honest conversations and a community coming together for something bigger than a podcast. The countdown has begun. If you believe in better conversations, better workplaces and better outcomes for men's health, I'd love your support. 🎧 Follow the podcast. Share the campaign. Donate if you can. Every action helps. 👉 Donate now: https://au.movember.com/mospace/15366090 Let's make this the biggest month in the history of Edan Haddock - Total Talent. Together, we can help change the face of men's health. 💛

  4. 3 July

    Pay Transparency Isn't a Job Ad. It's an Operating Model.

    Pay transparency is one of the hottest topics in Talent today, but is listing a salary on every job ad really as simple as many people make it sound? In this episode, Edan Haddock explores the reality behind pay transparency, responding to the growing narrative that organisations not advertising remuneration are simply getting it wrong. Drawing on Movember's own journey to full pay transparency and a 0% gender pay gap, Edan unpacks why transparency is the result of years of work across remuneration, job architecture, governance and leadership education, not just a recruitment decision. This episode looks at what best practice really means, why many organisations can't switch transparency on overnight, and the practical steps leaders can take to move in the right direction. If you're a Talent, HR, Reward or People leader, this is a practical conversation about turning good intentions into sustainable change. 🎙️ 30 Days. 30 Episodes. One Mission. This November, Edan Haddock - Total Talent is taking on its biggest challenge yet. 30 consecutive days. 30 brand-new podcast episodes.  1 goal: raising funds for Movember and helping change the face of men's health. No sponsors. No shortcuts. Just honest conversations and a community coming together for something bigger than a podcast. The countdown has begun. If you believe in better conversations, better workplaces and better outcomes for men's health, I'd love your support. 🎧 Follow the podcast. Share the campaign. Donate if you can. Every action helps. 👉 Donate now: https://au.movember.com/mospace/15366090 Let's make this the biggest month in the history of Edan Haddock - Total Talent. Together, we can help change the face of men's health. 💛

  5. 26 June

    Talent Boards: Have We Mistaken Governance for Talent Management?

    Talent Boards have become a familiar part of the HR and Talent landscape. But have we started mistaking governance for Talent Management itself? In this episode of Edan Haddock – Total Talent, Edan challenges one of the profession's accepted norms. He explores whether Talent Boards are simply a modern governance mechanism built on long-established Talent Management practices such as succession planning, high potential identification and capability development, and argues that the real work happens between the meetings. Drawing on his experience as a practitioner leading Talent and People Experience at Movember, Edan shares why Talent Management should be an always-on discipline rather than a quarterly event. From career conversations and workforce planning to leadership development, internal mobility and AI, this episode explores what great Talent teams do every day to build capability, not just review it. No guests. No sponsors. Just practical insights, honest opinions and a challenge to rethink how we develop talent in modern organisations. 🎙️ 30 Days. 30 Episodes. One Mission. This November, Edan Haddock - Total Talent is taking on its biggest challenge yet. 30 consecutive days. 30 brand-new podcast episodes.  1 goal: raising funds for Movember and helping change the face of men's health. No sponsors. No shortcuts. Just honest conversations and a community coming together for something bigger than a podcast. The countdown has begun. If you believe in better conversations, better workplaces and better outcomes for men's health, I'd love your support. 🎧 Follow the podcast. Share the campaign. Donate if you can. Every action helps. 👉 Donate now: https://au.movember.com/mospace/15366090 Let's make this the biggest month in the history of Edan Haddock - Total Talent. Together, we can help change the face of men's health. 💛

  6. 19 June

    When Salary Stops Working: What Candidates Really Want

    Talent Acquisition once operated under a simple assumption: pay people more and they'll join, stay and perform. But what happens when salary stops being a deciding factor? In this episode of Edan Haddock - Total Talent, Edan explores one of the biggest shifts happening in the world of work. Drawing on research, personal experience and observations from years spent in Talent Acquisition, he examines what really drives candidates once compensation becomes "good enough". From freedom and flexibility to growth, purpose, leadership and lifestyle design, this episode challenges the idea that money is the ultimate motivator and asks a confronting question: If every organisation paid the same, why would someone choose yours? This is a thought-provoking conversation about human motivation, modern careers and the factors that increasingly influence whether people join, stay or leave. Salary matters. But eventually something else matters more. 🎙️ 30 Days. 30 Episodes. One Mission. This November, Edan Haddock - Total Talent is taking on its biggest challenge yet. 30 consecutive days. 30 brand-new podcast episodes.  1 goal: raising funds for Movember and helping change the face of men's health. No sponsors. No shortcuts. Just honest conversations and a community coming together for something bigger than a podcast. The countdown has begun. If you believe in better conversations, better workplaces and better outcomes for men's health, I'd love your support. 🎧 Follow the podcast. Share the campaign. Donate if you can. Every action helps. 👉 Donate now: https://au.movember.com/mospace/15366090 Let's make this the biggest month in the history of Edan Haddock - Total Talent. Together, we can help change the face of men's health. 💛

  7. 12 June

    The Death of Expertise

    In a world where everyone has a platform, an audience and now AI at their fingertips, has expertise become harder to recognise? In this episode, Edan Haddock explores the growing gap between visibility and credibility. Why are we increasingly mistaking confidence for competence, reach for expertise and content for capability? Has social media changed how we define experts? And what happens when opinions can be generated faster than experience can be earned? Drawing on observations from Talent Acquisition, leadership and the future of work, Edan unpacks the rise of synthetic thought leadership, the impact of AI on expertise, and why staying "on the tools" may be more important than ever. This is a conversation about judgement, credibility, experience and the hidden value of practitioners in an increasingly noisy world. Because when everyone has an opinion, finding genuine expertise becomes the real challenge. 🎙️ 30 Days. 30 Episodes. One Mission. This November, Edan Haddock - Total Talent is taking on its biggest challenge yet. 30 consecutive days. 30 brand-new podcast episodes.  1 goal: raising funds for Movember and helping change the face of men's health. No sponsors. No shortcuts. Just honest conversations and a community coming together for something bigger than a podcast. The countdown has begun. If you believe in better conversations, better workplaces and better outcomes for men's health, I'd love your support. 🎧 Follow the podcast. Share the campaign. Donate if you can. Every action helps. 👉 Donate now: https://au.movember.com/mospace/15366090 Let's make this the biggest month in the history of Edan Haddock - Total Talent. Together, we can help change the face of men's health. 💛

  8. 29 May

    The Hidden Cost of Global Talent: When Your Workday Never Ends

    Everyone talks about the expanding scope of Talent. Nobody talks about the expanding reach. In this episode, Edan explores the reality of running global Talent portfolios from Australia. The early starts. The late-night calls. The 14-hour workday. The pressure to always be available across APAC, Europe and North America. As Talent evolves into Total Talent, are we creating sustainable careers or designing jobs that quietly lead to burnout? And could agentic AI finally be the answer? 🎙️ 30 Days. 30 Episodes. One Mission. This November, Edan Haddock - Total Talent is taking on its biggest challenge yet. 30 consecutive days. 30 brand-new podcast episodes.  1 goal: raising funds for Movember and helping change the face of men's health. No sponsors. No shortcuts. Just honest conversations and a community coming together for something bigger than a podcast. The countdown has begun. If you believe in better conversations, better workplaces and better outcomes for men's health, I'd love your support. 🎧 Follow the podcast. Share the campaign. Donate if you can. Every action helps. 👉 Donate now: https://au.movember.com/mospace/15366090 Let's make this the biggest month in the history of Edan Haddock - Total Talent. Together, we can help change the face of men's health. 💛

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Raw, unfiltered insights from inside the world of Talent Acquisition and Talent Management. No guests. No sponsors. No agenda. Just real talk from an in-house talent leader on what’s working, what’s broken, and what’s next. Each week, Edan Haddock shares honest reflections from the front line of talent — straight from the tools, for the people who live it every day.

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