LinkedIn Leaders
LinkedIn Leaders
Podcast Description
Each week Joe Atkinson sits down with a LinkedIn Leader. We discuss growing teams, companies and personal brands.
Suitable for recruiters, entrepreneurs, startup employees and anyone in between.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on recruitment strategies, talent acquisition insights, and personal branding effectiveness, featuring episodes such as 'The Startup Hiring Playbook' with Harriet Ball discussing early-stage hiring frameworks and 'The Truth About AI in Recruitment' with Tom Hacquoil examining data's role in recruitment decisions.
Each week Joe Atkinson sits down with a LinkedIn Leader. Our aim is to make this the most practical show on Talent Acquisition. Expect practical advice from Global TA Leaders in 20-30 minutes.
Suitable for recruiters, talent acquisition partners, TA leaders, sourcers & anyone in between.
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Eric Guidice is the founder of Headcount365 and Unicorn Talent. He’s a former global recruiting leader at Uber and Bird, and now helps TA leaders turn their QBRs into strategic tools that drive real business outcomes.
In this episode, Eric breaks down how to run a world-class QBR — what to include, how to present it to execs, and how to turn data into action. Whether you’re a recruiting leader or an IC who wants to level up, this conversation is packed with practical advice.
Chapters
00:00 Why QBRs Matter
02:15 Climate vs Weather
05:42 What Execs Really Care About
08:33 Budget, Titles & Cultural Debt
13:20 Turning Insights Into Action
17:12 Driving Stakeholder Buy-In
19:40 Coaching Recruiters Commercially
23:10 Tools & Templates You Can Use
Connect with Eric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eguidice/
Connect with Joe: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-atkinson1/
Episode Links:
QBR Blog: https://www.headcount365.com/blog/a-recruiting-leaders-guide-to-the-qbr-quarterly-business-review
QBR Teamplate: https://www.unicorntalent.com/recruiting-qbr-template
Joe’s Website: https://gopurpl.io/
Headcount 365: https://www.headcount365.com/
Key Concepts & Tools Mentioned in This Video:
• Talent Acquisition QBRs
• Climate vs. Weather in TA data
• Aligning with finance and workforce planning
• Headcount variance tracking
• Recruiter performance scorecards
• Hiring manager accountability
• Cultural debt in hiring
• Predictable hiring & planning
• Team-based recruiting accountability
• Unicorn Talent community
• Headcount 365 platform
• TA’s impact on revenue & OPEX
• Stakeholder buy-in through data
• Coaching ICs on business impact
• AI and productivity metrics in recruiting
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