Recruitment Leaders. Unlocked – Jump Advisory Group Podcast
Recruitment Leaders. Unlocked - Jump Advisory Group Podcast
Podcast Description
Welcome to Recruitment Leaders. Unlocked. A podcast by Jump Advisory Group.
We take you behind the scenes with successful recruitment business owners.
Join Jump Advisory Group hosts for candid conversations about growth, leadership, culture, and technology in the recruitment industry.
Hear authentic stories of triumphs and failures from solo entrepreneurs to leaders of 50+ employee agencies.
No theory—just practical wisdom to help unlock your recruitment business's full potential. New episodes regularly.
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The podcast focuses on critical topics such as growth strategies, leadership dynamics, workplace culture, and technology integration. Specific episodes include interviews like Culture, Cash, and Clients in a Growing Recruitment Business featuring Callum Gray, which address practical advice for scaling recruitment agencies and building effective teams while enhancing candidate experiences.
Welcome to Recruitment Leaders. Unlocked. A podcast by Jump Advisory Group.
We take you behind the scenes with successful recruitment business owners.
Join Jump Advisory Group hosts for candid conversations about growth, leadership, culture, and technology in the recruitment industry.
Hear authentic stories of triumphs and failures from solo entrepreneurs to leaders of 50+ employee agencies.
No theory—just practical wisdom to help unlock your recruitment business’s full potential. New episodes regularly.
In this episode of Recruitment Leaders. Unlocked, Paul Jacobs interviews Paul Goodman, Founder & Director of Goodman Masson, one of London's largest financial recruitment businesses with 150 employees and international offices.
Paul shares his remarkable 30-year journey building Goodman Masson from a basement startup in Bath Street to an award-winning organisation known for exceptional performance and outstanding employee culture. He discusses the difficult transition from billing manager to strategic leader, including navigating partnership dissolution and learning when to step back and trust others to run the business.
Key topics include:-
- The two foundational principles that drove their success
- Why trust should be given from day one, not earned over time
- How to use metrics as tools for success rather than weapons of control
- The reality that billing management is the hardest job in recruitment
- Building wealth-sharing schemes (EMI) that retain top talent
- Creating ultimate flexibility – including employees working from Bali
- Why great leadership is often about what you don't do
- The importance of sticking to your principles when others advise against them
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to the Podcast and Guest
02:18 Paul Goodman's Journey into Recruitment
03:53 Leadership Principles and Business Growth
12:41 Challenges and Lessons in Leadership
23:26 The True Meaning of Trust in Business
24:03 Using Metrics for Success
27:51 Challenges and Leadership in Scaling a Business
32:35 Empowering and Supporting Your Team
Paul provides honest insights about leadership failures, the courage needed to hire people better than yourself, and how stepping back from day-to-day operations can accelerate business growth. He shares Sam Walton's simple but profound business wisdom and explains why ”not being greedy” has been fundamental to their success.
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