The Talent Transformation Podcast

Seán Morris, Principal and US Talent Transformation Leader at Deloitte is at the forefront of the firm’s largest-ever digital transformation, ensuring that the right talent strategy, processes and technology align to support its ambitious goals. With 28 years of consulting experience, including leading Deloitte’s $4 billion US Government & Public Services business, Morris has played a pivotal role in some of the most significant HR change projects across both public and private sectors.In this special episode of The Talent Transformation Podcast, Avature CEO Dimitri Boylan sat down with Morris to discuss the fundamentals of successful large-scale transformation, the role of AI in talent teams and how technology is unlocking the potential of skills-based talent strategies. Tune in for key insights from one of the leading experts in the field.

For nearly 250 years, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has played a vital role in connecting communities and supporting commerce. But with rising financial challenges and evolving customer needs, transformation has become essential. In this episode of The Talent Transformation Podcast, Dimitri Boylan visited DC to sit down with Jenny Utterback, Vice President of Organization Development at USPS, to discuss how the iconic institution is adapting to change.Central to USPS’s transformation is its $40 billion, ten-year Delivering for America initiative, which aims to modernize infrastructure, improve service standards, and meet future demands. From transitioning to an electric delivery fleet by 2035 to reducing workforce turnover and upgrading facilities, USPS is proving that even long-established organizations can innovate, modernize and thrive in a rapidly changing landscape.

Siemens, a 177-year-old industrial automation and engineering powerhouse, continues to defy expectations by reinventing itself with the agility and boldness of a startup. With an ambitious People and Organization (P&0) strategy for 2030, Siemens is laser-focused on staying ahead in a rapidly evolving market. For this episode, Dimitri Boylan, CEO of Avature, traveled to Munich to sit down with Salma Rashad, EVP, Global Head of Talent Acquisition at Siemens, to learn about the company’s forward-thinking approach to workforce transformation.From repositioning its employer brand as a unified technology powerhouse to fostering diversity and engaging future generations, Rashad revealed how Siemens is building an agile, skilled and diverse workforce capable of thriving amidst unprecedented change. Tune in to explore the key transformation initiatives that are reshaping talent acquisition and setting the stage for Siemens’ continued success in the future.

Welcome back to The Talent Transformation Podcast from Avature. The world of work is going through profound change. And we’re here to talk about that and how you can navigate your way through it. In this show, Dimitri Boylan, CEO of Avature, an AI-powered platform for strategic HR, speaks to trailblazers, changemakers and HR pioneers at the forefront of the talent industry. Our guests provide practical insights that can help you deliver meaningful change wherever you work, so, no matter where you are on your talent transformation journey, we hope this podcast has something for you. This season, we have a stellar line-up of guests from Siemens, The US Postal Service, Emirates, Deloitte, Virgin Media O2, Jack Henry, Providence, RGP, Unifi, BMC and IA HR. So stay tuned!This is the movement shaping the future of work.

Exporting around $55 million worth of products on an average day, Fonterra produces 30 percent of the world's dairy exports, making the multinational the world’s largest exporter of dairy products and a global leader in dairy science and innovation.At our recent #AvatureUpfront APAC conference, Keith Muirhead, General Manager of Talent Acquisition at Fonterra, met with the Founder and CEO of Avature, Dimitri Boylan, to discuss the challenges and successes of centralizing recruitment functions within a multinational cooperative. Tune in to this episode to discover how transitioning from an outsourced recruitment model to in-house recruitment has brought talent acquisition closer to the business and empowered the team to play a pivotal role in strategic workforce and succession planning, an emerging trend within modern talent acquisition strategies.

James Elliot is a distinguished talent thought leader based in Australia. With over two decades of experience at Deloitte and Commonwealth Bank, he is known for leading high-performing teams and leveraging data and technology to deliver exceptional experiences. His relationship with Avature goes way back, and he has a proven record of using the platform to stay ahead of the recruiting curve, as was the case 14 years ago when his visionary mindset led his team at Deloitte to the early adoption of Avature CRM.We were lucky to have Elliot at our #AvatureUpfront APAC conference in Sydney in late March, where he sat down with our CEO, Dimitri Boylan, to explore this exciting time to be in recruiting, a moment he defines as “the cusp of another really significant change.” He shared powerful insights into how HR can get a seat at the strategic table.