DECODING AQ - Adaptability For The Future Of Work With Ross Thornley

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. William Tincup - President & Editor-at-Large of RecruitingDaily

Ross Thornley + Special Guests Episode 64

"Real G's move in silence like lasagne"

William is the President & Editor-at-Large of RecruitingDaily. At the intersection of HR and technology - a writer, speaker, advisor, consultant, investor, storyteller & teacher. He sits on the board of over 28 HR Tech companies around the world, written over 250 HR articles,  spoken at over 375 HR & recruiting conferences and conducted over 1650 HR podcasts & webinars.

Ross and William talk about, art imitating life, gangsters, pretenders, discovering people, painting, being an artist, structure, chaos, failure, being yourself, pushing yourself,
flexibility and collaboration. The pair also discuss analysing the competition, hiding failure, NASA, unlearning, adapting, vulnerability, Will Smith, diversity, competition from yourself,
validation and preparation.

Timecodes:

  • 01:03 William's background
  • 02:10 Lasagne and Real G
  • 04:50 Art History
  • 07:55 Serendipity or setting goals
  • 09:36 Filtering opportunities
  • 14:08 Vulnerability
  • 15:45 Coexisting
  • 18:43 People solving problems through Technology
  • 24:39 Experimentation and celebrating failure
  • 27:44 William's worries
  • 31:12 Skills
  • 34:01 Avoiding leaving people behind
  • 36:41 Ambiguity
  • 39:39 Mistakes and comedians
  • 43:25 Friction
  • 46:10 Opinions and taking feedback
  • 50:24 Unsolicited feedback
  • 53:16 The last time William did something for the first time

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