The Talent Trap: People challenges for agency leaders and how to overcome them

Summary:

In this session we will explore the complexities of the talent crisis facing agency leaders. With many agencies still in the process of adjusting to post-pandemic models of working (with more remote and hybrid working), agency leaders are at the same time facing a significant talent shortage. Tapping into the expertise of agency leaders and HR experts, this session will focus on these real-world problems across Agencyland and seek to offer practical and useful solutions from real-world experiences around the world.

Topics that we'll cover:

• Recruitment: the talent gap, the cost of hiring, what you need to offer to attract talent
• Retention: how to keep your star players
• Reward: cost-effective reward strategies in an era of high inflation

Speakers:

Miles Welch, is the founder at Milestone Advisory which provides independent advice to entrepreneurs and corporates in the marketing and related technology sectors. He has been voted Outstanding NED at the Best Business Awards for 3 years in a row.

Tamara Littleton, fellow Supper Club member and founder of The Social Element, a social media agency that works with some of the world’s biggest brands including HSBC, Nissan and Visa to name a few.

Aliya Vigor-Robertson is the co-founder of Journey HR, helping founder-run businesses across the creative and marketing industries shape their strategic people practices and organizational culture to create great places to work.