IN PERSON PIERRE CADORET
Talent Acquisition Lead, Asia-Pacific, Shutterstock
How many years of HR experience?
I have 11 years of recruitment experience, both in agencies and “in-house” within the information technology industry, with nine years working on Asia-Pacific markets.
Why HR?
I discovered my career in recruitment when I started working in London. It was an industry that was hiring a lot of foreigners to work on their respective markets. I am a curious person by nature and enjoy gaining insights on people and businesses. The recruitment function allowed me to explore different aspects of businesses from many different standpoints.
Why Shutterstock?
It was an exciting opportunity to start building something from the ground up, and to develop a regional sourcing strategy for such a vibrant and growing company.
Biggest achievement?
Professionally, my big achievements are always made out of a multitude of smaller ones. An example of these small achievements, for me and the organisation, is when I close roles with exceptional candidates who go on to become top performers. Personally, my biggest achievement is convincing my wife to marry me (it’s our fifth anniversary this year)!
After hours?
BOOK REVIEW
Reinventing leadership at work G
ame Changers at the Circus offers a refreshing outlook from the usual textbooks and business books. Author Jean-Francois Cousin provides readers with an easily understood narrative that acts as a leadership framework. Written in two parts, the book first unveils a compelling fable about the transformation of a sluggish circus, where animal leaders are stirred to organise the greatest performance possible from their teams. Cousin describes some common types of team members and illustrates what it takes to inspire each of them to personal greatness. The unusual story-format enables readers to think by themselves and draw parallels to their own realities. The second part provides a more formal leadership workbook. It offers real measures that leaders and their teams can adopt to transform workplaces into a high-performing organisations. Here, readers can grasp how insights from the fable can work together to help groups of people to reach common goals. In addition, the book introduces several reflection and action plan, exercises for readers to understand and apply insights into their own working lives. Written in a succinct and unique manner, Game Changers at the Circus is an interesting thought-provoking book that every business bookshelf should find space for.
I enjoy spending time with my wife, preparing gourmet meals and watching television to relax from work. On weekends and holidays, we love exploring neighbouring Asian countries together. Our next trip is to Japan!
Title: Game Changers at the Circus
Family?
Publisher: Candid Creation Publishing
My wife and I have a big fluffy cat. His name is Jon Snow.
Author: Jean-Francois Cousin
Price: S$37.30 (Before GST)
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