My guest this episode is Jane Ferre who is an expert in all things Talent Management.

Jane is such a fun and engaging individual who is prolific on LinkedIn so connect with her on there if you aren't already.

Like many she didn't know what she wanted to do after university but secured a job at Euro Disney in Paris soon after it opened resulting in her dancing in the parade as Lumiere from Beauty and the Beast and having the time of her life!

Eventually she moved to British Airways where she spent almost 20 years working in a range of roles within the HR department but it was Talent Management that she always enjoyed the most. After two redundancies in a short space of time she made the decision to go self-employed and help lots of different companies align their Talent Management strategies with the overall business goals to ensure they had the right people with the right capabilities to achieve those goals.

During the conversation we discuss the importance of building and maintaining your network. Jane effectively sums this up by saying you need to invest the time by developing your network so that it's there and in place for when you need it.

This was an incredibly enjoyable conversation and I'm sure you'll get as much pleasure from listening as I did recording it.

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