A $5 million mistake hides inside the promotion every staffing firm celebrates. Duncan Taylor on the future of recruiting leadership, AI, and what wins next.
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Chapters:
00:00 Cold Open: Is Dialing for Dollars Dead?
03:48 The Most Expensive Mistake Staffing Firms Make
05:43 Is AI Costing Firms Money or Making It?
07:34 From Parasitology PhD to Executive Recruiter
13:36 Inside AMN & What Big Firms Get Wrong
15:55 Why He Left to Build His Own Firm
18:45 Putting Data Behind Gut Feel: Hogan Derailers
22:11 Why Your Best Biller Won't Be Your Best Leader
28:13 The AI Risk That Could Sink Healthcare Staffing
33:18 The Junior Talent Cliff: Where Will Leaders Come From?
34:44 What the Future Recruiting Leader Looks Like
37:49 From Billing Hours to Guaranteeing Outcomes
41:42 Staffing in 5 Years: The Roles That Disappear
44:58 Why the Future Recruiter Isn't a Dialer
50:32 From Average to Elite: Reputation & Relationships
51:53 The Friday Follow-Up That Wins Clients
54:13 Books & Tech Tools Duncan Swears By
01:00:44 Connect with Duncan
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