Raw, unfiltered insights from inside the world of Talent Acquisition and Talent Management. No guests. No sponsors. No agenda. Just real talk from an in-house talent leader on what’s working, what’s broken, and what’s next. Each week, Edan Haddock shares honest reflections from the front line of talent — straight from the tools, for the people who live it every day.
For decades, organisations have been built around job descriptions, career pathways, salary bands and job architecture. But what happens when work evolves faster than we can redesign the roles themselves? In this episode, Edan Haddock explores a provocative question for the Workplace 5.0 era. What if the future isn't about hiring into predefined roles at all? As AI becomes part of our teams and human capability becomes the true competitive advantage, do traditional job architecture, remuneration frameworks and career pathways still reflect the way work gets done? This episode challenges conventional thinking around position design, benchmarking and organisational structure, while exploring a future where organisations hire adaptable humans to solve evolving business problems instead of simply filling a position description. A thought-provoking look at what the future of work could become. 🎙️ 30 Days. 30 Episodes. One Mission. This November, Edan Haddock - Total Talent is taking on its biggest challenge yet. 30 consecutive days. 30 brand-new podcast episodes. 1 goal: raising funds for Movember and helping change the face of men's health. No sponsors. No shortcuts. Just honest conversations and a community coming together for something bigger than a podcast. The countdown has begun. If you believe in better conversations, better workplaces and better outcomes for men's health, I'd love your support. 🎧 Follow the podcast. Share the campaign. Donate if you can. Every action helps. 👉 Donate now: https://au.movember.com/mospace/15366090 Let's make this the biggest month in the history of Edan Haddock - Total Talent . Together, we can help change the face of men's health. 💛
Workforce Labs: Every Organisation Has a Boardroom. Very Few Have a Rehearsal Room.
In this episode of Edan Haddock – Total Talent , Edan introduces the concept of the Workforce Lab - a new way of thinking about how organisations prepare for the future of work. As technology, AI and workforce expectations evolve at an unprecedented pace, Edan explores why traditional governance and annual workforce planning are no longer enough. Instead, he makes the case for creating dedicated spaces where organisations can experiment, challenge assumptions and prototype new ways of working before change is forced upon them. Drawing on his experience as a Talent practitioner, Edan shares what a Workforce Lab is, how it differs from another committee, who should be involved, and why the organisations that learn and adapt the fastest will be the ones that thrive. A thought-provoking episode for Talent, HR and business leaders looking to move beyond managing today's workforce and start designing tomorrow's. 🎙️ 30 Days. 30 Episodes. One Mission. This November, Edan Haddock - Total Talent is taking on its biggest challenge yet. 30 consecutive days. 30 brand-new podcast episodes. 1 goal: raising funds for Movember and helping change the face of men's health. No sponsors. No shortcuts. Just honest conversations and a community coming together for something bigger than a podcast. The countdown has begun. If you believe in better conversations, better workplaces and better outcomes for men's health, I'd love your support. 🎧 Follow the podcast. Share the campaign. Donate if you can. Every action helps. 👉 Donate now: https://au.movember.com/mospace/15366090 Let's make this the biggest month in the history of Edan Haddock - Total Talent . Together, we can help change the face of men's health. 💛
The Metrics That Matter (And The Ones We Need To Let Go)
Every Talent team has dashboards. Every Talent leader reports metrics. But are we measuring what really matters? In this episode, Edan Haddock explores the difference between operational recruitment metrics and true business intelligence. From Time to Hire and Cost per Hire through to succession risk, role criticality, performance, potential and workforce resilience, this episode challenges the way Talent functions prove their value. If Talent wants a seat at the executive table, we need to stop reporting activity and start telling stories that help leaders make better business decisions. 🎙️ 30 Days. 30 Episodes. One Mission. This November, Edan Haddock - Total Talent is taking on its biggest challenge yet. 30 consecutive days. 30 brand-new podcast episodes. 1 goal: raising funds for Movember and helping change the face of men's health. No sponsors. No shortcuts. Just honest conversations and a community coming together for something bigger than a podcast. The countdown has begun. If you believe in better conversations, better workplaces and better outcomes for men's health, I'd love your support. 🎧 Follow the podcast. Share the campaign. Donate if you can. Every action helps. 👉 Donate now: https://au.movember.com/mospace/15366090 Let's make this the biggest month in the history of Edan Haddock - Total Talent . Together, we can help change the face of men's health. 💛
When Experience Becomes Fiction: Can We Still Trust Candidate Stories?
Behavioural interviews, competency frameworks and reference checks are designed to uncover the truth. But what happens when the story itself is fiction? In this episode, Edan Haddock explores one of recruitment's most uncomfortable questions. Can candidates bluff their way through modern hiring processes? Where is the line between selling yourself and inventing achievements? And if references are chosen by the candidate, how much validation is actually possible? This episode looks at confidence, credibility and why recruitment may need to move beyond simply asking candidates to tell us what they've done. 🎙️ 30 Days. 30 Episodes. One Mission. This November, Edan Haddock - Total Talent is taking on its biggest challenge yet. 30 consecutive days. 30 brand-new podcast episodes. 1 goal: raising funds for Movember and helping change the face of men's health. No sponsors. No shortcuts. Just honest conversations and a community coming together for something bigger than a podcast. The countdown has begun. If you believe in better conversations, better workplaces and better outcomes for men's health, I'd love your support. 🎧 Follow the podcast. Share the campaign. Donate if you can. Every action helps. 👉 Donate now: https://au.movember.com/mospace/15366090 Let's make this the biggest month in the history of Edan Haddock - Total Talent . Together, we can help change the face of men's health. 💛
Pay Transparency Isn't a Job Ad. It's an Operating Model.
Pay transparency is one of the hottest topics in Talent today, but is listing a salary on every job ad really as simple as many people make it sound? In this episode, Edan Haddock explores the reality behind pay transparency, responding to the growing narrative that organisations not advertising remuneration are simply getting it wrong. Drawing on Movember's own journey to full pay transparency and a 0% gender pay gap, Edan unpacks why transparency is the result of years of work across remuneration, job architecture, governance and leadership education, not just a recruitment decision. This episode looks at what best practice really means, why many organisations can't switch transparency on overnight, and the practical steps leaders can take to move in the right direction. If you're a Talent, HR, Reward or People leader, this is a practical conversation about turning good intentions into sustainable change. 🎙️ 30 Days. 30 Episodes. One Mission. This November, Edan Haddock - Total Talent is taking on its biggest challenge yet. 30 consecutive days. 30 brand-new podcast episodes. 1 goal: raising funds for Movember and helping change the face of men's health. No sponsors. No shortcuts. Just honest conversations and a community coming together for something bigger than a podcast. The countdown has begun. If you believe in better conversations, better workplaces and better outcomes for men's health, I'd love your support. 🎧 Follow the podcast. Share the campaign. Donate if you can. Every action helps. 👉 Donate now: https://au.movember.com/mospace/15366090 Let's make this the biggest month in the history of Edan Haddock - Total Talent . Together, we can help change the face of men's health. 💛
Talent Boards: Have We Mistaken Governance for Talent Management?
Talent Boards have become a familiar part of the HR and Talent landscape. But have we started mistaking governance for Talent Management itself? In this episode of Edan Haddock – Total Talent , Edan challenges one of the profession's accepted norms. He explores whether Talent Boards are simply a modern governance mechanism built on long-established Talent Management practices such as succession planning, high potential identification and capability development, and argues that the real work happens between the meetings. Drawing on his experience as a practitioner leading Talent and People Experience at Movember, Edan shares why Talent Management should be an always-on discipline rather than a quarterly event. From career conversations and workforce planning to leadership development, internal mobility and AI, this episode explores what great Talent teams do every day to build capability, not just review it. No guests. No sponsors. Just practical insights, honest opinions and a challenge to rethink how we develop talent in modern organisations. 🎙️ 30 Days. 30 Episodes. One Mission. This November, Edan Haddock - Total Talent is taking on its biggest challenge yet. 30 consecutive days. 30 brand-new podcast episodes. 1 goal: raising funds for Movember and helping change the face of men's health. No sponsors. No shortcuts. Just honest conversations and a community coming together for something bigger than a podcast. The countdown has begun. If you believe in better conversations, better workplaces and better outcomes for men's health, I'd love your support. 🎧 Follow the podcast. Share the campaign. Donate if you can. Every action helps. 👉 Donate now: https://au.movember.com/mospace/15366090 Let's make this the biggest month in the history of Edan Haddock - Total Talent . Together, we can help change the face of men's health. 💛
When Salary Stops Working: What Candidates Really Want
Talent Acquisition once operated under a simple assumption: pay people more and they'll join, stay and perform. But what happens when salary stops being a deciding factor? In this episode of Edan Haddock - Total Talent , Edan explores one of the biggest shifts happening in the world of work. Drawing on research, personal experience and observations from years spent in Talent Acquisition, he examines what really drives candidates once compensation becomes "good enough". From freedom and flexibility to growth, purpose, leadership and lifestyle design, this episode challenges the idea that money is the ultimate motivator and asks a confronting question: If every organisation paid the same, why would someone choose yours? This is a thought-provoking conversation about human motivation, modern careers and the factors that increasingly influence whether people join, stay or leave. Salary matters. But eventually something else matters more. 🎙️ 30 Days. 30 Episodes. One Mission. This November, Edan Haddock - Total Talent is taking on its biggest challenge yet. 30 consecutive days. 30 brand-new podcast episodes. 1 goal: raising funds for Movember and helping change the face of men's health. No sponsors. No shortcuts. Just honest conversations and a community coming together for something bigger than a podcast. The countdown has begun. If you believe in better conversations, better workplaces and better outcomes for men's health, I'd love your support. 🎧 Follow the podcast. Share the campaign. Donate if you can. Every action helps. 👉 Donate now: https://au.movember.com/mospace/15366090 Let's make this the biggest month in the history of Edan Haddock - Total Talent . Together, we can help change the face of men's health. 💛
The Death of Expertise
In a world where everyone has a platform, an audience and now AI at their fingertips, has expertise become harder to recognise? In this episode, Edan Haddock explores the growing gap between visibility and credibility. Why are we increasingly mistaking confidence for competence, reach for expertise and content for capability? Has social media changed how we define experts? And what happens when opinions can be generated faster than experience can be earned? Drawing on observations from Talent Acquisition, leadership and the future of work, Edan unpacks the rise of synthetic thought leadership, the impact of AI on expertise, and why staying "on the tools" may be more important than ever. This is a conversation about judgement, credibility, experience and the hidden value of practitioners in an increasingly noisy world. Because when everyone has an opinion, finding genuine expertise becomes the real challenge. 🎙️ 30 Days. 30 Episodes. One Mission. This November, Edan Haddock - Total Talent is taking on its biggest challenge yet. 30 consecutive days. 30 brand-new podcast episodes. 1 goal: raising funds for Movember and helping change the face of men's health. No sponsors. No shortcuts. Just honest conversations and a community coming together for something bigger than a podcast. The countdown has begun. If you believe in better conversations, better workplaces and better outcomes for men's health, I'd love your support. 🎧 Follow the podcast. Share the campaign. Donate if you can. Every action helps. 👉 Donate now: https://au.movember.com/mospace/15366090 Let's make this the biggest month in the history of Edan Haddock - Total Talent . Together, we can help change the face of men's health. 💛
The Hidden Cost of Global Talent: When Your Workday Never Ends
Everyone talks about the expanding scope of Talent. Nobody talks about the expanding reach. In this episode, Edan explores the reality of running global Talent portfolios from Australia. The early starts. The late-night calls. The 14-hour workday. The pressure to always be available across APAC, Europe and North America. As Talent evolves into Total Talent, are we creating sustainable careers or designing jobs that quietly lead to burnout? And could agentic AI finally be the answer? 🎙️ 30 Days. 30 Episodes. One Mission. This November, Edan Haddock - Total Talent is taking on its biggest challenge yet. 30 consecutive days. 30 brand-new podcast episodes. 1 goal: raising funds for Movember and helping change the face of men's health. No sponsors. No shortcuts. Just honest conversations and a community coming together for something bigger than a podcast. The countdown has begun. If you believe in better conversations, better workplaces and better outcomes for men's health, I'd love your support. 🎧 Follow the podcast. Share the campaign. Donate if you can. Every action helps. 👉 Donate now: https://au.movember.com/mospace/15366090 Let's make this the biggest month in the history of Edan Haddock - Total Talent . Together, we can help change the face of men's health. 💛
LinkedIn Has Become Performance Art
LinkedIn used to be a professional networking platform. Now? It feels more like performance art. In this episode of Edan Haddock - Total Talent, Edan unpacks the strange evolution of LinkedIn and what it’s doing to Recruitment, Talent Acquisition and leadership culture. From recruiter influencers and AI-generated thought leadership to performative vulnerability, personal branding and the rise of “corporate creators”, this is a raw and honest look at the modern professional identity crisis. Why does everyone suddenly sound the same online? Has authenticity become monetised? Are recruiters becoming media personalities? And in a world flooded with polished AI content, what actually feels human anymore? This episode explores the growing tension between visibility and authenticity, and why the future of Talent may belong to those who can build trust, not just audience. A bold conversation about modern work, digital identity, recruitment culture and the strange theatre we all now perform online. 🎙️ 30 Days. 30 Episodes. One Mission. This November, Edan Haddock - Total Talent is taking on its biggest challenge yet. 30 consecutive days. 30 brand-new podcast episodes. 1 goal: raising funds for Movember and helping change the face of men's health. No sponsors. No shortcuts. Just honest conversations and a community coming together for something bigger than a podcast. The countdown has begun. If you believe in better conversations, better workplaces and better outcomes for men's health, I'd love your support. 🎧 Follow the podcast. Share the campaign. Donate if you can. Every action helps. 👉 Donate now: https://au.movember.com/mospace/15366090 Let's make this the biggest month in the history of Edan Haddock - Total Talent . Together, we can help change the face of men's health. 💛
Australia: The Eurovision Entry of Talent Acquisition
This week on Edan Haddock – Total Talent, Edan takes Talent Acquisition somewhere unexpected… Eurovision. As Australia steps onto the world stage once again, Edan explores why Australian Talent Acquisition still seems to seek permission to belong in the global conversation. From the dominance of the US and UK, to the rise of markets like Singapore and the Netherlands, this episode breaks down who really leads Talent Acquisition globally, why they lead, and what Australia might be missing. But this isn’t about tearing Australian TA down. Quite the opposite. This is a raw conversation about confidence, tall poppy syndrome, Workforce 5.0, AI, hybrid work and why Australia may already be one of the strongest Talent Acquisition markets in the world… if we’re willing to finally own it. 🎙️ 30 Days. 30 Episodes. One Mission. This November, Edan Haddock - Total Talent is taking on its biggest challenge yet. 30 consecutive days. 30 brand-new podcast episodes. 1 goal: raising funds for Movember and helping change the face of men's health. No sponsors. No shortcuts. Just honest conversations and a community coming together for something bigger than a podcast. The countdown has begun. If you believe in better conversations, better workplaces and better outcomes for men's health, I'd love your support. 🎧 Follow the podcast. Share the campaign. Donate if you can. Every action helps. 👉 Donate now: https://au.movember.com/mospace/15366090 Let's make this the biggest month in the history of Edan Haddock - Total Talent . Together, we can help change the face of men's health. 💛
The Third Seat at the Table: Why Workforce Planning Can’t Survive Without Technology
In this episode of Edan Haddock - Total Talent , Edan Haddock explores why traditional workforce planning models are breaking in the era of AI and Workforce 5.0. As technology rapidly reshapes jobs and capability needs, Edan argues workforce planning can no longer sit solely between HR and Finance. Enter the “Workforce Triangle” - HR, Finance and Technology designing the future of work together. This episode dives into portfolio careers, the rise of consulting and fixed-term work, the future of permanent employment, and why relationship-based roles may become the most valuable jobs in the market. A bold conversation about workforce design, AI, and what the next generation of work could really look like. 🎙️ 30 Days. 30 Episodes. One Mission. This November, Edan Haddock - Total Talent is taking on its biggest challenge yet. 30 consecutive days. 30 brand-new podcast episodes. 1 goal: raising funds for Movember and helping change the face of men's health. No sponsors. No shortcuts. Just honest conversations and a community coming together for something bigger than a podcast. The countdown has begun. If you believe in better conversations, better workplaces and better outcomes for men's health, I'd love your support. 🎧 Follow the podcast. Share the campaign. Donate if you can. Every action helps. 👉 Donate now: https://au.movember.com/mospace/15366090 Let's make this the biggest month in the history of Edan Haddock - Total Talent . Together, we can help change the face of men's health. 💛
Stop Hiring. Start Designing: The Double Diamond Playbook for Talent Acquisition
In this episode, Edan Haddock unpacks Design Thinking through the Double Diamond model and why Talent Acquisition needs to stop jumping straight to hiring… and start designing better outcomes. Most TA teams are solving the wrong problem, just very efficiently. A role gets opened, a brief gets taken, and the machine kicks off without ever really understanding what’s broken underneath. This episode flips that. Edan walks through how to apply the Double Diamond in real hiring scenarios - from uncovering the actual problem, to redefining what success looks like, to exploring solutions that go beyond just “hire someone.” Because sometimes the right answer isn’t a hire at all. If you want to move from reactive recruiter to someone who actually influences business outcomes then this one’s for you. Expect practical questions, real examples, and a completely different way to approach every req that lands on your desk. 🎙️ 30 Days. 30 Episodes. One Mission. This November, Edan Haddock - Total Talent is taking on its biggest challenge yet. 30 consecutive days. 30 brand-new podcast episodes. 1 goal: raising funds for Movember and helping change the face of men's health. No sponsors. No shortcuts. Just honest conversations and a community coming together for something bigger than a podcast. The countdown has begun. If you believe in better conversations, better workplaces and better outcomes for men's health, I'd love your support. 🎧 Follow the podcast. Share the campaign. Donate if you can. Every action helps. 👉 Donate now: https://au.movember.com/mospace/15366090 Let's make this the biggest month in the history of Edan Haddock - Total Talent . Together, we can help change the face of men's health. 💛
Talent Acquisition Is Dying. We Backed the Wrong Future
In this episode, Edan Haddock challenges the future of Talent Acquisition and whether it even has one. As AI, hiring managers, and access to talent reshape the hiring landscape, TA isn’t being replaced overnight… it’s being quietly stripped back. But the real tension? It’s not just external disruption. It’s that TA backed the wrong future. From the rise (and quiet stall) of skills marketplaces to the over-engineering of talent frameworks, Edan explores how the industry invested in ideas that looked smart… but never changed behaviour. This episode is a raw take on what’s actually happening beneath the surface and what survives if Talent is to remain relevant. 🎙️ 30 Days. 30 Episodes. One Mission. This November, Edan Haddock - Total Talent is taking on its biggest challenge yet. 30 consecutive days. 30 brand-new podcast episodes. 1 goal: raising funds for Movember and helping change the face of men's health. No sponsors. No shortcuts. Just honest conversations and a community coming together for something bigger than a podcast. The countdown has begun. If you believe in better conversations, better workplaces and better outcomes for men's health, I'd love your support. 🎧 Follow the podcast. Share the campaign. Donate if you can. Every action helps. 👉 Donate now: https://au.movember.com/mospace/15366090 Let's make this the biggest month in the history of Edan Haddock - Total Talent . Together, we can help change the face of men's health. 💛
What Replaces EVP in a World Where Truth Is Decentralised?
In this episode, Edan Haddock calls out one of Talent’s biggest blind spots - EVP. For years, organisations have invested heavily in crafting the perfect Employer Value Proposition. But in a world where truth is decentralised, candidates no longer rely on what companies say… they rely on what employees share. So what happens when you don’t control the narrative anymore? Edan unpacks the shift from polished messaging to real-world reputation - exploring why EVP is losing relevance, how candidates are validating employers through decentralised channels, and what actually replaces EVP in today’s landscape. This episode introduces a new way of thinking: Reputation, Experience, Proof (REP) and challenges Talent leaders to move beyond storytelling and start owning the reality. If EVP isn’t dead… it’s definitely been exposed. 🎙️ 30 Days. 30 Episodes. One Mission. This November, Edan Haddock - Total Talent is taking on its biggest challenge yet. 30 consecutive days. 30 brand-new podcast episodes. 1 goal: raising funds for Movember and helping change the face of men's health. No sponsors. No shortcuts. Just honest conversations and a community coming together for something bigger than a podcast. The countdown has begun. If you believe in better conversations, better workplaces and better outcomes for men's health, I'd love your support. 🎧 Follow the podcast. Share the campaign. Donate if you can. Every action helps. 👉 Donate now: https://au.movember.com/mospace/15366090 Let's make this the biggest month in the history of Edan Haddock - Total Talent . Together, we can help change the face of men's health. 💛
Job Hoppers Aren’t the Problem. Your Hiring Mindset Is.
In this episode, Edan Haddock takes aim at one of the most outdated beliefs in hiring: that candidates who “move around a lot” are a problem. What if they’re not? From the collapse of traditional career paths to the rise of Workforce 5.0 and portfolio careers, Edan explores why the idea of loyalty tied to tenure no longer holds up and why Talent leaders might be filtering out exactly the people they need. This isn’t about defending job hoppers. It’s about questioning the system that labels them. If you’re still using tenure as a proxy for performance, potential, or commitment… this episode might change how you hire forever. 🎙️ 30 Days. 30 Episodes. One Mission. This November, Edan Haddock - Total Talent is taking on its biggest challenge yet. 30 consecutive days. 30 brand-new podcast episodes. 1 goal: raising funds for Movember and helping change the face of men's health. No sponsors. No shortcuts. Just honest conversations and a community coming together for something bigger than a podcast. The countdown has begun. If you believe in better conversations, better workplaces and better outcomes for men's health, I'd love your support. 🎧 Follow the podcast. Share the campaign. Donate if you can. Every action helps. 👉 Donate now: https://au.movember.com/mospace/15366090 Let's make this the biggest month in the history of Edan Haddock - Total Talent . Together, we can help change the face of men's health. 💛
You’re Not a Talent Leader. You’re a Product Manager.
In this episode, Edan Haddock challenges one of the biggest assumptions in Talent Acquisition. What if hiring isn’t a process to optimise… but a product to build? Most Talent teams are still operating like service desks. Taking briefs, filling roles, and measuring speed all while calling it strategy. But in a world shaped by AI, shifting candidate expectations, and constant organisational change, that model is starting to break. Edan explores what it really means to apply product thinking to Talent: Designing experiences instead of managing processes. Treating candidates and hiring managers as users. Iterating constantly instead of waiting for perfection. Using data as signals to improve, not just report. He also dives into the rise of augmented teams where humans and AI agents work side by side and what this means for how Talent functions are designed going forward. This episode is a challenge to rethink the role of Talent entirely. Because if you’re not treating hiring like a product… you’re already behind. 🎙️ 30 Days. 30 Episodes. One Mission. This November, Edan Haddock - Total Talent is taking on its biggest challenge yet. 30 consecutive days. 30 brand-new podcast episodes. 1 goal: raising funds for Movember and helping change the face of men's health. No sponsors. No shortcuts. Just honest conversations and a community coming together for something bigger than a podcast. The countdown has begun. If you believe in better conversations, better workplaces and better outcomes for men's health, I'd love your support. 🎧 Follow the podcast. Share the campaign. Donate if you can. Every action helps. 👉 Donate now: https://au.movember.com/mospace/15366090 Let's make this the biggest month in the history of Edan Haddock - Total Talent . Together, we can help change the face of men's health. 💛
What Drag Queens Taught Me About Mentorship (And Why Corporate Got It Wrong)
In this episode, Edan unpacks what happened when he was matched with a mentee through Movember’s MoMentor program - and why it made him question everything we think we know about mentoring. Drawing on a past conversation exploring Mother/Daughter relationships in the Drag world, he challenges the corporate model of mentoring as too safe, too polite, and too low impact. This episode explores a different lens - one built on identity, accountability, belonging, and legacy - and asks a bold question: Have we completely misunderstood what real mentorship is supposed to be? 🎙️ 30 Days. 30 Episodes. One Mission. This November, Edan Haddock - Total Talent is taking on its biggest challenge yet. 30 consecutive days. 30 brand-new podcast episodes. 1 goal: raising funds for Movember and helping change the face of men's health. No sponsors. No shortcuts. Just honest conversations and a community coming together for something bigger than a podcast. The countdown has begun. If you believe in better conversations, better workplaces and better outcomes for men's health, I'd love your support. 🎧 Follow the podcast. Share the campaign. Donate if you can. Every action helps. 👉 Donate now: https://au.movember.com/mospace/15366090 Let's make this the biggest month in the history of Edan Haddock - Total Talent . Together, we can help change the face of men's health. 💛
HR Isn’t Broken… It’s Being Replaced
The End of CoEs and the Rise of Total Talent In this episode, Edan Haddock takes on one of HR’s most established models… the Centre of Excellence. As technology accelerates and AI begins to take on more of the work traditionally owned by HR, Edan explores what this means for the structure of People functions. From the slow decline of HR Operations, to the identity crisis facing People Partnering, and the quiet disappearance of standalone OD… nothing is off limits. The big question: if those pillars start to fall, what rises in their place? Edan makes the case for Talent stepping into the spotlight… not just as hiring, but as the core operating system for workforce strategy, experience, and capability. This isn’t about HR being broken. It’s about whether it evolves… or gets left behind. 🎙️ 30 Days. 30 Episodes. One Mission. This November, Edan Haddock - Total Talent is taking on its biggest challenge yet. 30 consecutive days. 30 brand-new podcast episodes. 1 goal: raising funds for Movember and helping change the face of men's health. No sponsors. No shortcuts. Just honest conversations and a community coming together for something bigger than a podcast. The countdown has begun. If you believe in better conversations, better workplaces and better outcomes for men's health, I'd love your support. 🎧 Follow the podcast. Share the campaign. Donate if you can. Every action helps. 👉 Donate now: https://au.movember.com/mospace/15366090 Let's make this the biggest month in the history of Edan Haddock - Total Talent . Together, we can help change the face of men's health. 💛
Presence Isn’t Productivity
In this episode, Edan Haddock dives into one of the most heated debates in modern work: return-to-office, hybrid, and working from home. Rather than taking sides in the location debate, Edan argues that the entire conversation is missing the real issue. The problem isn’t where people work. It’s how we measure work. Edan explores why he has always believed in Work/Life Integration rather than Work/Life Balance , why rigid return-to-office mandates risk pushing organisations backwards, and why measuring productivity through time at a desk is one of the most outdated ideas in modern leadership. He also looks at emerging discussions around potential legislation in Victoria supporting two days of working from home , and what this could mean for organisations that have enforced strict office mandates. The future of work, Edan argues, isn’t about location. It’s about outcomes, trust, and designing work in ways that fit real life. 🎙️ 30 Days. 30 Episodes. One Mission. This November, Edan Haddock - Total Talent is taking on its biggest challenge yet. 30 consecutive days. 30 brand-new podcast episodes. 1 goal: raising funds for Movember and helping change the face of men's health. No sponsors. No shortcuts. Just honest conversations and a community coming together for something bigger than a podcast. The countdown has begun. If you believe in better conversations, better workplaces and better outcomes for men's health, I'd love your support. 🎧 Follow the podcast. Share the campaign. Donate if you can. Every action helps. 👉 Donate now: https://au.movember.com/mospace/15366090 Let's make this the biggest month in the history of Edan Haddock - Total Talent . Together, we can help change the face of men's health. 💛
