Stephen Glands, Director at Macdonald & Company
Summary
Stephen Drew speaks with Stephen Glands, Director of the Architecture Team at Macdonald & Company, about recruitment, senior and executive appointments, design management, technical management, strategic hires and honest career advice.Good recruitment advice should be honest, useful and grounded in how the market actually behaves.
Stephen Drew speaks with Stephen Glands, Director of the Architecture Team at Macdonald & Company, about recruitment, senior and executive appointments, design management, technical management, strategic hires and honest career advice.
The conversation covers:
- How senior and executive architecture recruitment works
- Why some people move outside mainstream design roles
- What design management and technical management roles can offer
- Why honest market advice matters
- Which traits Stephen Glands has seen in successful careers
Read the episode notes: Stephen Glands, Director at Macdonald & Company
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Chapters
- 00:00 Introduction to Stephen Glands and Macdonald & Company
- 03:00 Recruitment perception and useful advice
- 07:00 Mid-career, senior and executive appointments
- 12:00 Moving outside mainstream design
- 17:00 Design management, technical management and Head of Design roles
- 22:00 Honest market advice and strategic hires
- 27:00 Traits successful people use over time
- 31:00 Final reflections on recruitment careers
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