E063 Recruiting Senior Leaders with Michael Hewlett

In this episode, we take a deep dive into recruitment and more specifically senior leadership recruitment within the Estates/Facilities Management area of higher education. With over 25 years’ experience in this field, Michael shares with us his top tips for securing a director level role. In addition, we explore the skills universities are looking for in their senior leaders: emotional intelligence and soft skills, demonstrable experience of driving transformational change and a real understanding of equality, diversity, and inclusion.   KEY TAKEAWAY “The thing that gets people a job, are those soft skills. There will always be core things that people are looking for. They might want a degree for instance, sometimes they like to see MBAs and there's a kind of core level of competency that they expect, but what gets you the job, is the soft skills, it's the emotional intelligence. Qualifications get you in the door, but it's the other aspects that are going to get you the job.”   ABOUT MICHAEL Since joining The Management Recruitment Group in 2008, Michael, a founding member, is now a board director and shareholder. Specialising in education, he also spearheads niche brands University People and Schools Leadership.  With over 25 years in estates and facilities management recruitment, Michael ardently believes in the transformative power of career choices.  Beyond his professional realm, he serves as a Trustee for the Keaton Emery Foundation, extending mental health support to children in North-West England through the charity Centrepoint.  Passionate about societal impact, Michael's approach intertwines leadership, recruitment expertise and a commitment to making a difference.   CONNECT WITH MICHAEL: LinkedIn:                                    https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhewlettfm/ Email:                                        michael.hewlett@mrgglobal.com Keaton Emery Foundation:     https://www.keatonemeryfoundation.com/take-action   ABOUT THE HOST – MEL LOIZOU Mel is a Coach, Facilitator, Podcast Host & Mum. Specialising in leadership and change management in the Higher Education sector, Mel uses her Fish Climb Trees philosophy to help individuals, teams and organisations, shift from that place of believing they can’t, to one where they know they absolutely can.  If you would like Mel to help you with your leadership and change management challenges, then please book a free 30 min call via https://calendly.com/melloizou/initialchat   Check out Mel’s: Leadership Programme: https://divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk/leadershipprogramme Reset, Refocus, Rejuvenate Retreat: https://divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk/retreat Book, When Fish Climb Trees:  https://divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk/book TEDx Talk, Ditch Your Fishnets, Boost Your Resilience: https://www.ted.com/talks/mel_loizou_ditch_your_fishnets_boost_your_resilience   CONNECT WITH MEL https://www.linkedin.com/in/melloizou/ https://www.instagram.com/mel.loizou/ https://twitter.com/Mel_Loizou https://www.divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk   HOSTED BY: Mel Loizou DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please conduct your own due diligence. *As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.