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TA Leaders are under tremendous pressure as we move through 2023. Many are dealing with acute talent shortages, others have to downsize their team, and everyone is attempting to make sense of the implications of rapidly advancing AI technology. Whilst the immediate pressure can drive a focus on short term thinking, there is a massive opportunity for the TA Leaders who take a longer term view to reposition Talent Acquisition within their organization strategically.\n\nSo what is the opportunity here, which other business functions can we model from, and what practical steps do TA Leaders need to take? My guest this week is Graeme Paxton, Founder and CEO of Caraffi. Carraffi is on a mission to make talent the engine room of everyone's organization, and Graeme has a vast amount of experience in helping TA Leaders think strategically.\n\nIn the interview, we discuss:\n\nThe current state of the market\n\nThe strategic opportunity in challenging times\n\nChanging where TA sits in the organization\n\nBreaking the cycle\n\nWhen hiring volume decreases, the importance of hiring increases\n\nShortage in critical skillsets\n\nWhat TA can learn from the strategic evolution of Marketing\n\nThe three questions that keep CEOs up at night\n\nAligning metrics with the business balance sheet\n\nHow to measure the business impact of TA\n\nFrom transactional service to business driver\n\nUnderstanding the vision of your business to identify future critical skillsets\n\nHow far in the future should TA Leaders be planning?\n\nCan TA Leaders be the CEOs of the future?\n\n\nListen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts.