Leadership & Management in an AI World: Live Retained Recruiter Show, 16 October
Recruitment leaders are meeting live to spell out how AI is changing management, performance, and people development in 2025. James O'Brien, Managing Director of i-intro®, and Jo Gregory, Academy Director of The Retained Recruiter Academy, will host a special episode with guest Mike Walmsley, CEO/Founder of RecruitmentTraining.com.
The 30-minute session focuses on practical leadership moves you can use immediately-without losing the human connection that drives culture and results.
Why this matters for managers
AI is now embedded in workflows, reporting, and decision-making. Managers who learn to direct it-clearly and ethically-unlock time, better decisions, and measurable outcomes. This session distills lessons from 300+ recruitment CEOs into simple steps you can put into practice this quarter.
Using AI to build stronger leadership
"AI isn't replacing leadership, but it's definitely changing it," says James O'Brien. "The best recruitment leaders are learning how to use AI to create clarity, save time, and help their teams focus on higher-value work."
Expect a candid discussion on where AI adds leverage and where managers need to double down on coaching, context, and standards.
What you'll learn
- How to lead with clarity as AI becomes part of day-to-day management
- How to turn common leadership mistakes into measurable outcomes
- Practical ways to save time and boost performance using simple AI tools
- The key leadership trends for recruitment in 2025
Guest insight: Mike Walmsley
Drawing on global work with recruitment leaders, Mike Walmsley will share how top managers are rethinking performance management and communication with AI in the mix. You'll hear what high performers do differently-and how to apply it in your team.
Event details
- Thursday, 16 October 2025
- 4:30 pm UK
- Live on LinkedIn
Practical actions to start now
- Set a one-page "AI charter" for your team: approved tools, data rules, and expected use cases.
- Convert goals into weekly metrics and automate status summaries with AI to reduce admin time.
- Use AI to prep 1:1s: draft agenda, surface risks, and propose next steps based on pipeline and activity data.
- Create decision checklists: AI drafts, manager finalizes. This keeps quality high and bias low.
- Run short training on prompt patterns for research, outreach, and documentation to lift consistency.
About The Retained Recruiter Show
Hosted by James O'Brien and Jo Gregory, The Retained Recruiter Show brings together voices from across the recruitment industry to tackle real business challenges. Each episode focuses on practical, measurable insights that help leaders improve performance, client relationships, and profitability.
About i-intro®
i-intro® is a recruitment performance platform and methodology that helps firms move from transactional, contingent recruitment to a structured retained model. It blends behavioural science, assessment technology, and practical consultancy to deliver higher retention rates and long-term hiring success. Learn more at www.i-intro.com.
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