Stepping into an APAC Talent role sounds like a natural next move for many ANZ leaders. In practice, it often requires an entirely different leadership capability set.

Managing Talent across Asia means navigating vastly different labour laws, hiring expectations, communication styles, timezones, workforce risks, and cultural dynamics, often all within the same week.

This session explores what changes when your remit expands beyond ANZ, and what Talent leaders need to unlearn, relearn, and adapt to operate effectively across the region.

Tosh will unpack:

• What your first 90 days in an Asia-focused regional role should actually focus on
• Leadership style and communication norms market-by-market
• How to build trust and alignment across distributed Talent teams
• The employment law and compliance issues you cannot afford to overlook
• The local market dynamics that influence candidate behaviour, trust, and hiring outcomes across Asia
• The unique hiring challenges emerging across Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam
• Why candidate engagement strategies that work in ANZ can fail in Japan
• What separates effective regional Talent leaders from strong domestic operators

This session is designed for those looking to step into multi-region responsibility, or those already operating across Asia-Pacific who want a more practical understanding of the complexity, trade-offs, and opportunities involved in leading Talent in Asian Markets.