Zac Williams Home » Sideshifters » Williams, Zac Full interview Employer Branding – An ‘honest’ challengeZac WilliamsOct 22, 2019Society and CommunitiesBusiness and OrganisationsPersonal Development Short videos Honest employers save time and moneyZac WilliamsOct 22, 2019Business and OrganisationsPersonal Development Biggest mistake in Employer Branding: trying to please everyoneZac WilliamsOct 22, 2019Business and OrganisationsPersonal Development 1 2 3 … 9 › Breakout videos Finding and keeping the right employeesZac WilliamsOct 22, 2019Business and OrganisationsPersonal Development Employees: How to manage autonomy and compensationZac WilliamsOct 22, 2019Business and OrganisationsPersonal Development Structural changes in business: Mistakes and learningsZac WilliamsOct 22, 2019Business and OrganisationsPersonal Development 1 2 › Zac Williams Co-Founder & Director, GradTouch About the interview How GradTouch evolved by applying a system of free working hours What is expected of workers and employers these days The challenges of attracting the right people for a business How to be brave enough to honestly market working conditions and expectations Benefits of having “grown up” discussions with employees The importance of nurturing your employees and spending time on them [VIEW BIO] About Zac Co-Founder & Director, GradTouch Co-Founder of GradTouch - a job matching company out of the ordinary focussing on graduate talent Helps businesses honestly articulate their brand by producing behind-the-scenes footage and interviews to make the working conditions more transparent for graduates and simplify the application process GradTouch raised over £2m in investment over 24 months, growing incredibly fast If you could invite 1 person to a dinner party – who would it be and why? Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson – He’s the self-proclaimed “hardest working man in showbiz” and you can really see that. I’d love to know what motivates him and how he manages to juggle so many commitments. What motivates you? Makes you happy? I’m not entirely sure yet and I don’t think that’s a problem. I have a huge amount of drive to be successful but that’s always been there. I’m at my happiest when I can give back to friends and family. What advice would you give your 10-year-old self? You don’t know all the answers yet so stop trying to pretend like you do. If you could make 1 global change – what would it be? Move as quickly as possible to a fossil fuel free world. What are your Top 3 achievements? Convincing my wife to marry me, building a great team @ GradTouch and realising my limitations/flaws. What does sustainability mean for you? It means long term thinking and planning where teams, businesses, countries work towards a vision of what the future could and should be and forfeiting shorter-term profits for great longer-term rewards. What was the most important event/influence that changed your perspective? When you start a business, you believe that everything will happen overnight. But the most rewarding projects take time to cultivate and develop. Over the last few years, I’ve shifted my mind set away from the short term and instead have become obsessive with longer term focusses. Calling all Sideshifters! Know somebody who should share insights and effective solutions as one of our Sideshifters? Or want to add your own expertise? Get in touch to apply and discuss