Peter Rabey is the Co-founder & CEO of the X4 Group Ltd, an award-winning global multi-brand recruitment business specialising in the technology, life sciences, construction and communications sectors with offices in the UK, USA and New Zealand.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
When business started difficulties overcame:
“working from home for the first time in 2008 was an incredible challenge. Not having the hub and the drum of the office which had been such a key part. I realised to me being able to be a successful recruiter and leader was a bigger challenge than I ever realised. So, I think that combined with restrictive clauses that meant we couldn’t do what we’ve done before and the fact that the world had just gone into the worst economic position as it was then for 90 years meant that it was a fairly interesting start to the business”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley’s Bill Campbell Book by Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg and Alan EagleFavourite Quote:
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn.” The U.S. statesman Benjamin Franklin
Recommended Online Resources:
- The High Performance Podcast Jake Humphrey The High Performance Podcast brings you an intimate glimpse into the lives of high-achieving, world-class performers who have all excelled in their field with first-hand experiences and lessons to share.
- The Supper Club – Founder Networking. The Supper Club is a membership community of inspirational founders and CEOs of high growth businesses. Their mission is to inspire an entrepreneurial mindset in all leaders, because they believe that where entrepreneurship thrives so too does innovation, growth, and wealth creation
- Financial Times – News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the world’s leading global business publication
- The Times & The Sunday Times – News and opinion from The Times The Sunday Times
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“have learning at the centre of what you do and what your team do. If you got anyone that doesn’t want to learn at any point, I feel that that’s a really dangerous individual potentially. So having learning at the centre of everything would be the biggest piece of advice I would suggest”…[Listen for More]
More About Peter Rabey:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Don’t compare yourself to others. Be like the sun and the moon and shine when it’s your time.” Unknown
Other Quotes From the Chat with Peter Rabey:
- “what you do when you are sub- 30 people is really foundation setting to what it is going to become. If I had of known then what I do now I would have definitely placed more of an emphasis on stepping back and asking those harder questions to ourselves in the early doors rather than just getting swept along for the ride as without a doubt we did”
- “having a learning mindset. If at any point you feel like you’ve nailed it, it doesn’t matter if you are a trainee receptionist or a director, if at any point when you are feeling self-satisfied you are probably not going to be in a progression of moving forward. So, we try to encourage people to be of that learning mindset at all times Neil. That’s the one trait with all positions we hire for that has got to be a constant”
- “everyone is in the people industry and it’s important to keep that front and centre at all times”
Leave a Reply