The RailStaff Awards 2024

Siobhan Ritchie

Said the following about Steve Flaherty:

“Steve Flaherty is one of the most technically astute resourcing professionals I have had the pleasure of working with. There is often a stigma associated with HR professionals as lacking commercial acumen- anyone with this perceptions needs to be introduced to Steve! Steve understands commercial demands, cost, and value and to work this into a resourcing strategy to drive and inform decisions. Steve also understands how management information and data drives success and performance for both his resourcing team, and his customers. Steve tracks the products, technology and tools that are changing the face of resourcing, and is always seeking ways that we can bring this into our organisation. Steve has a natural aptitude for identifying efficiencies in service delivery, and how we can do things better for our customers. Steve has been personally responsible for trialling new technology that we have brought into our organisation, which has helped us to improve the diversity of our applicants.

Steve somehow manages to balance operational excellence with strategic vision.

For these reasons, and many more, Steve is a dynamic resourcing professional, and future leader for our profession.“