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Work design isn’t just about dividing tasks and streamlining processes – it’s about shaping how people experience their work: the meaning they find and the autonomy they have.
In the age of AI, this takes on new urgency. As technology reshapes work, organisations must choose whether to let jobs become narrower and more transactional, or redesign them to drive motivation, resilience and performance.
In this episode, Professor Sharon Parker – Director of the Centre for Transformative Work Design at Curtin University – shares how HR leaders can apply evidence-based work design to create healthy, meaningful roles and ensure people remain at the centre of transformation.
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Further learning
AHRI's contemporary workforce redesign short course: https://bit.ly/4hVCh0r
AHRI's organisational design short course: https://bit.ly/49K5Wrh
Sharon Parker's SMART work design model: https://bit.ly/4991zGb
HRM article featuring Sharon Parker's research: https://bit.ly/3WMcmyL
Sharon Parker's book Transformative Work Design: https://bit.ly/47LZptB
Connect:
Connect with Sharon Parker on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/4qTOczS
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Skills shortages, shifting employee expectations and the rapid rise of AI are transforming how we think about work. For HR leaders, the challenge is not just to keep up – but to stay ahead.
In this episode, Kate Bravery, Mercer’s Global Advisory Solutions and Insights Leader and co-author of Work Different: How to Win in the People Age, explores how HR can turn disruption into opportunity. Kate shares insights on navigating shifting talent markets, reimagining the employee value proposition, and redesigning work for the age of AI.
If you’re ready to think differently about the future of work – and the role HR can play in shaping it – this conversation will help you to make this shift.
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Further learning:
AHRI short course: Employee value proposition: Attracting the best talent: https://bit.ly/48Woswr
AHRI short course: Contemporary workforce redesign: https://bit.ly/4ojYqb3
AHRI short course: Workforce planning foundations: https://bit.ly/4onPYb6
AHRI short course: Workforce planning advanced: https://bit.ly/3Ju2BSK
Explore Kate's book: Work Different: 10 Truths for Winning in the People Age: https://bit.ly/438ut5t

Connect:
Connect with Kate Bravery on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48V6D0K
Follow AHRI on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3LIdUXZ
AHRI members can join the AHRI LinkedIn Lounge to access bonus content and continue the discussion: https://bit.ly/3LIdWPB
Not yet an AHRI member? Join today and access a range of benefits, as well as a passionate community of HR practitioners.

Credibility with the C-suite is built over time through commercial fluency, disciplined inquiry and a deep understanding of how people strategy drives business performance.
In this episode, we explore what it truly takes to be seen as a trusted advisor at the executive table. Joining us are two exceptional leaders from Mirvac.
First, Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz AM – former CEO and Managing Director of Mirvac, and now Chair and Board Member with INSEAD, Rio Tinto, the Australian National Housing Supply and Affordability Council, Macquarie Group, and The Australian Centre for Gender Equality and Inclusion at Work.
She’s joined by Ben Morris MAHRI, Mirvac’s Group Head of HR. Together, Susan and Ben unpack the practical skills and behaviours that help HR practitioners build credibility and influence with the C-suite – and share insights into how HR can enhance its strategic impact in the boardroom.
Show notes
Related AHRI learning:
HR Certification – https://bit.ly/4qoPtip
The Strategic HR Leader short course – https://bit.ly/47IUQ4o
Leadership and Management Essentials – https://bit.ly/42XC9aH
Micro-credential: Business Strategy and Culture Leadership – https://bit.ly/3J3E0nH

Connect with AHRI and our guests:
Join the AHRI LinkedIn Lounge – exclusive to members for access to bonus content and discussions – https://bit.ly/3JxmZSR
Follow AHRI on LinkedIn – https://bit.ly/43kLXf9
Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz AM – https://bit.ly/4oDaRhV
Ben Morris – https://bit.ly/48JnfbJ

Many employees are quietly cracking, according to new research. Beneath the surface of professionalism and productivity, one in two Australian workers report they’re struggling to hold it all together. The drivers are complex, from the rising cost of living to poorly managed change, but the consequences are clear: declining wellbeing, lower engagement and higher risk of burnout.
In this episode, Dr Michelle McQuaid joins host Tani Jacobi CPHR to unpack the latest research on quiet cracking and what HR and business leaders can do to strengthen resilience, civility and trust in uncertain times.
Michelle shares evidence-based insights into how psychosocial hazards, AI adoption and global volatility are reshaping how people feel and perform at work – and how leaders can respond with both humanity and rigour.
SHOW NOTES
Learning:
Explore AHRI’s micro-credential in health, safety and wellbeing: https://bit.ly/3WKSYSy
Short course: Driving engagement and performance during change – https://bit.ly/4qiHFyw
Short course: Implementing wellbeing initiatives – https://bit.ly/471SHAF

Further reading:
Explore Dr Michelle McQuaid’s research on wellbeing and performance: michellemcquaid.com/research

Connect:
Connect with Michelle McQuaid on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/chellemcquaid
Follow AHRI on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/ahri
AHRI members can join the AHRI LinkedIn Lounge to access bonus content and continue the discussion: linkedin.com/groups/13848256

The Australian HR Institute has some fantastic guests lined up for season five of Let's Take This Offline, including Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz, Benjamin Morris, Dr Michelle McQuaid, Professor Sharon Parker and Kate Bravery.
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