Let's Take This Offline

Leaders today are juggling more than ever, from complex regulation to rising cost pressures and evolving employee expectations. When overwhelm sets in, the most effective HR support often means getting back to basics.
In this episode, Pete Shepherd, executive coach and founder of Human Periscope, unpacks foundational habits and useful frameworks for early career HR practitioners looking to build confidence in coaching leaders through overwhelm.
Further learning
Management and leadership essentials course: https://bit.ly/3Pvg0Nl
Having difficult conversations course: https://bit.ly/4wAfMFk

Further reading
AHRI members can read Pete Shepherd's contributions to the cover story for The HR Agenda. Not yet an AHRI member? Sign up today: https://bit.ly/4eST9pd

Connect:
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Connect with Narelle Hooper on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/4cskpIq
Connect with Pete Shepherd on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petershepherd3/
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: https://bit.ly/4eST9pd

AI is no longer a peripheral tech topic; it is a fundamental governance challenge colliding with leadership at the highest levels. In this episode, we move beyond the hype to examine how generative AI is reshaping the core pillars of business: accountability, risk management and strategic decision-making.
Joining host Narelle Hooper is Shirley Chowdhary, an experienced board member and former CEO with a deep background in international leadership. Shirley provides a leader's view on the emerging governance risks that senior HR leaders must navigate to remain strategic partners to the leadership team and board.
Further learning
AHRI course: AI & HR: What You Need to Know to Stay Compliant : https://bit.ly/4muFMxc
AHRI course: Embedding Responsible AI: Shaping Workforce Planning & Culture Course: https://bit.ly/4vCZ8oc

Further reading
Read AHRI's article '7 questions to help HR navigate the new AI governance frontier': https://bit.ly/4dM13Af
Read Shirley's AICD article referenced in the article: https://bit.ly/4dMgtVb

Connect:
Follow AHRI on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/42bZnZE87
Connect with Narelle Hooper on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/4cskpIq
Connect with Shirley Chowdhary on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3Otd7ft
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: https://bit.ly/4oSwaNn

Get ready for the new season of Let's Take This Offline.
Hosted by business journalist Narelle Hooper, this season features conversations with leading HR and business thinkers on the most pressing and emerging issues shaping the profession today.
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SHOW NOTES
Connect:
Connect with Narelle Hooper on LinkedIn: au.linkedin.com/in/narellehooper
Follow AHRI on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ahri/
AHRI members can join the AHRI LinkedIn Lounge to access bonus content and continue the discussion: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13848256/
Not yet an AHRI member? Join today and access a range of benefits, as well as a passionate community of HR practitioners: https://www.ahri.com.au/ahri-membership

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.
SHOW NOTES
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
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: https://bit.ly/4oSwaNn

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.
SHOW NOTES
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.