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
• 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.

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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.

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