What does it take to overhaul your workforce strategy for thousands of employees, in a 24/7 workforce scattered across Australia?

Virgin Australia’s CPO Lisa Burquest – who brings over 25 years of senior HR leadership expertise – details how her team developed a modernisation strategy for their multigenerational, aging workforce and why they transitioned to planning for dynamic skills over more traditional rigid roles.

Learn how HR leaders can adapt their traditional planning frameworks to build businesses that are simpler, smarter and focused on future growth.

Further learning:

• Workforce Planning – Advanced Course: https://bit.ly/4iLQXAe
• Workforce Planning - Foundations Course: https://bit.ly/4zBvscl
• The Strategic HR Leader Course: https://bit.ly/4kIUn9m

Further reading:

• Learn more about AHRI’s Workforce Planning Toolkit for HR: https://bit.ly/4iHB8vL
• Download the toolkit here: https://bit.ly/4sOD74u

Connect:

• Follow AHRI on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/42bZnZE87
• Connect with Narelle Hooper on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/4cskpIq
• Connect with Lisa Burquest on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-burquest-8328395/
• 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

As hybrid work and generative AI tools make it easier to work alone, organisations risk losing the social connection that drives performance, creativity and wellbeing. Left unchecked, the habit of turning to an LLM for answers and advice can pull people away from their teams and weaken collective capability.

Peter Burow, Founding Partner at NeuroPower Advisory and Consulting, explains why humans are wired for teamwork, how AI can amplify our worst impulses rather than moderate them and what HR leaders can do about it.

He shares practical advice on strategic teaming, from running face-to-face ‘dynamics’ sessions to building executive team collaboration, and helping people reconnect with their own judgment.

Further learning:

• AHRI Course – AI & HR: Embedding Responsible AI - Shaping Workforce & Culture Course - Part 2: https://bit.ly/4yKU69y

Further reading:

• Article – What’s hybrid work doing to our brains?: https://bit.ly/3WjT0nq
• Article – Why strong teams can still struggle to execute strategy: https://bit.ly/4smBxXE

Connect:

• Follow AHRI on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/42bZnZE87
• Connect with Narelle Hooper on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/4cskpIq
• Connect with Peter Burow on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/peter-burow-1b0a93
• 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

When a neurodivergent employee feels comfortable enough to let their employer know about their diagnosis, the way a manager responds is the key to building trust and a pathway for productive collaboration in a neurodiverse workforce.

While there’s no one-size-fits-all approach, Neurodiversity Trainer Aisling Smith shares her practical advice to help coach managers on what it takes to support neurodivergent employees at the moment of disclosure and beyond.

Further learning:

• Aisling Smith's HR Toolkit: https://neuroempowerment.co/hr#hr-toolkit
• AHRI Course – Performance Management for Neurodiverse Workplaces: https://bit.ly/4hkOJXA

Further reading:

• Article – 3 considerations when responding to neurodiversity disclosures: https://bit.ly/4cXSL77
• Article – The cost of neurodiversity concealment at work: https://bit.ly/4ycON3d

Connect:

• Follow AHRI on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/42bZnZE87
• Connect with Narelle Hooper on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/4cskpIq
• Connect with Aisling Smith on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aisling-smith-neurodiversity/
• 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