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Mar 18, 2024 • 48min
Doing HR differently with Lucy Adams
In a world where the HR profession has been elevated to new heights, how can HR professionals maintain the momentum they've gained over the past few years to continue adding strategic value to a business's long-term goals? In this episode, we speak with Lucy Adams, CEO of Disruptive HR and former HR Director at the BBC, who shares her thoughts on fresh ways to think about HR, including her EACH framework, (which stands for Employees as Adults, Consumers and Humans), and shares practical examples of different ways organisations are trialling new ways of working.💡 Learning opportunitiesAHRI's Applied Emotional Intelligence short course.AHRI's Having Difficult Conversations: short course📑 Templates and guidesPersonal User Manual template – download this template to personlise the onboarding experienceStay Conversation questions – Lucy Adams shares a list of questions to consider during a stay interview.⭐Exclusive resources for AHRI membersEmployee persona template – develop your own employee personas with this template.AHRI Linkedin Lounge – Join over 5,000 AHRI members on the AHRI Lounge to have exclusive conversations with your peers on the topics that matter to you most.Bonus episode: Hear more from Lucy about how to develop an employee persona in this bonus content from Let's Take This OfflineA guide to difficult conversations – Log into your AHRI member portal, click AHRI:ASSIST, select 'Employee Performance and Development' and you'll find a guide for difficult conversations.🤳Connect with usFollow AHRI on LinkedIn for a range of useful resources.Connect with Shelley on LinkedIn here.Follow Lucy on LinkedIn here, or visit her website, Disruptive HR, for more helpful resources and information.👇Want access to exclusive AHRI member benefits?Not yet an AHRI member but interested in receiving a range of benefits to enhance your HR career? Visit ahri.com.au/membership to learn more.If you liked this podcast, don't forget to give us a five-star rating to help us reach more people and don't forget to follow so you never miss an episode.

Mar 4, 2024 • 49min
Rethinking learning and development with Rod Farmer
In episode two of AHRI's new podcast, host Shelley Johnson speaks with McKinsey and Company's Expert Associate Partner Rod Farmer about how HR professionals can get cut through with their learning and development programs.
We're moving from a jobs-based economy to a skills-based economy, says Farmer, which is why we need to rethink how we embed the right skills in our organisations. He shares useful frameworks and an interesting case study from some work he's done with the Department of Regional NSW to create more digital literacy within its workforce.
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Show notes
📚Further reading
Sources for McKinsey research cited in the episode.
AHRI's August Quarter Work Outlook report (referenced in episode), or view the latest outlook for the March 2024 quarter.
Read more about McKinsey's Department of Regional NSW case study.
💡 Learning opportunities
Mining Data for HR Insights: short course. (discount available for AHRI members)
Explore AHRI's suite of learning opportunities, to align your upskilling program with your business's needs.
⭐ Member exclusive benefits and resources
AHRI's mentorship program is now open to AHRI members.
Join AHRI's LinkedIn lounge to start a discussion with your HR peers and fellow AHRI members about how they approach L&D in their organisations.
Join the AHRI LinkedIn Lounge to listen to the bonus content from this episode, where Rod discusses how to apply his advice from this episode to a small business.
🤳Connect with us
Follow AHRI on LinkedIn for a range of useful resources.
Connect with Shelley on LinkedIn here.
Follow Rod on LinkedIn here.
👇Want access to exclusive AHRI member benefits?
Not yet an AHRI member but interested in receiving a range of benefits to enhance your HR career? Visit ahri.com.au/membership to learn more.
If you liked this podcast, don't forget to give us a five-star rating to help us reach more people and don't forget to follow so you never miss an episode.

Dec 21, 2023 • 52min
Designing a culture journey with Shane Hatton
In the inaugural episode of AHRI's brand-new podcast, host and HR professional Shelley Johnson talks all things culture with Shane Hatton, a culture and leadership expert and author.
Shane shares a range of helpful frameworks, a case study and practical advice that any HR professional listening can take away and apply to their organisation after listening – no matter what industry you work in.
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TRANSCRIPT
SHOW NOTES
💡 Learning opportunities
AHRI's Creating and Managing Hybrid teams short course.
AHRI's Having Difficult Conversations short course
⭐Exclusive resources for AHRI members
AHRI Linkedin Lounge – Join over 5,000 AHRI members on the AHRI Lounge to have exclusive conversations with your peers on the topics that matter to you most.
Bonus episode: Shane and Shelley talk about how to avoid slipping into 'forced fun'. (To be shared via the AHRI LinkedIn Lounge in early 2024).
🎧 📚 More content
Listen to Shane's podcast, Phone Calls with Clever People
Read Shane's book, Let's Talk Culture
Get inspired by Spotify's 'Band Manifesto'
🤳Connect with us
Follow AHRI on LinkedIn for a range of useful resources.
Connect with Shelley on LinkedIn here.
Follow Shane on LinkedIn here.
👇Want access to exclusive AHRI member benefits?
Not yet an AHRI member but interested in receiving a range of benefits to enhance your HR career? Visit ahri.com.au/membership to learn more.
If you liked this podcast, don't forget to give us a five-star rating to help us reach more people and don't forget to follow so you never miss an episode.


