APS HR Professional News

What if the APS workforce were temporarily incapacitated by COVID-19? Peter Chapman of the Royal Australian Navy talks about managing staff shortages.

Theoretical neuroscientist Dr Vivienne Ming describes how HR can leverage artificial intelligence to improve staff wellbeing and experiences.

Sarah McCann-Bartlett, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Australian HR Institute, shares her thoughts on how the pandemic has changed workplaces, what the future of work looks like and where HR professionals fit in.

Karl Strichow has been a Director in Workforce Analytics at the ATO for over a decade. During that time, he has seen many changes in the way the organisation collects and uses HR data. We caught up with him recently to discuss his thoughts on how data has lifted the HR profession, and what’s next for the future of work.

The HR Foundational Learning Series launches in January 2022. This four-topic series includes eModules and ‘learning bites’ on key APS HR issues.

To cap off another big year for the APS HR Professional Stream, we asked five members of the Working Group to share their thoughts on the future of work, opportunities and challenges on the horizon, and how they plan to spend the holiday season.

The Integrity in the APS podcast series explores the meaning of integrity and importance of harnessing integrity as an APS craft to build a high performing, trusted public service.

Professor Deborah Blackman adds a valuable academic perspective to the APS HR Professional Stream working group. Taking time out from her busy schedule teaching Public Sector Strategy Management at the University of New South Wales and juggling various research projects through the Public Service Research Group, we caught up with Deborah to hear her insights and tips on effective business partnering, turning practice into policy and rethinking how we evaluate success.

David Thodey AO is well known in public service circles for the independent review of the APS he embarked on at the request of then-Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. The review produced an ambitious range of recommendations, including one that became the starting point for the APS HR Professional Stream. We were fortunate to sit down with David to get his views on the progress of the HR Professional stream to date, and his thoughts on the biggest challenges for the APS of the future.

A webinar on the new Future of Work report with guests Jacqui Curtis, Damian West and Dr Sue Williamson was held on 11 October – keep an eye on the socials for more info if you missed it.