Media

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Speaking Events

Disrupt HR: Time for money is an outdated and harmful value exchange at the heart of our employment relationships. It’s time to move on from time and instead focus on value!

Podcasts

Duncan Garner Editor-in-Chief: Duncan and I discuss the rise in working from home and how we can use it to drive more productivity and a healthy economy.

Books That Work: Anna Hughes and I discuss the best bits of my new book Flexperts

Rebels, Dreamers and Happiness Seekers: I talk to Renee Jaine about the redesign of work and everything flex

Thrive TV: I talk to Lauren Parsons about getting bold with flex

The Vulnerability Effect: I talk to Lotty Roberts about the power of vulnerability in the context of building flexible workplaces

Leading through challenge: I talk to Chris Desmond about the power of flexible work to meet the challenge of 2020 and beyond

Wellington Hustle: I talk to Tim Morrison about my entrepreneurial journey beginning in 2016 with My Kids Village

Uncomfortable is OK: I talk to Chris Desmond about getting out of my comfort zone to work on the things that I am most passionate about

Awards

HRNZ Awards 2022 Finalist: HR Professional of the Year

Equal Pay Awards 2019 Finalist: Champion Category

News

How can technology support a flexible workforce? An article in HRNZ’s quarterly magazine Spring 2023.

Reflections on HRNZ’s remote and hybrid work survey from August 2023: I talk to Nick McKissack, HRNZ’s Chief Executive about the insights, highlights and lowlights of Aotearoa’s hybrid and remote work landscape.

Navigating hybrid and remote work for small business (Part One and Part Two): I was invited to contribute to MyHR’s two-part series to help small businesses navigate the complexity that comes with hybrid and remote work.

Top Five Flex Tips - Following the launch of my book, Flexperts, I share my top five tips for successfully managing a flex team with New Zealand Management

Ngā Taonga staff will work a four-day week - but get paid the same: I talk to Stuff reporter about the benefits and risks of the public service switching to the Four Day Week.

How will a recession change the way we work in 2023? I talk to business reporter about how our economic constraints could unleash creativity in the way we work for the year ahead.

Where next for our Labour Day celebrations? An opinion piece in the Sunday Star Times about reimagining the next radical idea for our workforce

Father’s Day Gift of Flexible Work: An opinion piece in the Sunday Star Times about giving the gift of flex for fathers if we really want to make a positive impact for dads and their families.

Four Day Week pilot launch in ANZ region: I talk to Stuff about how we all stand to benefit from bolder changes to the way we work if we embrace a shorter work week and job sharing.

Law News: I challenge the law profession to embrace job sharing to combat high-stress and burnout.

Stuff article: My Kids Village start up story in 2016