5 podcast episodes for HR’s summer listening

As 2025 draws to a close and we start winding down for the year, here are five of AHRI’s top podcast episodes of the year to listen to over the break.

How can HR keep people at the centre of AI transformation?

Professor Sharon Parker shares how HR leaders can apply evidence-based work design strategies to create healthy, meaningful roles in an era of technological transformation.

An HR guide to navigating boardroom dynamics

Learn how to step into the boardroom with greater influence and shape strategic conversations that drive meaningful impact across the business, from an expert who has advised organisations including Apple, the UN and BHP.

What does it take to move from HR leadership into non-HR executive leadership?

HR practitioners are in an exciting position to make a meaningful impact on businesses from beyond the HR function. Experienced leader Chris Lamb FCPHR shares key lessons from his transition to non-HR C-suite leadership.

How can HR provide greater stability during periods of disruption?

Change and stability don’t need to be mutually exclusive concepts. With a thoughtful approach, HR practitioners can help organisations innovate without sacrificing the stability that employees need to thrive.

HR’s guide to building psychosocially safe workplaces

For workplaces to truly thrive, we need to stop viewing psychosocial safety as a pure compliance point and start to see it as a strategic imperative for business success. Here’s how.

How can practitioners reframe the role of HR within organisations?

Fleet Space Technologies’ Chief People Officer Isa Notermans explores the evolving role of HR and the expanding remit of practitioners in a transformed work environment.

Podcast: practical tips to prepare your organisation for the evolution of skills

Global future of work thought leader Ravin Jesuthasan walks HR through some practical frameworks and ideas to prepare their organisations for the future.

Podcast: Supporting HR to manage their own mental health at work

HR practitioners are often exposed to various emotionally distressing and challenging situations at work. To manage this, workplace wellbeing expert Dr Adam Fraser shares his research-backed tips for HR.

7 questions to make your coaching sessions more impactful

Want to become more coach-like? Coaching and leadership expert Michael Bungay Stanier has seven simple questions to make your coaching sessions richer and more impactful.