HR Engage Podcast
HR Engage Podcast
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The HR Engage Podcast by South Geldard Lawyers – your essential resource for navigating the complex world of HR and employment law. Join South Geldard Director and Head of the Employment Law team, Jonathan Mamaril as he discusses the latest trends, news, and important updates with expert insights from leading HR professionals and legal specialists. Whether you’re an HR leader, business owner, or manager, the HR Engage Podcast provides practical advice and guidance on compliance, employee relations, workplace culture, and more. Stay informed and empowered to create a better, legally sound workplace for everyone.
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The podcast explores essential HR and employment law topics including workplace culture, compliance, employee relations, and the evolving role of HR in today's workplace. Episodes feature discussions on challenges in HR, diversity and inclusion, and the importance of learning and development, such as Roseta Jacobs' insights on why learning and development is pivotal for change.
The HR Engage Podcast with your host Jonathan Mamaril. Join South Geldard Director and Head of the Employment Law team, Jonathan Mamaril as he speaks with HR teams and professionals about their journey into HR, why they are passionate about Human Resources, trends and challenges they are facing and what they believe is the future of HR. This is a podcast by HR people for HR people – if you are starting out in the HR space, have some curiosity in the area, or a an experienced HR professional and leader this podcast is for anyone involved in the HR space talking with people just like you! There might be a golden nugget of advice or a different perspective that will be helpful in your HR journey.
What happens when you combine corporate HR expertise with a professional background in drug and alcohol rehabilitation counselling?
In this episode of the HR Engage Podcast, host Jonathan Mamaril sits down with Carla Canning, the founder of Connect Lead Achieve. Carla shares her inspiring journey from starting out in law firm administration to stepping away to work as a counsellor, eventually returning to human resources to solve a massive industry gap: the chronic under-resourcing of people operations within the community services and not-for-profit sectors.
Carla and Jonathan unpack why so many small-to-medium NFP and NDIS organisations are trapped in a reactionary HR cycle, often only seeking support when facing Fair Work disputes or funding risks. From navigating generational divides over work-life balance to the simple, preventative power of morning tea and cake, this conversation explores how organisations can transition from pure risk management to active culture and capability building.
In this episode, we cover:
- Moving from corporate legal administration to drug and alcohol rehab counselling
- Why the community services and NDIS sectors are chronically under-resourced in back-of-house support
- Navigating the shift from reactionary crisis management to proactive workplace compliance
- Why bringing cake to morning tea is actually a brilliant preventative HR strategy
- Bridging the work-life balance divide between office staff and frontline support workers
- Golden career advice for both early-career generalists and senior HR executives
- Carla's rapid-fire insights on micro-moments of self-care, coast trekking, and volunteering in Laos
True workplace transformation begins when we stop treating human resources as a compliance checkbox and start actively empowering the individuals delivering frontline care.
South Geldard Lawyers — HR & Employment Law Support: southgeldard.com.au
How does your organisation encourage proactive relationship-building to catch team issues before they turn into major challenges? Consider your own workplace strategies as you listen to today's episode.
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