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.
33 years in HR, 3 continents, and one saxophone soaked in whiskey — this one's got it all.
Jonathan Mamaril sits down with Tony, a LinkedIn Top Voice and one of the most consistently recognised HR influencers online, for a conversation that goes well beyond the usual HR talking points. Tony's journey started as an architect standing over a drafting table for eight hours a day — and somewhere between sore backs and blueprints, he found his calling in people, not buildings.
From there it's been Malaysia, the Netherlands, China and now Australia, each stop rewiring how Tony sees HR, leadership and what it actually means to look after people. In this chat with Jonathan Mamaril, Tony gets refreshingly honest about courage over neutrality, the myth of the ”AI expert,” and why being liked and being respected are two very different things in HR.
In this episode, we cover:
- Tony's journey from architecture into HR
- Lessons learned working across Malaysia, the Netherlands and China
- Why HR needs courage, not neutrality
- The importance of commercial acumen and business literacy in HR
- Cutting through the noise around AI in the workplace
- Coaching, mentoring and staying curious in HR careers
- Tony's surprising side hustle as an actor
- Book recommendations for HR professionals
- A very unexpected saxophone story
If you want to grow in HR, don't just get comfortable — get curious, get uncomfortable, and start using your voice.
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