HR Chats with Te Radar

How can organisations move beyond awareness to real action when it comes to neurodiversity? In this episode, Te Radar sits down with Dr. Dana Ott and Associate Professor Miriam Moeller to unpack why neuroinclusion matters, the challenges companies face, and the practical steps leaders can take to better support neurodivergent employees.Drawing on years of research and practical tools like the Autism Employment Playbook, Dana and Miriam share fresh insights on how organisations can unlock the strengths of neurodiverse talent, foster inclusion, and build workplaces where everyone can thrive.About Dana:Dana L. Ott (MSc, PhD) is a Senior Lecturer in International Management at the University of Otago. Dana’s research seeks to enhance global mobility experiences for individuals pursuing international careers and to provide guidance for organisations in effectively supporting neurodivergent employees and leaders. She is deeply committed to advancing DEI initiatives, particularly championing neuroinclusion, fostering cultural intelligence, and promoting gender equity.About Miriam:Miriam Moeller (MBA, PhD) is Associate Professor in International Business at The University of Queensland Business School, Australia. Miriam takes particular interest in and regularly publishes about human resource management, global mobility, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Her award-winning work fosters social cohesion and drives economic productivity by promoting the development of neuroinclusive workplace practices, in Australia and across the globe.Click here to download a copy of the Autism Employers Playbook

HR Chats with Jessica Pillow, Global Head of Total Rewards at DEEL.Pay transparency is one of the most talked-about topics in HR right now — but what does it actually mean for New Zealand workplaces? With new legislation on thehorizon and employees demanding greater clarity, organisations are under increasing pressure to move beyond “pay gag clauses” and start building open, sustainable approaches to remuneration. In this HR Chat, Te Radar speaks with Jessica Pillow, Global Head of Total Rewards at Deel, who oversees pay, benefits, and mobility across 100+ countries. Drawing on her global experience, Jessica explains why true pay transparency goes beyond publishing numbers — it’s about creating a clearcompensation philosophy and strategy that aligns with business goals, builds trust, and strengthens retention. Together they explore:What pay transparency really looks like in practice.Why some employers remain hesitant, and how to address those concerns.The foundational elements every organisation needs for an effective pay transparency policy.Lessons from Deel’s approach to compensation across borders.What New Zealand businesses can learn from overseas markets already operating under strict pay transparencylaws.If your organisation is grappling with shifting employee expectations, this episode offers practical insights into how to set the right foundations and provides a roadmap for building trust and clarity in pay practices. About Jessica PillowJessica Pillow is the Global Head of Total Rewards at Deel, where she leads compensation, benefits, equity, and mobility across 100+ countries. With a career spanning diverse industries, Jessica brings the perspective of a “mini-compensation economist, forecaster, and fairness architect” to her work. She is passionate about building transparent, sustainable reward strategies that simplify complexity and drive positive change. Jessica is a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and Global Remuneration Professional (GRP), and is known for her ability to deliver results with speed, clarity, and a collaborative spirit.Deel | Global Payroll, Compliance & HR Solutions | HRIS

HR Chats with Georgia Murch, Author, Speaker, Facilitator and Founder of CanWeTalk.coIf you lead people, you’ve probably noticed it: feedback is getting trickier. We’re more reluctant to give it, more sensitive when receiving it, and more fearful of the impact it might have. It’s a dynamic that can quietly erode performance, culture, and trust. In this episode, Te Radar sits down with Georgia Murch—author, speaker, facilitator and founder of canwetalk.co and expert in building feedback cultures—to explore why feedback feels so difficult in today’s workplaces and what leaders can do to turn this around.Together, they unpack:Why feedback is becoming harder in modern organisations.The ripple effects fear of feedback has on performance and culture.How generational differences shape feedback conversations.What stands out about the New Zealand workplace context.What a thriving feedback culture actually looks like.One practical step HR leaders can take to improve feedback immediately.Whether you’re navigating intergenerational teams, wrestling with feedback avoidance, or trying to build a culture of openness, this conversation offers timely, practical insights for HR leaders and people practitioners alike. About Georgia MurchGeorgia Murch is Australasia’s leading expert on feedback and building workplace cultures people love. A best-selling author of four books, she has worked with organisations for over 25 years to embed feedback that actually shifts culture. As founder of Can We Talk, Georgia helps leaders andteams move beyond the status quo and create environments where people thrive. She’s also a sought-after speaker and media commentator, known for her straight-talking, practical approach to making feedback work.

HR Chats with Terry McCaul, Thought Leader in the development and leadership of sustainable High Performance OrganisationsIn the latest episode, Te Radar sits down with Terry McCaul to explore why traditional organisational models are becoming obsolete and why leaders need fresh thinking to meet today’s workplace challenges. Drawing on insights from his new book, The Triple Knot – Designing and Leading Sustainable High Performance Organisations, Terry shares a practical yet innovative model for creating organisations that can thrive in a world of shifting employee expectations,societal demands, and constant change. With a career spanning four decades across CEO, C-suite, and advisory roles, Terry offers real-world examples of how these principles have worked in practice, challenges popular myths about HR and leadership, and explains why he chose to present his ideas through a novel format. This thought-provoking conversation is packed with insights for HR professionals, leaders, and anyone involved in shaping the future of work. About Terry McCaulTerry McCaul is a recognised expert in designing and leading sustainable high-performance organisations. With over 40 years’ experience as a CEO, senior executive, and advisor across the public and private sectors, he has led majorculture change programmes and guided leaders at the highest levels. A Chartered Fellow of HRNZ, Terry is also an award-winning international presenter and author, passionate about helping leaders apply new thinking to meet the challenges of today’s rapidly changing world of work.

DEI Under Pressure: HR'sCrucial Role in creating an inclusive future for organisations in AotearoaIn this episode of HR Chats with Te Radar, Lisa Mulligan, Founder and CEO of The Culture Ministry,explores whether Aotearoa is experiencing a Diversity & Inclusion (DEI) backlash and what HR leaders can do in response. She discusses the global and local drivers of resistance, the importance of maintaining momentum, and how HR can position DEI as a strategic business priority. The conversation highlights HR’s crucial role in building inclusive, resilient workplaces — even in challenging times.About LisaLisa is the founder and CEO of The Culture Ministry, offering pragmatic and experienced Diversity & Inclusion consultancy.She works with CEO's and Leadership teams to build financially successful and inclusive businesses.Lisa brings over 25 years’ experience in humanresources leadership, organisational change and development, and diversity & inclusion, in multinational businesses.She has lived and worked across Australia, NewZealand, Asia and Europe with organisations in the retail, distribution, insurance, FMCG, logistics, manufacturing, pharmaceutical and engineering consulting, with over 15 years focusing on Asia. Her passion and focus is developing people, and inparticular, leaders in organisations to help them create an effective organisational culture that drives business outcomes. www.thecultureministry.com

In this session of HR Chats with Te Radar, we chat to Lynda about Organisational Culture: What is organisational culture? Who should determine what an organisation's culture should be? How do you know if you have the right culture? Do boards really care about this?

As the world becomes more interconnected, borders no longer constrain talent. Traditionally, global mobility meant a company’s efficiency in moving employees to different countries as expatriates or for business trips and assignments. Today, global mobility has evolved to mean a company’s ability to support a global workforce, fulfil workers’ preferences, and win the war on talent. In this HR Chat, Shannon Karaka will draw on his industry experience and real examples to explain how the concept of working while living and traveling abroad extends well beyond the traditional ‘OE’ or expat assignments, and now forms part of a modern employee development and retention strategy. Shannon Karaka has led the New Zealand and Australian operations of global HR platform Deel since 2021, helping customers hire and manage staff compliantly from anywhere in the world. He champions flexibility and a healthy work-life balance as a way to maintain a positive mindset. 

Many of the recruitment tools we use today were created during the industrial revolution. Our workforce has changed dramatically since then and the trends that are continuing to shape it give us an insight into some great ways we can futureproof our businesses. Te Radar chats with Izzy Fenwick, founder of Futureful, New Zealand’s first values-led and skills-based recruitment platform. They discuss why now is the ideal time to consider how we can futureproof our work, along with the trends that are shaping the direction of the workforce. Izzy will also explore the challenges people face when thinking about the future and how Futureful aims to assist businesses in securing their future. Izzy's expertise lies at the intersection of human behaviour and corporate sustainability. She is the founder of Futureful, New Zealand’s first values-led and skills-based recruitment platform. Futureful is on a mission to mainstream corporate sustainability by including ESG (environmental, social, governance) commitments in the recruitment process. With her background in human-centred design, she previously served as the Sustainability Design Principal at DNA Design. Izzy also serves on the board of The Aotearoa Circle; an organisation that brings together public and private sector leaders to pursue sustainable prosperity and reverse the decline of New Zealand's natural resources. Izzy is a fellow of the NEXT Foundation and has spent time speaking about sustainability and the future of work on local and global stages.

The Future of Work | Implementing a four-day week in New Zealand – WHY you would be silly not to! In this session Te Radar chats to Brian Yee about the main drivers in making the decision to move to a 4 day week, how they prepared, the changes they had to make to ensure success, how they measured success and the many insights and lessons learned from their experience. Brian will also tell us what a 4 day work week looks like at MSH and what their clients think of their 4 day work week, the impact its had on the team and advice they would give to other organisations thinking about trialling a 4 day work week. Brian will also tell us why he believes a 4 day work week could work for every organisation.

In this session Te Radar chats to Amy Clarke, HRNZ's Manager Professional Standards & Development about: What the new professional accreditation process is for chartered membership and why did it change? What are assessors looking for from applicants with the new process and how does this differ from qualities under the previous process? Why should people get chartered? Why you shouldn’t be anxious about applying for chartered membership - do it today!

In this session of HR Chats with Te Radar, we chat with Anna Ferguson, Chief People Officer for Vista Group With a recession forecast as likely, university students are entering a workforce where jobs are competitive and not guaranteed. Auckland University of Technology’s Professor Candice Harris has warned students not to expect their “dream job” right away in the current market – and is also concerned about employers halting graduate programmes for short-term cost savings, as this can have longer-term impacts on the company’s employment pipeline.   Vista is about to open applications for its 2023 graduate and intern programme. Today we talk to Anna Ferguson, Chief People Officer at leading cinema software and data analytics company Vista Group, on why new graduates should consider graduate schemes and internships when starting out in their career, and why continuing to offer graduate schemes is important for businesses’ long-term success. In the tech sector, with its ongoing skills shortages, this is especially critical to cater for a fast-digitising world. Specifically we cover: How long has Vista Group been running its graduate programme, and what does it entail and how do they contribute to the business? Why do you think graduates should consider schemes like this, rather than applying for a standard role? What’s the value of these schemes for employers? Are they still feasible at a time when many workplaces are actually looking at job reductions? What advice would you give graduates wanting to make the most of a scheme like this, to kick-start their career? And likewise, how can employers best support new graduates?

In this episode of HR Chats with Te Radar we chat to Lorna Goodwin about: Supporting HRNZ's Te Ao Māori journey and the creation of a framework - Whātika The guiding whakatauki How Whātika (our framework) is applicable for any organisation and can be used to guide their own journey. The ultimate outcome from transforming HRM.

In this episode of HR Chats with Te Radar we talk to Elizabeth McNaughton, CEO, Asia-Pacific for Hummingly, supporting employees through disaster recovery, specifically: What does the disaster recovery journey look like and what does it mean for people leaders? What are the most important questions leaders need to be asking themselves right now? ‘recovery is a marathon not a sprint’ so how do organisations support their people over the long haul?

Today we talk to Sarah Baddeley, on Modern Slavery - what is it and does it exist in New Zealand? She will also discuss the types of exploitation that occurs in New Zealand and what the Government is doing about it. Sarah will also discuss: How can you find out whether you have it in your workplace? What can human resource leaders do to address modern slavery? What kinds of practical things can people wanting to make changes do? What can you do about it? Sarah Baddeley is Executive Director at management consultancy MartinJenkins

In this episode of HR Chats with Te Radar we chat with Jocelyn Visser, HR Consultant for MyHR Jocelyn, a self pro-claimed HR Nerd chats to us about why HR is such an amazing career path. Jocelyn will share her story: Why HR and the steps Jocelyn took to build her own path. Things she wished she had known before getting into HR. Jocelyn's biggest learning so far. Advice she would give her younger self. And some top tips for getting your first HR role.

Today Te Radar talks to Nick McKissack, CEO of HRNZ and Elena Calvert, Recruitment Manager at the University of Otago and National Vice President on the HRNZ Board on the reasons why you should enter, what makes a successful entry and some tips on what to expect.

In this episode of HR Chats with Te Radar we chat to Jazz Thornton, International Mental Health Advocate & Co-Founder Voices of Hope during Mental Health Awareness Week 2022. Covid saw levels of isolation and loneliness peak in a way we have never seen before. Mental health services are under extreme pressure trying to keep up with the overwhelming demand - Our country is now having to learn how we can best support ourselves and others to ensure a 360 of wellbeing and mental health care. In this podcast in support of Mental Health Awareness Week, Jazz Thornton will address: How we move forward and help others to connect Why human connection is so important for our mental wellbeing How is connection to other people's stories important? Why do NZers find it hard to ask for help.

In this episode of HR Chats with Te Radar we chat to Tim Jones, Grow Good CEO, Founder and B Consultant Tim is New Zealand’s 1st qualified B Consultant having successfully completed the training programme run by B Lab ANZ. To date he has helped more than 80 companies from around the world successfully navigate the B Corp Impact Assessment, and is working with new businesses every month to take them through the process. In this session Tim will cover: What is it B Corp? Where did it come from? How do you get Certified? Why becoming B Corp certified and what's in it for organisations.

In this Episode of HR Chats with Te Radar we chat to Deb Bailey Director and Leadership Expert - Deb Bailey Ltd, on Inside Out - why leadership starts with you. In this session Deb tells us about her new book, 'Inside Out - Why Leadership starts with you' - a book that provides a roadmap for busy leaders to help them plan and live their best lives and be the leader they always wished they had. Deb will chat about what inspired her to write the book and importantly how it supports the HR community.

In this episode of HR Chats with Te Radar we talk to Bridgette Jackson, Founder of Equal Exes on Workplace Wellbeing: HR Support to those going through separation/divorce. HR wellbeing policies cover many critically important events, eg. bereavement. But many organisations don't have policies or programmes to support seperation/divorce, even thought the impact of separation/divorce can be just as impactful as a bereavement. In this session Bridgette will cover What are the issues What is the tangible impact on people Does it affect work colleagues of the person going through these challenges? If a divorce is high conflict how does that impact employees work in the workplace? How can HR help?