Danielle Scott - AoFrio - Manager People & Sustainability | Leading with Empathy

  How do organisations create workplaces where people can thrive while still delivering strong business outcomes? In this episode of HR Unlocked, Lisa Oakley sits down with Danielle Scott, Manager People & Sustainability at AoFrio, to explore leadership, resilience, employee wellbeing, and the ch…

Maria Coupland - Finance Now - GM People & Culture | Building Better Employee Experiences

What happens when organisations genuinely listen to their people and act on what they hear? In this episode of HR Unlocked, Lisa Oakley sits down with Maria Coupland, General Manager People & Culture at Finance Now, to explore employee experience, leadership, culture, and the commercial realities …

Bernadette Kelly - TVNZ - CPO | Leading Through Organisational Change

How do organisations successfully transform while bringing their people with them? In this episode of HR Unlocked, Lisa Oakley sits down with Bernadette Kelly, Chief People, Corporate & Operations Officer at TVNZ, to explore organisational transformation, leadership, change management, and the evo…

Kate Bacchus - HR Butter - Founder | The Power of Difficult Conversations

What happens when workplaces stop avoiding difficult conversations and start leaning into them? In this episode of HR Unlocked, Lisa Oakley sits down with HR consultant, facilitator, workplace investigator, and founder of HR Butter, Kate Bacchus. Drawing on decades of experience across operationa…

Evan Bateup - KPMG - Chief People & Inclusion Officer | Creating Workplaces Where People Thrive

What does it take to build a workplace where people genuinely belong and can do their best work? In this episode of HR Unlocked, Lisa Oakley sits down with Evan Bateup, Partner and Chief People & Inclusion Officer at KPMG New Zealand. Drawing on a non-traditional career journey that spans operati…

Kim Milne - Elf Group - Chief People Officer | Building New Zealand's Future Workforce

How do organisations build talent when the skills they need take years to develop? In this episode of HR Unlocked, Lisa Oakley sits down with Kim Milne, Chief People Officer at Elf Group, including AB Equipment and Speirs Finance Group, to explore apprenticeships, leadership, workforce development…

Ross Aitken & Mark Quin - Northern Rescue & NZ Ambulance | Trust and High-Stakes Decision Making

What can HR and business leaders learn from paramedics who make life-and-death decisions every day? In this episode of HR Unlocked, Lisa Oakley sits down with Ross Aitken, Clinical Operations Manager at Northern Rescue, and Mark Quin, Secretary of the New Zealand Ambulance Association. Together t…

Rachael Satherley - Serko - Chief People Officer | Leadership Across Cultures & Building for Growth

What does it take to scale a New Zealand technology company into a truly global organisation? In this episode of HR Unlocked, Lisa Oakley sits down with Rachael Satherley, Chief People Officer at Serko, to explore the realities of global growth, leadership across cultures, and building organisatio…

Dr Jarrod Haar - Massey University - Deans Chair | The Hidden Challenges Shaping Modern Work

Why are burnout rates still so high years after COVID, and what can leaders actually do about it? In this episode of HR Unlocked, Lisa Oakley sits down with Professor Jarrod Haar, one of New Zealand’s leading workplace researchers, to explore burnout, workplace loneliness, leadership, wellbeing, a…

Nikki Leske - Comvita - Chief People & Culture Officer | Creating Workplaces Where People Can Thrive

How do leaders support mental health at work without becoming therapists, and what role does the workplace environment really play in wellbeing? In this episode of HR Unlocked, Lisa Oakley sits down with Nikki Leske, Chief People & Culture Officer at Comvita, to explore mental health, psychosocial…