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The Human Edge: Critical Thinking AI & HR’s Next Frontier with Bethan Winn
Are we outsourcing our thinking to AI and what does that mean for leadership, HR, and decision-making? In this episode of Reimagining HR, Trina Sunday speaks with critical thinking expert Bethan Winn about reclaiming our human edge in an increasingly automated, reactive world.
Together, they explore cognitive sovereignty, decision confidence, and why so-called “soft skills” are actually core leadership capabilities. From hustle culture and constant notifications to organisational habits that quietly suppress independent thinking, this conversation challenges HR and leaders to stop being overly prescriptive and start creating space for better judgment.
If you’re navigating AI adoption, leadership complexity, or the future of work, this episode offers practical tools to strengthen strategic thinking, psychological safety, and decision-making, without losing what makes us human.
Beyond the Bonus: What We’re Really Rewarding at Work with Warren Land
Beyond the Bonus: What We’re Really Rewarding at Work is a timely conversation with Warren Land, Director of The Reward Practice and one of Australia’s leading experts in remuneration and incentive design.
In this episode of Reimagining HR, Trina Sunday explores what reward systems are really signalling inside organisations beyond bonuses, pay rises, and performance metrics. Together, they unpack how incentives shape behaviour, reinforce power dynamics, and influence trust, fairness, and culture at work.
The discussion covers why individual bonuses often backfire in team environments, the growing push for pay transparency, and how total rewards strategies are evolving in response to economic pressure and changing employee expectations. Warren shares real examples of reward structures, insights on global remuneration trends, and practical guidance for leaders who want to design reward systems that are more human, more honest, and more aligned with their EVP.
If you’re questioning what your organisation is really rewarding at work and whether your reward system reflects what you truly value, this episode goes beyond the bonus to help you rethink what matters most.
Heart work and Hard Tech: Building Fairer Systems in the Age of AI with Aubrey Blanche
Heart Work and Hard Tech: Building Fairer Systems in the Age of AI with Aubrey Blanche explores what fairness truly means when AI shapes how we hire, develop, and lead. In this episode, we unpack the human side of automation, the ethical risks hidden in today’s HR technologies, and how leaders can design systems that stay accountable, intentional, and people-centred. If you’re ready to future-proof your HR practices and rethink how AI shapes your workplace, this is your essential listening.
Leading Beyond Fear: Trust, Courage & Making Work Human with Prina Shah
“Leading Beyond Fear: Trust, Courage & Making Work Human with Prina Shah” is a deep, practical and heart-centered exploration of what happens when organisations stop leading from fear and start building trust. In this episode, Trina and workplace transformation expert Prina Shah unpack the realities of fear-based leadership, the emotional load on HR, and the courage required to make work truly human. From legacy to capability gaps, psychosocial risk, consultation, energy management and culture transformation, this episode gives HR leaders the clarity, language and bravery to lead beyond fear and create workplaces where people can thrive.
Who Am I Without the Job Title? The Real HR Identity Crisis
This episode takes an honest look at the HR identity crisis many professionals face when their job title becomes their entire sense of worth. From burnout to belonging, values to workplace culture, Trina explores how HR identities are formed, stretched, and sometimes broken. If you’ve ever questioned who you are without the emails, the role, or the constant responsibility, this episode helps you rethink your place, purpose, and identity in HR. It’s a call to rediscover yourself beyond the title—while building healthier, more authentic workplaces.
The Hidden Weight of HR: What Happens When People Who Care for Everyone Stop Feeling Safe
In The Hidden Weight of HR: What Happens When People Who Care for Everyone Stop Feeling Safe, Trina explores the emotional toll of being the organisational shock absorber. This powerful solo episode unpacks HR fatigue, burnout, and trauma by accumulation, the hidden forces quietly draining the people at the heart of our workplaces.
You’ll learn how exhaustion in HR goes deeper than being busy, how imposter syndrome and moral distress show up, and why caring is your competitive advantage, not your downfall.
Trina also shares practical tools to help you rebuild safety around yourself: the Courageous Check-In, setting boundaries with bravery, and creating structures that support your wellbeing.
If you’ve ever felt alone holding it all together, this episode is your reminder: you’re not just the caretaker of culture, you are part of it.
The Future of Work Starts with Connection with Keith Ferrazzi
In The Future of Work Starts with Connection with Keith Ferrazzi, bestselling author of Never Eat Alone and Never Lead Alone, Keith shares how co-elevation, trust, and authentic connection are reshaping the workplace. From leading without authority to rethinking culture in hybrid teams, this episode dives deep into the practices that fuel collaboration, accountability, and sustainable performance. If you want to build stronger teams and rethink the HR playbook, this conversation is your starting point.
Soul Food at Work: Feeding Your People, Fuelling Your Culture
Soul Food at Work: Feeding Your People, Fuelling Your Culture explores what it really means to nourish employees beyond perks and paychecks. In this episode, Trina shares her personal story of disillusionment and purpose, alongside science-backed practices like gratitude, purpose alignment, and emotional awareness that boost culture, creativity, and retention. Discover how feeding your people fuels performance and transforms workplaces from transactional to truly transformational.
Stop Waiting to Be Chosen: Why HR Must Claim the CEO Path
Stop Waiting to Be Chosen: Why HR Must Claim the CEO Path is a bold conversation for HR leaders ready to step beyond support roles and into true executive leadership. In this episode, Trina Sunday tackles the real reasons HR professionals aren’t landing the CEO seat from imposter syndrome and lack of business visibility to mindset traps that keep us waiting for permission. She shares practical strategies to build CEO readiness, sharpen commercial acumen, and create a personal board that helps with your HR career pathways. If you’re ready to stop waiting and start leading, this episode will challenge and equip you to claim the CEO path with confidence.
Why CHROs Make the Best CEOs in Times of Chaos
Why CHROs Make the Best CEOs in Times of Chaos explores the powerful leadership skills HR professionals bring to the C-suite. In this episode, Trina Sunday challenges the myth that HR leaders can’t become CEOs and highlights inspiring CHRO-to-CEO journeys, including Leena Nair at Chanel, Mary Barra at General Motors, Anne Mulcahy at Xerox, and Nigel Travis at Dunkin’ Brands. These stories prove that empathy, trust-building, and cultural reset strategies are not just HR skills, they’re the very qualities that make CEOs succeed in times of disruption. If you’ve ever wondered about the true potential of HR leadership in business crises, this is the episode you need to hear.
HR on the Big Screen: Leadership, Power & the Coldplay Kiss
From the Coldplay kiss cam to a global HR crisis: this episode explores what happens when intimacy, leadership, and public perception collide. A single viral moment led to the downfall of Astronomer’s CEO and CPO, exposing hidden cracks in culture, governance, and the role of HR itself.
In this episode, we unpack the power dynamics at play when the CEO and HR leader cross boundaries, why due process matters even in the glare of public outrage, and how gender bias in media coverage can quietly influence reputations. You’ll also hear practical lessons on crisis management, succession planning, and protecting HR’s credibility when trust is shaken.
If you’ve ever wondered how HR should respond when it’s part of the storm, this episode delivers insights you won’t want to miss.
Put A Little Heart Into It Mate: Why Soft HR Is Solid Gold
In this episode of Reimagining HR, “Put A Little Heart Into It Mate: Why Soft HR Is Solid Gold,” we explore how heart-led leadership drives real results, from the C-suite to frontline teams. Far from fluffy, soft HR practices like empathy, psychological safety, and emotional intelligence are fast becoming the core strategies for high-performing workplaces. With insights from Gallup, Google, and real-world stories from across Australia, this episode offers practical tools and micro-moves that show why leading with heart is a powerful performance strategy, not a weakness. Perfect for HR leaders, CEOs, and culture champions who are tired of the “too emotional” label and ready to reimagine what strong leadership really looks like.
Reimagining HR with Trina Sunday
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