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    Changes in work during COVID-19 (and beyond) - Talk by Sharon Parker
    • Oct 21, 2021

    Changes in work during COVID-19 (and beyond) - Talk by Sharon Parker

    Sharon Parker gave a talk on how work changed when people worked at home during COVID and how it might change in the future.
    Office pressure sours WFH for many
    • Jan 6, 2021

    Office pressure sours WFH for many

    Article by Business News on Wellness@Work (2020 edition) Featuring Dr Caroline Knight, Research Fellow The enforced experiment of WFH has...
    Poor job design has ripple effect on health
    • Jan 6, 2021

    Poor job design has ripple effect on health

    Article by Business News on Wellness@Work (2020 edition) Featuring Professor Sharon Parker, CTWD Director Despite research showing a...
    The rise of insecure work - Podcast
    • Jan 6, 2021

    The rise of insecure work - Podcast

    So much has changed since the year 2000. We’re no longer texting using the number pad of an old-school Nokia. For some of us, our smart...
    WFH challenges and opportunities
    • Oct 9, 2020

    WFH challenges and opportunities

    Published in Business News on 7 October 2020 In the third instalment of the WFH Series, Business News explores how managers can ensure...
    Sharon Parker recognised as one of Australia’s leading researchers in business,economics &management
    • Sep 23, 2020

    Sharon Parker recognised as one of Australia’s leading researchers in business,economics &management

    Published in The Australian on 23 September , Julie Hare Sharon Parker was acknowledged in The Australian’s Lifetime Achievers...
    Why managers need to trust, not tether
    • Jun 25, 2020

    Why managers need to trust, not tether

    How do you manage your staff when they are not in the room? And how do you measure their productivity? Indeed how can you even know...
    How the pandemic may reshape the future of business and the workplace - "The Future of" podcast
    • May 19, 2020

    How the pandemic may reshape the future of business and the workplace - "The Future of" podcast

    Automation and AI were tipped to revolutionise the workplace, but it’s been a virus that’s brought real change. COVID-19 has stalled the...
    Research Fellow, Gigi Petery interviewed in article about upskilling mature workers
    • Jul 5, 2019

    Research Fellow, Gigi Petery interviewed in article about upskilling mature workers

    In a Seniors News article, Gigi Petery shared insights about the future of work and the value that mature workers bring to organisations....
    What is proactivity, why is it good for workplaces and what are its limitations?
    • Nov 27, 2018

    What is proactivity, why is it good for workplaces and what are its limitations?

    As part of their business segment, Taking Care of Business, Jane Hebiton from RTR FM interviewed Professor Sharon K Parker about her...
    The Taboo Workplace Topic that Threatens the Careers of Nearly Half of Mature Workers – Organization
    • Jul 30, 2018

    The Taboo Workplace Topic that Threatens the Careers of Nearly Half of Mature Workers – Organization

    As industries and governments across Australia and around the world grapple with how to best meet the needs of an ageing workforce, one...
    French post redesigned the job of post workers and made it more meaningful
    • Jul 19, 2018

    French post redesigned the job of post workers and made it more meaningful

    Ever wondered when was the last time that you wrote a letter to a friend or a family member and used the post service for it? Given that...
    Doing Time: The Work Design of Fremantle Prisoners
    • Oct 22, 2017

    Doing Time: The Work Design of Fremantle Prisoners

    This weekend, one of the Centre Post Docs and a holidaying Dutch Scholar, Professor Maria Tims, took time out to explore the underground...
    Working 9 to 5 is for losers … in Silicon Valley. And not only there, we suspect!
    • Oct 11, 2017

    Working 9 to 5 is for losers … in Silicon Valley. And not only there, we suspect!

    One of the overarching research questions that we are trying to pursue here, at the Centre for Transformative Work Design is “Why poorly...
    Work Design in the Media - Reflections from PSYC5515 Students
    • Sep 29, 2017

    Work Design in the Media - Reflections from PSYC5515 Students

    UWA's PSYC5515 (Organisational Development and Work Design) students were challenged to apply work design principles to media pieces -...
    Time for Uber to redesign it's work practices?
    • Sep 26, 2017

    Time for Uber to redesign it's work practices?

    Transport for London (TFL) has said that it will not be renewing Uber London's private hire operator license due to "public safety and...
    Meet your new workplace role model: the chef giving up his Michelin stars
    • Sep 26, 2017

    Meet your new workplace role model: the chef giving up his Michelin stars

    From The Guardian, September 22, 2017 In his recent article for The Guardian, Stefan Stern, the author of "Myths of Management" and a...
    Our Take on The Australian's Take on Future Work
    • Sep 22, 2017

    Our Take on The Australian's Take on Future Work

    A recent article in The Australian was an opinion piece regarding the future of work. Where will human skills would be used when machines...
    Transforming workplace health through interventions
    • Sep 16, 2017

    Transforming workplace health through interventions

    From the Financial Times, September 13, 2017 It has been recognized globally that illness is not merely an employee’s personal problem...
    Telecommuting can improve productivity and engagement... If it's done right.
    • Sep 5, 2017

    Telecommuting can improve productivity and engagement... If it's done right.

    From Forbes, 31 Aug 2017 Out of the 11.6 million employed people in Australia, 3.5 million are telecommuters. In other words, about three...
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