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Redefining Leadership: The Case for Flexible Work Models

Redefining Leadership: The Case for Flexible Work Models

Leadership expectations have skyrocketed. Politicians, for instance, once dealt with just a handful of constituent queries weekly. Today, that number can exceed 2,000 daily. Yet, our work structures—especially at leadership levels—haven’t adapted to this new reality. Flexible work models like job sharing offer a practical, inclusive, and transformative path forward.

Job Sharing and Leadership Redefined

Job Sharing and Leadership Redefined

Job sharing offers a way to adapt. It helps individuals balance their responsibilities while making workplaces more inclusive and productive.

Tackling Key Workforce Challenges with Practical Solutions

Tackling Key Workforce Challenges with Practical Solutions

This blog explores major workforce challenges faced by large organisations—such as employee engagement, hybrid work, supporting middle managers, and effectively implementing AI. It provides practical tips, from prioritising productivity and involving employees in decision-making to fostering skill development and promoting sustainable work culture. Learn how to create a resilient, engaged workforce ready to thrive amid change.

The Future of Work: Insights on AI, Hybrid Models, and Organisational Change

The Future of Work: Insights on AI, Hybrid Models, and Organisational Change

This blog discusses key trends defining the future of work, including the role of AI, effective hybrid work models, and the importance of regular organisational adaptation. It provides actionable strategies for leaders to build resilient, engaged teams by focusing on productivity, involving employees in changes, and promoting transparent AI integration. Discover how companies can prepare for the future of work while supporting their employees’ growth and well-being.

Reducing workloads: a 4-step methodology for HR leaders

Reducing workloads: a 4-step methodology for HR leaders

Explore Beamible’s 4-Step Methodology to effectively manage and streamline workloads for HR leaders. Boost team satisfaction and productivity by prioritising impactful work activities. Dive into our detailed guide for actionable insights.

Transformative HR Leadership: Strategies for Gaining Executive Buy-In

Transformative HR Leadership: Strategies for Gaining Executive Buy-In

Discover effective strategies for HR leaders to gain crucial executive leadership team buy-in for transformative HR initiatives. Learn how to align your proposals with business priorities for impactful organisational change.

Maximising team productivity with Beamible - A guide

Maximising team productivity with Beamible - A guide

Discover how Beamible revolutionizes team productivity and well-being through real-time workload visibility, predictive analytics, and strategic task allocation. Embrace the future of work with innovative solutions designed for HR leaders.

How to Implement Good Work Design

How to Implement Good Work Design

Insightful guidance on optimizing work environments for better productivity and employee satisfaction through effective work design principles.

What is psychosocial safety? And how can it foster productivity?

What is psychosocial safety? And how can it foster productivity?

Discover everything there is to know about psychosocial safety. Learn how to manage psychosocial risk to create a happy and productive working environment.

What is role conflict? Examples and Types

What is role conflict? Examples and Types

Unravel the complexity of role conflict, its impact, and how to manage it effectively with Beamible in your organization.

Beamible announces significant investment, poised for global growth

Beamible announces significant investment, poised for global growth

$1.85m AUD seed round of funding from Storytime Capital enables Beamible to write a new story for the future of work.

Role design and job crafting for the modern workplace

Role design and job crafting for the modern workplace

Discover the transformative power of role design and job crafting in this comprehensive guide for the modern HR leader.

The compelling case for investing in workforce agility

The compelling case for investing in workforce agility

Discover why workforce agility and resilience are key to surviving organisational change.

The work design advantage: solving HR challenges in the wake of organisational shifts

The work design advantage: solving HR challenges in the wake of organisational shifts

Discover how work design and role design can help HR leaders overcome challenges presented by organisational shifts in 2023, empowering businesses to adapt and thrive in a rapidly evolving landscape.

The power of work design: reshaping job roles for the future of work

The power of work design: reshaping job roles for the future of work

Understand the true potential of work design and unlock the key to HR success in the coming years.

How to mitigate psychosocial safety risk in your organisation using work design

How to mitigate psychosocial safety risk in your organisation using work design

Put controls in place to reduce business risk of psychosocial safety in your organisation.

How to Stay Ahead of the Curve: A Guide to the New Psychosocial Hazards at Work Code of Practice

How to Stay Ahead of the Curve: A Guide to the New Psychosocial Hazards at Work Code of Practice

How to get ahead of the psychsocial hazard Code of Practice in Australia.

How to be ruthless in your prioritisation & why it's a critical skill

How to be ruthless in your prioritisation & why it's a critical skill

The strategic way to determine what to keep doing, what to pause & what to stop altogether to avoid burnout.

Five ways to be more efficient in 2023 using work design principles

Five ways to be more efficient in 2023 using work design principles

Take a data-driven and dynamic approach to designing your ideal role with these proactive work design tips from the experts.

Work design in action - how organisations are optimising for sustainable workloads, wellbeing, productivity and flexibility

Work design in action - how organisations are optimising for sustainable workloads, wellbeing, productivity and flexibility

Demonstrating how well designed work can reduce overwhelm and increase productivity through a series of common business use cases.

What is work design and why well-designed work is the ultimate perk

What is work design and why well-designed work is the ultimate perk

A systematic approach to work design can unlock greater productivity, sustainability and efficiency, without hiring more people.

Webinar recap & recording: Finding solutions to sustainable work

Webinar recap & recording: Finding solutions to sustainable work

Tactical solutions to a growing mental health concern in the workplace, and the sobering reality of risks if we look the other way.

What the best minds in HR Technology, leadership & innovation are telling us right now

What the best minds in HR Technology, leadership & innovation are telling us right now

Straight from the minds (and mouths) of the best in HR technology, leadership and innovation, get the inside scoop on the recent HR Tech Summit 2022.

The productivity painkiller helping cure the chill of a hiring freeze

The productivity painkiller helping cure the chill of a hiring freeze

Better. Faster. Stronger. Not harder. Hiring freezes are real yet we need ways to maintain productivity. But how? A healthy dose of ruthless prioritisation — the productivity painkiller.

It’s tool time — drilling down on three things every workplace flexibility toolkit desperately needs

It’s tool time — drilling down on three things every workplace flexibility toolkit desperately needs

Navigating the new world of work is a whole lot easier when you have the right tools. Why your workplace flexibility toolkit is incomplete without these three things.

Tax incentives for investing in upskilling staff and new technology

Tax incentives for investing in upskilling staff and new technology

Are you utiliising these tax incentives to upgrade systems, upskill staff and boost digital literacy?

A checklist: key habits that foster a healthy flexible work culture

A checklist: key habits that foster a healthy flexible work culture

The daily practices that bring flexible work to life.

How to manage a high-performing flexible team

How to manage a high-performing flexible team

3 Key things that will enhance your team’s effectiveness and make your job easier.

10 Tech tools for a better flexible work experience

10 Tech tools for a better flexible work experience

Improve workflow, structure, and communication while keeping talent happy with flexible working freedoms.

4 Ways to help managers do their best work in remote or hybrid work setups

4 Ways to help managers do their best work in remote or hybrid work setups

It’s the future of work, so give leaders what they need to succeed.

Hyper-personalisation: the talent tactic your business needs to adopt yesterday

Hyper-personalisation: the talent tactic your business needs to adopt yesterday

Hyper-personalisation, once a marketing tactic, has jumped from advertising to HR — and it’s hyper-effective.

Australia’s top-three employee priorities have shifted. Here’s what they are.

Australia’s top-three employee priorities have shifted. Here’s what they are.

What top talent are searching for in a role in 2022.

A step-by-step guide: How to reduce meetings by 20% in 15 minutes

A step-by-step guide: How to reduce meetings by 20% in 15 minutes

Give us 15 minutes of your time and we’ll give you even more back. Here’s how.

Infographic: Future of work trends in 2022

Infographic: Future of work trends in 2022

7 Future of Work trends from Korn Ferry

What makes your business a great place to work? Developing your Employee Value Proposition.

What makes your business a great place to work? Developing your Employee Value Proposition.

If you want to attract the best people to your organisation ⁠— and keep them ⁠— you need a stellar EVP. Here’s how to create one.

Guide your team to find capacity for the most important work

Guide your team to find capacity for the most important work

How to identify low hanging fruit so your team can reduce meetings, eliminate low-value work and boost productivity

The platform giving organisations confidence to respond to Future of Work trends

The platform giving organisations confidence to respond to Future of Work trends

The cloud-based platform solving the next set of flexible work challenges for business leaders, such as burnout, resourcing, lack of visibility and lack of access to real workforce data.

These work models could help your business win the war for talent

These work models could help your business win the war for talent

These work models are in highest demand from top talent around the globe.

How to minimise the impact of the 'Great Resignation'

How to minimise the impact of the 'Great Resignation'

Practical steps for your organisation to reduce the impact of the Great Resignation, plus Insights from a collection of Australian HR leaders.

Roundtable roundup 2: how to combat burnout

Roundtable roundup 2: how to combat burnout

Where does your organisation stand? Here’s how to find out and what to do about it.

Diversity & inclusion: 1 of 6 new people risks in a hybrid work environment

Diversity & inclusion: 1 of 6 new people risks in a hybrid work environment

What the new D&I risks look like and how to tackle them

Roundtable roundup 1

Roundtable roundup 1

Hybrid Work challenges, risks and innovations in the CPG Industry

Should hybrid work decisions be bottom-up or directives from the top?

Should hybrid work decisions be bottom-up or directives from the top?

Execs or individuals - who should make the decision?

How to work from home with kids

How to work from home with kids

A few helpful tips from a working mother.

How flexibility is changing the way we work — and how to turn it into your superpower

How flexibility is changing the way we work — and how to turn it into your superpower

Why redesigning the way you work is long overdue.

Experts in flexible work when it matters most: Vic & Steph tell all

Experts in flexible work when it matters most: Vic & Steph tell all

An interview on flexible work by The Female Founder’s Network, sponsored by Invoice2go

SURVEY: Covid-19 has taken flexibility mainstream — but are managers ready?

SURVEY: Covid-19 has taken flexibility mainstream — but are managers ready?

In May 2020, Beam Australia and Circle In conducted an online survey: Flexibility and the Future of Work post-Covid. Here are the results.

Remote and connected: How Employsure kept their culture

Remote and connected: How Employsure kept their culture

A chat with Employsure’s Talent Acquisition and Workplace Manager on how they adapted during COVID.

How to work from home

How to work from home

Tips to help you be your best remote self.

Our company works 100% remotely. Here’s what we’ve learned.

Our company works 100% remotely. Here’s what we’ve learned.

What we’ve learned at Beam where 100% of our team works remotely and our org design experts are creating solutions for companies to make the move.

INTERVIEW: How to share a job — and consciously uncouple

INTERVIEW: How to share a job — and consciously uncouple

What makes a good job share partner, why a crossover day really helps and how to consciously uncouple.

At WebSavvy, flexibility is all about creating a happy team

At WebSavvy, flexibility is all about creating a happy team

How WebSavvy embraces part-time and flexible working.

Four ways you and your company can make flexible work better

Four ways you and your company can make flexible work better

Written by Jane Parry, Post-Doctoral Researcher, and republished with permission.

The company built on part-time, remote medical specialists

The company built on part-time, remote medical specialists

We chatted with CEO Brendan Murphy about his very flexible workforce.

At The TOM Co, flexibility is for everyone, not just mums

At The TOM Co, flexibility is for everyone, not just mums

Brooke Franklin on achieving growth while providing a healthy, sustainable work environment.

The CEO whose company is powered by part-time, remote employees

The CEO whose company is powered by part-time, remote employees

A CEO reveals her secrets for a thriving business practicing genuine flex work.

Is this the way of the future? Meet the couples working part-time.

Is this the way of the future? Meet the couples working part-time.

How to make a conscious decision to approach work along pragmatic and passion lines, not gendered ones.

Ask Beam: My marketing manager wants to work part-time. What next?

Ask Beam: My marketing manager wants to work part-time. What next?

Turning a request for flexibility into an opportunity to innovate and change for the better.

How to work school hours — and kick goals

How to work school hours — and kick goals

How to get great work done (and advance your career) while also negotiating the world’s shortest day: the school day.

Your parent skills are a business asset. Here's how to pitch them to employers.

Your parent skills are a business asset. Here's how to pitch them to employers.

If you’re thinking about a return to work here are a couple of things to think about.

Trust is key to making flexibility work at Car Next Door

Trust is key to making flexibility work at Car Next Door

The key element to making flex work successful at Car Next Door.

Ask Beam: How do I negotiate for part-time when applying for a role?

Ask Beam: How do I negotiate for part-time when applying for a role?

When to raise part time requirements and how to approach the conversation.

How a fake inspirational quote led to our 30-hour work week

How a fake inspirational quote led to our 30-hour work week

If you want to see transformation, you need to lead it yourself…. wasn’t said by this person.

Quit work or manage the impossible: Without flexibility, carers face tough decisions

Quit work or manage the impossible: Without flexibility, carers face tough decisions

How can employers support the amazing carers in our community? Danny has some great advice.

The 7 flexible work requests we hear most that can help your business stand out to talent

The 7 flexible work requests we hear most that can help your business stand out to talent

We recently surveyed 300 people in the Beam network and beyond about the kinds of part-time and flexible arrangements they’re looking for at work.

Top tips for working part-time, or should we say smart time…

Top tips for working part-time, or should we say smart time…

Smart businesses are challenging the status quo to make sure they attract and retain the very best talent.

Why the 8-hour workday doesn’t work

Why the 8-hour workday doesn’t work

And the argument for changing the stigma around part time.

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