Transforming Workforces Together: A Story of How NSW Health Developed Capability and Drove Innovation Through Communities of Practice
Kath Hume | Director, Workforce Transformations
In this workshop, Kath will explain how she supports NSW Health to solve complex workforce problems within an environment that facilitates learning through communities of practice. She will discuss the critical skills that empower people to drive meaningful impact that matters. Participants will engage in an activity to plan how they can apply her approach within their own context.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Strategic workforce planning is critical for organisations to thrive in the future.
- Applying social constructivist learning theory to learn in the flow of work.
- Leveraging curiosity, creativity and courage to drive learning and innovation simultaneously.
About Kath
Kath Hume has been consulting to Healthcare, Education, Financial Services, Not-for-profit and other industries for over 20 years. She is the Director of Workforce Transformations Australia and is passionate about creating brighter futures by empowering humans to learn continuously and perform to their potential.
She holds a Master of Adult Education, Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) and has experience educating humans at all states of their lives. This has enabled her to successfully support organisations to build innovative workforce strategies that align the organisational and individual priorities to deliver mutually beneficial outcomes.
Most recently, Kath’s been heading collaboration projects to drive meaningful change within both NSW Health and NSW Department of Education.
As host of ‘The reimagined workforce’ podcast, Kath attracts audiences from over 40 countries with required listening for people and culture professionals. The podcast features interviews with real people who share their stories and learnings of how they’re transforming workforces.
