Jarrod McGrath Blog
I’ve spent the last 20 years working with organisations around the world to help them better manage their people in the rapidly evolving business landscape that we all find ourselves in. I’m passionate about putting people first in all situations and my writing, speaking and commentary focuses on how we can do this through innovative thinking, embracing digital and being brave enough to embrace new operating models.

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Opinion

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Budget fails to address productivity, industrial relations complexity

Thank you iTWire for sharing my thoughts on the 2024 budget.

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The Daily Telegraph: Focus on People, not just AI tech

I wrote in The Daily Telegraph about needing more than ChatGPT to fix productivity. Read the article and opinion below.

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Wondering where last week's pay went? You're not alone

I wrote in The Canberra Times about the disconnect between awards, EBAs, and organisations’ workforce management and payroll technology systems.

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The Changing Role of Chiefs

Today’s board rooms are filled with words like ‘agility,’ ‘disruption,’ and ‘innovation’. Yet this is often a far cry from the language of the modern...

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People are at centre of future

People are at centre of future

In this article, originally published in the Daily Telegraph, I delve beyond the headlines of the 2023 Intergenerational Report (IGR) to explore its...

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Workplace Management author responds to govt AI papers

Workplace Management author responds to govt AI papers

GUEST OPINION: The Federal Government released two papers on the safe and responsible use of artificial intelligence in Australia. Australian author,...

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THERE’S A HIGH PRICE TO PAY FOR WAGE THEFT

There's a High Price to Pay for Wage Theft

Even unintentional pay errors due to complicated payroll processes are a huge risk for businesses. Traceability is the key. In 20 years working with...

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Stemming Australia's Productivity Slide

Australian government and organisational leaders would have been disappointed, but perhaps not surprised, that productivity has hit its lowest level...

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To create change, we need to stem Australia's productivity slide

Jarrod McGrath | To create change, we need to stem Australia's productivity slide

The Productivity Commission's long-awaited five-year report found Australia is the most unproductive it's been in 60 years, with productivity falling...

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Aged care must have support

Aged care must have support

In this blog that I wrote for The Daily Telegraph, discover the urgent need for systemic changes and top-down frameworks to secure the future of...

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Tech industry would do well to remember we're not all knowledge workers

Tech industry would do well to remember we're not all knowledge workers

Read the intriguing paradox of Australia's tech industry in my article for The Australian Business Review. I explore the surprising decline in...

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AusBiz: Budget 2021 and Impacts on People

AusBiz: Budget 2021 and Impacts on People

I was delighted to speak to Annette Beacher and David Scutt at AusBiz on what’s really needed to drive the Government’s ambitious budget aims: people.

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