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Change Happens
by EY - Ernst & Young, Jenelle McMaster
A quarter of the way into this century, it’s the perfect time to step back, reflect, and consider what has changed—and what’s about to—across workplaces, industries, and our lives. This season, Jenelle McMaster—Deputy CEO and People & Culture Leader at EY—explores the forces shaping the future of work.From emerging trends to technological advancements, we’ll uncover what’s changing, how we’re adapting, and the real-world impact of these shifts—plus what they mean for the leaders of today and tomorrow.
Episodes
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What Six Seasons Have Taught Me About Change
After six seasons and almost 70 conversations with leaders, changemakers, athletes, advocates, scientists and CEOs, Change Happens comes to a close. In this final episode, Jenelle revisits some of the moments and lessons that stayed with her most across the series, featuring reflections and...
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How Do You Plan for an Uncertain Future? with Joanna Lepore
For many leaders today, the future feels louder, faster and less predictable than ever. In this episode, global foresight strategist Joanna Lepore unpacks what strategic foresight actually is and why it matters now. Jo works with organisations around the world to build adaptability into strategy,...
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Leading Through Uncertainty with Dom Price
Today, we’re unpacking why leadership feels so much harder right now, and what it takes to navigate a world defined by constant change. Futurist Dominic Price explores the pressures facing modern leaders, the shift from efficiency to effectiveness, and why upgrading our human operating systems...
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Gen Z and the new rules of work with Adam Jacobs
Today, we’re diving into what the next generation of talent actually wants from work - and what employers can do about it. Adam Jacobs, Co-founder and CEO of Hatch, returns to Change Happens to unpack fresh insights from Hatch’s latest Hotlist research: why ’security‘ is the headline for 2025…
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Unlocking the future of AI with Microsoft’s Tim Allen and Sarah Carney
Generative AI has sparked excitement, fear, and a whole lot of uncertainty. Are we on the cusp of a new industrial revolution - or stuck in a national holding pattern? In this episode of Change Happens, Jenelle sits down with two of Microsoft Australia’s top AI leaders: Sarah Carney, National…
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Confronting Bias in AI with Tracey Spicer
Today, we’re stepping into one of the most urgent conversations in tech right now: bias in artificial intelligence. Tracey Spicer AM is a Walkley Award-winning journalist, author, and longtime activist for gender equity. In this episode, she unpacks the unseen biases coded into the technologies…
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The Future of Work and The Australian Lifestyle (Part 2)
If you haven't already, be sure to go back and listen to Part 1 of this episode with renowned social demographer Bernard Salt, where he lays the groundwork for understanding the dynamics at play in our society. From the housing market to the care economy and labour force participation, Bernard...
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The Future of Work and The Australian Lifestyle with Bernard Salt
Welcome to Season Six of Change Happens. This season, we're going to explore the forces shaping the future of work. From emerging trends to technological developments, we'll uncover what's changing and how we're adapting. Bernard Salt AM is a leading demographer and futurist who has spent decades...
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Change Happens Season 6 - Coming Soon...
A quarter of the way into this century, it’s the perfect time to step back, reflect, and consider what has changed—and what’s about to—across workplaces, industries, and our lives. This season, Jenelle McMaster—Deputy CEO and People & Culture Leader at EY—explores the forces shaping the future of...
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Change Happens with Prof. Andrew Wilks - episode 59
"The moment of discovery, that sense of awe and wonderment, is something I wish every scientist could experience." In this captivating episode, Professor Andrew Wilks takes us on a journey from the council estates of Liverpool to the forefront of molecular cancer biology. A...
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Change Happens with Alice Chun - episode 58
"Light gives safety, light gives hope, and I can see why children see the magic in it." Alice Min Soo Chun is a humanitarian entrepreneur whose journey began with a simple yet profound idea: light can change lives. From creating origami-inspired solar lights to distributing them in...
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Change Happens with Dan Rosen - episode 57
"The music industry was the canary in the coal mine for digital disruption. What happened to us is now happening to every other industry." Dan Rosen’s career has been a balancing act between law, music, and leadership. He started out living a "double life" as a lawyer by day and a musician by...
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Change Happens with Robert Pradolin - episode 56
“We’ve all got a role to play, it's incrementally happening every single day, it’s being normalised. We have to draw the line and say, enough.” Sometimes, professional experience in one field leads to using those skills to make a difference. This has been the case for Robert Pradolin, who has…
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Change Happens with Leisel Jones - episode 55
“You think ‘Oh, I worked so hard for something I thought was going to change everything and it didn’t” Even Olympic gold loses its shine. What happens when everything you set out to achieve ends up feeling like a fleeting moment? Leisel Jones is an Australian icon and regarded as one of the…
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Change Happens with Prof. Dr Megan Davis - episode 54
On today’s episode we explore what happens when change doesn’t happen. Professor Dr Megan Davis is a professor of constitutional law known for her work in creating the Uluru Statement from the Heart and advocating for the 2023 Voice referendum. As an international human rights lawyer, Scientia...
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Change Happens with Simon Crowe - episode 53
“It was the most horrendous thing that's ever happened, it was really challenging, and unfortunately made me distrustful of people, which is just not my normal stance” Not many people can say they have built something out of nothing and have stayed true to their vision and purpose. Simon Crowe…
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Change Happens with Simone Clarke - episode 52
"What's the legacy we want to leave our kids? I don't want my kids to grow up in a world where women are abused and racism is just part of the DNA, absolutely not required, shouldn't be here, so how do we change it?" When it comes to the achievement of gender equality and the fight for human...
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Change Happens with Ronni Kahn - episode 51
“I have no idea why I was the person that chose to fix the problem of surplus food. But I was. And that is the blessing that I have received, and the gift that I have received.” Ronni Kahn AO, is a vibrant force of energy, exuding a warm honesty accompanied by her infectious and unavoidable…
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Change Happens with Mike Baird - episode 50
"24 hours of madness ensued, and at the end of that I found myself standing in the premier’s office and saying “my goodness, how did this happen” Mike Baird AO, former Premier of NSW and now CEO of HammondCare and Chair of Cricket Australia, shares insights into his personal journey and key…
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Change Happens with Craig Tiley - episode 49
Despite many obstacles in his path, Craig Tiley, CEO of Tennis Australia, successfully lead his team to run two Australian Opens during the pandemic. In this episode of Change Happens with host Jenelle McMaster, Craig explains how it was an “opportunity to show people what is possible". Host:...
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Change Happens with Dr Jemma Green - episode 48
Dr Jemma Green has helped create one of the biggest innovation transformations to the energy market in years... “And lots of people would say, well, you can't do the Uberfication of electricity because it's different. And for me, it was like, well, it's not like you can't, but it takes something...
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Change Happens with Kirstin Ferguson - episode 47
“I think I, as a leader, learned a lot about diversity and inclusion. And it's not enough as leaders to just say, I want diversity and hope it's going to follow unwittingly. And I think it's just, again, because of who I am, it was incredibly inclusive, so I had no barriers to entry. I celebrated...
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Change Happens with Dr Darren Burgess - episode 46
“Can I do it? There was a massive amount of self-doubt when I took the job about a month later. The coach, Rafa Benitez, left … and took 18 staff with him. The whole department was gutted. There was me and an assistant coach to take the superstars through a training session … I was pitch side for...
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Change Happens Power Bite Edition Dr Bronwyn King AO
POWERFUL LESSONS IN CHANGE – BITE-SIZED. "...maybe more than a thousand of my patients had either died or suffered absolutely terribly as a result of tobacco, and then there I am finding out that my own money invests in the companies that make the products that are killing them." In this Power…
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Change Happens Power Bite Edition with Christine Nixon AO QPM
POWERFUL LESSONS IN CHANGE – BITE-SIZED. “The woman making that statement had lost two kids at the fires, and I figured to myself she's lost her kids. You know she's lost other family and friends and what I've lost is a reputation, so I need to get over it. And I need to be able to be here...
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Change Happens Power Bite Edition with Hugh Van Cuylenburg
POWERFUL LESSONS IN CHANGE – BITE-SIZED. "I’m feeling pressure that I have to be okay ’cause I’m the “resilience guy” so if I’m not okay does that mean, you know, that I’m just a fraud?" In this Power Bite mini episode of the Change Happens podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by Founding...
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Change Happens Power Bite Edition with Holly Ransom
POWERFUL LESSONS IN CHANGE – BITE-SIZED. “My 5ft tall grandmother Dorothy had inserted herself between Goliath and this poor girl on the checkout and said how dare you talk to that young woman like that, you apologise....... I said grandma that was so brave, and she said honey if you walk past it...
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Change Happens Power Bite Edition with Sir John Kirwan
POWERFUL LESSONS IN CHANGE – BITE-SIZED. “…somewhere along the way people said don't take your real self to work..... The future for leadership is actually being way more authentic and bringing your real self to work.” In this Power Bite mini-episode of the Change Happens Podcast, host Jenelle...
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Change Happens with Simon Griffiths - episode 45
“We had a different view of what the world should look like, and no one was building it….. we had this deep fire in our belly, this stubbornness to will that world into existence…. that has showed that there’s a different way to do capitalism." Simon Griffiths is the Co-Founder & CEO at Who Gives…
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Change Happens with Naomi Steer - episode 44
“Whenever I speak to refugees the three things that they would say are priorities are.… Number one security, once you’ve achieved that, it’s education…the stepping stone and something you can not take away, you can lose everything else but you can hold on to your education, and the third thing…
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Change Happens with Sir John Kirwan - episode 43
“…somewhere along the way people said don't take your real self to work.... I don't think that's the future for leadership. The future for leadership is actually being way more authentic.” Sir John Kirwan, better known as JK, is a former All Black and 1987 Rugby World Cup winner. He became a…
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Change Happens with Dr Andrew White - Episode 42
“I don’t think there has ever been in recent history a greater need for change and when you look at the big challenges facing companies…….. and therefore the pressure that leaders are under… if we can demystify how do we bring about transformation….. we can really serve the world.” In this…
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Change Happens with David Thodey - Episode 41
“I deeply deeply believe that innovation is so critical to any society, any business, because it defines the human essence - our creativity, our ability to innovate and change and redefine, is what creates value… across all the value chains…. Innovation is this constant pursuit of improvement of...
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Change Happens with Linda Brown - Episode 40
“For me it’s about the head the hand and the heart…..The head is the knowledge and the wisdom, ........ and the hand is being able to apply that……It’s about teaching people how to learn and how to take the information they can access and actually take that information and apply it in a way that…
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Change Happens with Lucy Turnbull - Episode 39
“If you can break that glass ceiling or that barrier to achievement, then other people look around and say well if they can do it, I can do it too, which is the best possible way of getting peoples’ perception to change.” In this episode of Change Happens, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by Lucy...
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Change Happens with Licia Heath - Episode 38
"We have undertaken to rebrand power, and lets face it, it needed a rebrand" In this episode of Change Happens, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by Licia Heath CEO of Women for Election, a non-partisan, not for profit organisation that is all about equipping women to campaign for election and...
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Change Happens with Michael Rodrigues - Episode 37
“Well, it’s the hardest thing to go through…..Until you’ve been tested how do you know how resilient you are?” In this episode of Change Happens, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by Michael Rodrigues, the former CEO and MD of Time Out Australia and now the 24-hour Economy Commissioner (NSW) at...
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Change Happens with Sally Capp - Episode 36
"From those humiliating moments have come the most illuminating moments… about myself, about other people, about organisations, about society, and I really see it as accelerated learning even if it's learning the hard way." In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast, host Jenelle…
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Change Happens with Holly Ransom - Episode 35
“Everyone has a role to play as a leader, whether you're leading for better or worse, you're leading every day… whether that's your household, your team, your community, you name it. And so taking ownership and responsibility of that.. comes from us starting by saying, actually anyone and…
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Change Happens with Christine Nixon - Episode 34
“The woman making that statement had lost two kids at the fires, and I figured to myself she's lost her kids. You know she's lost other family and friends and what I've lost is a reputation, so I need to get over it. And I need to be able to be here supporting those people in the recovery of…
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Change Happens with Jessica Morrison - Episode 33
“If you're not happy before the medal, you won't be happy after the medal." In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by Olympic Gold Medallist in the Women's Four Rowing Jessica Morrison, who shares an insight into the power of the athlete's mindset…
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Change Happens with Mundanara Bayles - Episode 32
"To create change, the only way we can do it is if we can actually come from that human level, human to human, not from a text book, not from just reading PowerPoints and statistics, but we need to bring and draw from our own experiences....” In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast,...
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Change Happens with Hugh van Cuylenburg - Episode 31
"I’m feeling pressure that I have to be okay ’cause I’m the “resilience guy” so if I’m not okay does that mean, you know, that I’m just a fraud?" In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by Founding Director and Facilitator of the Resilience Project,...
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Change Happens with Mike Conway - episode 30
In this episode of the Change Happens podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by EY alumni and CEO and Founder of XVenture Mike Conway, who shares his expertise around emotional intelligence, resilience and leadership, and offers an insight into his ten-year tenure at The Wiggles. Host: Jenelle...
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Change Happens with Josephine Sukkar - Episode 29
"Somewhere within our public discussions within Australia, a repositioning and revaluing of technical skills, which you are not going to learn off YouTube, which you do need to be at a TAFE, how do we elevate that?" In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast, Jenelle McMaster is joined…
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Change Happens with Lisa Paul - Episode 28
"Anyone who has been through a crisis like a natural disaster like a bushfire or flood or whatever really, really need to tell their stories." In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast, Jenelle McMaster is joined by Lisa Paul AO PSM, who shares her passion for education and mental…
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Change Happens with Adam Jacobs - Episode 27
"Where I see purposes become a little bit trite or superficial is that they’re trying to meet a convenient or a strategic goal. Where I see them to be authentic and powerful is where they start with the core belief system of the people at the centre of the company." In the latest episode of the...
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Change Happens with Donna Hay - Episode 26
"I always say to myself at the end of the year, okay, how many failures did I have this year? Because if I haven't made failures, it means I've been too comfortable." In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by world renowned food creator and publisher...
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Change Happens with Dr Margaret Beavis - Episode 25
"In many ways it’s a bit like the kids in the playground standing up to the bullies, so nine nuclear weapon states have had the other countries turn on them and say, these weapons are not okay." In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by Dr Margaret...
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Change Happens with Audette Exel - Episode 24
"We need every little girl in this world to wake up and have the same opportunity as every little boy. We need every child in this world to wake up and have the same opportunity no matter where they’re born." Celebrating International Women’s Day, this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast...
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A quarter of the way into this century, it’s the perfect time to step back, reflect, and consider what has changed—and what’s about to—across workplaces, industries, and our lives. This season, Jenelle McMaster—Deputy CEO and People & Culture Leader at EY—explores the forces shaping the future of work.From emerging trends to technological advancements, we’ll uncover what’s changing, how we’re adapting, and the real-world impact of these shifts—plus what they mean for the leaders of today and tomorrow.
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