About Jodie Herbert
Known for combining compassion with rigorous analysis, Jodie does not rely on opinions alone. She has produced detailed evidence-based reports that have contributed to national disability funding discussions, including a 113-page submission to the Australian Senate examining the economic and human impact of proposed National Disability Insurance Scheme reforms. Her work focuses on turning complex challenges into practical systems that organisations, leaders, managers and support networks can realistically implement and sustain.
Central to Jodie’s work is The Implementation Gap: the often-overlooked space between what has been promised, planned or agreed and what is required to make it work in practice. Informed by Implementation Science, she examines the less visible conditions that determine whether workplace policies, inclusion strategies and reasonable adjustments succeed or fail during delivery. Her capacity for deep focus allows her to move beyond the main discussion and identify the missing action, responsibility, resource or practical infrastructure sitting quietly in the background.
Jodie helps translate inclusion commitments into everyday workplace practice. This includes identifying hidden barriers affecting performance and retention, improving the implementation of reasonable adjustments, strengthening manager capability and creating clearer systems of responsibility, communication and follow-through.
Jodie believes workplace inclusion is not about doing more. It is about doing things differently, with greater attention to how change will actually be implemented. From supporting employees with disability and improving workplace accessibility to helping organisations retain talented people through simple, meaningful adjustments, she demonstrates how inclusive workplaces can strengthen engagement, productivity, workforce participation and organisational performance.
Whether she is discussing the future of work, the hidden implementation barriers affecting employee retention, disability advocacy or Australia’s evolving disability reforms, Jodie brings a unique perspective grounded in lived experience, data and practical implementation. Her conversations leave corporate audiences with a deeper understanding of how closing the gap between intention and delivery can create stronger workplaces, more capable leaders and better outcomes for employees and organisations alike.
Key topics
Most workplaces don't have an inclusion problem—they have an implementation problem
Many organisations genuinely want to build inclusive workplaces, yet too many reasonable adjustments never make it beyond policy because managers don't know what practical inclusion looks like day to day. Jodie explores why accessibility isn't about expensive renovations or complex programs, but about removing the everyday barriers that quietly prevent talented people from doing their best work. Drawing on years of supporting employers and employees, she demonstrates how simple, practical systems create stronger teams, better retention and more productive workplaces for everyone.
Australia's new disability reforms could reshape far more than the NDIS
The proposed changes to Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme are often discussed as a government funding issue, but their impact reaches families, employers, small businesses and the wider economy. After producing a 113-page Senate submission analysing the reforms, Jodie explains why reducing disability supports risks creating far greater economic and social costs than many policymakers recognise. This conversation offers Australian audiences a practical understanding of what's changing, who will be affected, and why the consequences extend well beyond the disability sector.
The future of HR belongs to employers who design work for real people
Traditional HR practices were built around the idea that everyone works, learns and communicates in the same way, but today's workforce is more diverse than ever. Jodie introduces the concept of closing the "implementation gap"—the space between good intentions, workplace policies and the reality employees experience every day. She explains how applying practical systems, clear communication and implementation science allows organisations to unlock talent that is too often overlooked.
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Key topics
Most workplaces don't have an inclusion problem—they have an implementation problem
Many organisations genuinely want to build inclusive workplaces, yet too many reasonable adjustments never make it beyond policy because managers don't know what practical inclusion looks like day to day. Jodie explores why accessibility isn't about expensive renovations or complex programs, but about removing the everyday barriers that quietly prevent talented people from doing their best work. Drawing on years of supporting employers and employees, she demonstrates how simple, practical systems create stronger teams, better retention and more productive workplaces for everyone.
Australia's new disability reforms could reshape far more than the NDIS
The proposed changes to Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme are often discussed as a government funding issue, but their impact reaches families, employers, small businesses and the wider economy. After producing a 113-page Senate submission analysing the reforms, Jodie explains why reducing disability supports risks creating far greater economic and social costs than many policymakers recognise. This conversation offers Australian audiences a practical understanding of what's changing, who will be affected, and why the consequences extend well beyond the disability sector.
The future of HR belongs to employers who design work for real people
Traditional HR practices were built around the idea that everyone works, learns and communicates in the same way, but today's workforce is more diverse than ever. Jodie introduces the concept of closing the "implementation gap"—the space between good intentions, workplace policies and the reality employees experience every day. She explains how applying practical systems, clear communication and implementation science allows organisations to unlock talent that is too often overlooked.
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