What Jodie Herbert talks about

Lessons From a Lifelong Carer: designing work around real people, not ideal employees

Jodie Herbert has spent a lifetime caring for family members with complex disabilities, including two sons with level 3 autism. Most employers design roles around an ideal employee who never needs an…

Inclusive Implementation and the Future of Work: why new ways of working stall in delivery

Jodie Herbert wrote a 113-page Senate submission on Australia's disability reforms, and she brings the same evidence-first method to where work is heading. Most future-of-work talk centres on…

Closing the HR Implementation Gap: designing work for a genuinely diverse workforce

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…

Workplace Barriers and Retention: why invisible disability drives avoidable turnover

When organisations see high turnover, they often blame the job market or employee expectations instead of examining whether their workplace is unintentionally pushing capable people away. With one in…

Paid Employment With High Support Needs: an award-wage model for level 3 autism

Inclusive employment audiences often talk about disability inclusion without getting specific about people with very high support needs. Jodie's 21-year-old son, who is ASD level 3 and part of a…

Flexibility as Workforce Retention: results-based work for disability, caring and neurodivergence

Flexible working is often treated as an employee benefit, yet for many people with disability, caring responsibilities or neurodivergence, it's the difference between participating in the workforce…

From Inclusion Policy to Daily Practice: the everyday adjustments managers actually control

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…

Preparing for Disability Support Reviews: documenting real-world impact before funding is cut

Families facing disability support reviews are often expected to translate complex needs into paperwork before anyone explains what is really at stake. The dangerous assumption is that the system…

Australian Disability Reform: the economic and social reach of NDIS changes

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…