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Mirvac’s former CEO on how HR earns influence and credibility with the C-suite

Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz AM, former CEO at Mirvac, and Ben Morris CAHRI, Mirvac’s Group Head of HR, outline what made their working relationship so effective, and offer advice to HR practitioners looking to earn credibility and influence at the executive level.

Health, wellbeing and safety

Domestic violence leave as a workplace right

14 April, 2016 3 minute read

Attraction, recruitment, selection

HR set to gain confidence as a strategic business partner in 2016

28 January, 2016 2 minute read

March 2015: Book review

17 March, 2015 2 minute read

Managing poor performance

2 October, 2014 2 minute read

Learning and development

Mentoring case study

16 September, 2013 4 minute read

Director Organisational Development

Career management and coaching

The hidden agenda of menopause

3 March, 2015 2 minute read

AHRI:ASSIST – Employee retention

6 July, 2015 3 minute read

HR vital to Coca-Cola’s growth

29 January, 2015 3 minute read

HR effectiveness for SMEs

1 June, 2014 3 minute read

Have self-directed teams come of age?

18 December, 2015 3 minute read

Attraction, recruitment, selection

Panning the panel interview

25 February, 2015 2 minute read

Director Organisational Development

Meet the AHRI National Certification Council

29 February, 2016 3 minute read

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Attraction, recruitment, selection

When you need to use a cover letter, and when you don’t

30 June, 2016 3 minute read

Career management and coaching

Is overconfidence poisoning your business?

4 December, 2015 5 minute read

Health, wellbeing and safety

Mindfulness: the truth behind the buzzword

30 August, 2014 4 minute read

HOW TO

10 considerations to ensure probation periods lead to strong performance cultures

22 September, 2025 7 minute read

5 tips to respectfully push back against your executive peers

1 July, 2025 5 minute read

3 signs your team is stuck in inertia – and what to do about it

10 June, 2025 5 minute read

VIDEOS

Trusted partnership

What will it take to build a fairer workplace relations system in Australia?

17 November, 2025 16 views

Business Strategy

New reporting tool offers insights into systemic drivers of gender pay inequity

14 November, 2025 1,292 views

How can HR keep people at the centre of AI transformation?

12 November, 2025 2,358 views