Lunch & Learn
Webinar Series
Our Lunch & Learn Webinar Series brings practical insights, fresh thinking and expert perspectives directly to the workforce planning community. These interactive sessions explore the topics shaping the profession today, giving you practical ideas, tools and approaches you can take back to your organisation and apply in your work.
Fresh Thinking, Fast
Stay ahead in workforce planning with our exclusive Lunch & Learn Webinar Series – designed for busy professionals who want practical insights in just 30 minutes. Each session is packed with expert knowledge, actionable strategies, and the latest trends to help you navigate the future of workforce planning with confidence.
August 28th: From Insight to Action: Why Workforce Plans Don’t Deliver (and How to Fix It)
Most workforce plans look great on paper—but fail to deliver in reality.
This session focuses on the execution gap: why plans stall, what gets in the way, and how to ensure your work actually drives change.
Key Takeaways:
• The most common reasons workforce plans fail post-sign-off
• How to build execution into your planning process from day one
• Practical ways to track, adapt, and deliver against your plan
September 25th: Mission: Alignment—Getting SWP and Business Strategy on the Same Page
If your workforce plan isn’t influencing business decisions, it’s not doing its job.
This session focuses on closing the gap between planning and strategy, so SWP becomes a driver of outcomes—not just an input.
Key Takeaways:
• How to align workforce plans to commercial priorities
• The questions that unlock meaningful strategic conversations
• How to position SWP as critical to business performance
October 30th: In the Hot Seat: Real Workforce Planning Problems, Solved Live
No theory. No safe answers. Real workforce planning challenges brought by the audience, tackled live by experienced practitioners.
See how experts think, challenge, and solve problems in real time.
Key Takeaways:
• How experienced practitioners approach complex SWP challenges
• Different ways to solve the same problem
• Practical thinking you can apply immediately
November 27th: Good Enough to Decide: Making Calls Without Perfect Data
Waiting for perfect data slows everything down. The best workforce planners know when they have enough to act.
This session is about building confidence to move forward, even when the data isn’t complete.
Key Takeaways:
• How to define what “good enough” data looks like
• Decision-making frameworks for uncertainty
• How to communicate confidence without overpromising accuracy
If you’re a Professional, Organisational, or Consulting Member of WPI, you get free access to all our Lunch & Learn webinars! Simply register to secure your spot.
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Prefer to pick and choose? You can also purchase individual sessions for $25 AUD per session.
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