Trauma comes to the workplace in a lot of different ways. There is personal trauma - from home or workplace events. There is organizational trauma, such as a merger, lay-off or natural disaster that hits the workplace. There is macro-trauma, something that affects the larger population such as a natural disaster, a terrorist attack (such …
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We love them, we hate them, we love to hate them. You know them: those buzz words/phrases that pop up all. the. time. And a lot of HR thought leaders will jump on them quickly as it helps drive traffic to their posts. Rarely do these phrases bring up something new to the world of …
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One of the HR Buzzwords is Employee Engagement. Every organization wants their employees to be engaged, but do we really understand what that means to the organization or how we know whether or not our employees are truly engaged? I think one of the things we forget is that even our most engaged employees aren’t …
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It’s #PrideMonth! As the month comes to an end, we know this is an opportunity to review how you as the an individual or as an organization contribute to the community or to supporting the community. If you aren’t part of the LGBTQ+ 🏳️🌈 community, it can still be difficult to know how to create …
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In 2016, I attended the HR conference in DC. I reached out to folks I knew on HR Twitter to make coffee and happy hour dates. I'm sure I knew Jon would be attending, but we had not made specific plans to meet. We ran into each other on the Expo floor, said a quick …
Burnout feels like the new buzzword - look at any list of recent HR blogs and you are sure to see quite a few articles about burnout. What to do about it, how to avoid it, what it is, what it isn't, and what you can or can't do about it. Burnout is something different …
If you are here, you know that I have a couple of side gigs. The podcast and Twitter chat have been a part of my life for so long now that it is sometimes hard to remember what life was like before them. I wouldn't change this time for anything! As I write, memories from …
It's no secret that I enjoy working from home. For years I have believed that talent acquisition could be done remotely. And not just talent acquisition. Many jobs can be done from anywhere, but employers like to have everyone in one place for "culture" or "engagement." So when covid sent most office workers out of …
When you are young, you are always asked "what do you want to be when you grow up." And now that I am older, it seems we get a lot of "how did you get started in xyz?" The first question is mostly trying to find something in common or relatable. The second is likely …
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This is a guest post from my favorite Canadian Melanie Peacock who will be co-host of our next Twitter Chat. Hammonds’ 2005 article “Why we Hate HR” continues to be reviewed, discussed, and assessed. Many argue that the author’s points are controversial due to the ongoing evolution of the HR profession and HR’s contributions to …
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