This blog lives at the intersection of people, power, and the unpredictable world of Human Resources.
I write about the chaos of work and HR – not to romanticize it, not to wallow in it, but to reframe it. Because HR isn’t just full of fire drills and policy rewrites; it’s full of complexity, contradiction, and moments that matter. And when we stop pretending it’s all neat and buttoned-up – with no soul – we’ll start seeing both what’s real and what needs to change.
As an HR strategist, speaker, and longtime practitioner, I write from inside the work. I’ve led the teams, cleaned up the wreckage, coached the leaders at the circus, and cried in my office more than once. This blog is where I make sense of it all – out loud.
Welcome to HR Chaos. Reframed.
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About Me
I spend my time as the Director, Audience and Community | QHR Connect with quotient | HR. With HR events that don’t suck (for real), we’re an HR continuing education experience with tour stops, every few weeks, around the US and UK. Care to join us? We would certainly love to see you there!
In the recent past I’ve been working as Head of People with BelleSage Partners and People + Work Strategist and with my own advisory firm Velvet Cubicle where I focused on HR and talent strategy work as well as content creation (writing, speaking, podcast. etc.). I’ve written for Fast Company, Recruiting Daily, SHRM, HR Examiner, and others, I speak at HR and business events around the world, co-host the long-running DriveThruHR podcast, and collaborate with vendors across the HR tech and services space.
I started blogging in 2010 (at the HR Schoolhouse) and have always had the same goal: have real conversations where we can share ideas and hot takes, all mixed up with a soupcon of irreverence. I released my first book, Real HR, in 2025 and my second book, Real Work, is in the works.
Advisory board credits include HR Onboard, BlackbookHR, SmartBrief on Workforce, Geaux Veterans, and the Louisiana Business Leadership Network. And yes, I did a swing through various and assorted volunteer leader roles with that one professional organization.
I’m a Saints fan (#WhoDat), dog devotee (Mr. Crumples, Eddy von Schooling and Emmitt Benoit), and forever searching for the perfect French 75.
#Cheers
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