Sometimes, you can sense the shift before it becomes visible. The mood in the office – or across the virtual grid – tightens and conversations flatten. There’s a hesitancy in tone, a retreat behind polite professionalism, and an unmistakable heaviness
Real HR: The Book Launch
This is a milestone day for me. Real HR: What It Is, What It Can Be, and How to Get There is officially out in the world. I didn’t write this book because I had all the answers. I wrote
It’s Not a Meeting, It’s a Huddle! (and we still hate it)
Why does everyone hate work meetings? We take the hatred and meeting fatigue for granted, don’t we? It’s the basis of half the workplace memes on Instagram and three-quarters of the jokes in any decent office sitcom. The mere utterance
Boho HR: Unconventional by Design
The other day, as I was fastening a floaty scarf onto the handle of my over-sized slouchy handbag, I thought to myself “I feel positively bohemian!” Naturally, this association with boho-chic popped into my brain with an accompanying vision of
