For decades, HR professionals have played an unspoken career game: chase the biggest logo you can land. The assumption baked into this – that working for a massive, household-name enterprise signals intelligence and ambition, while toiling at a mid-market privately-held
The Kindly Skeptic: HR’s Most Underrated Leadership Trait
I love enthusiasm. I also love a well-timed pause – the kind that comes from someone with a furrowed brow asking a question like, “Hang on…what are we actually doing here?” That’s the Kindly Skeptic at work: the colleague who
HR and the Theatre of Work
HR needs more camp. Not camp as in “offsite team building” with trust falls and s’mores (though I support snacks as strategy). I mean camp – as in theatrical, ironic, glitter-drenched camp. The kind of camp Oscar Wilde showcased, Susan
Making Friends at Work When You’re in HR
Working in HR often feels like being the workplace equivalent of airport security: no one’s exactly thrilled to see you, everyone assumes you’re about to ruin their day, and yet you’re an essential part of keeping the whole operation running
