Somewhere right now, a volunteer conference committee is deciding between “HR Under the Big Top” and “Lights, Camera, HR!” for their HR professional association’s annual event. This means there will either be a logo with a circus tent or a
A Rose by Any Other Name: Titles and Identity
Earlier this week, I made an announcement – new job, new chapter – and did so in the manner of our times: LinkedIn posts, Facebook update, and everything short of choreographing a TikTok. The news was well-received by friends and
HR Career Realignment: Ditch the Logo, Chase the Impact
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
