4 Ways to Give Back by Giving a Hand Up
‘Tis the season to care for others, right? I apologize for being away for so long. I’ll be sure to catch you up on another day. Recently,...
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Nicole Roberts
- Jul 5, 2022
- 3 min
#SHRM22 Recap Part 1 — Care for your People
Someone asked me on LinkedIn the other day the age-old HR dichotomy: “Is HR’s job to protect the company or the people?” My response?...
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Nicole Roberts
- Jun 10, 2022
- 2 min
#SHRM22 Annual Conference & Expo: Power Skills with Rachel Druckenmiller!
We are in the homestretch, and if you’re anything like me, you are in the app planning your sessions carefully so that you can make the...
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Nicole Roberts
- Oct 24, 2021
- 3 min
The Importance of Pause
I’m writing this from the airport in Dallas after a wonderful weekend full of connection, friendship, and love. I was at a wedding for...
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Nicole Roberts
- Mar 16, 2021
- 2 min
Culture Check: Is it Safe to Make a Mistake?
When mistakes happen, what is the go-to behavior in your organization? Do you have people who will vehemently defend their actions, try...
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Nicole Roberts
- Mar 29, 2020
- 2 min
Let’s Err on the Side of Human
Things are crazy right now. That’s not a secret. You may be tired, overwhelmed, and unsure of what to do next. That’s okay. No one...
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Nicole Roberts
- Jul 19, 2019
- 3 min
There’s No Lukewarm HR
I engaged in a conversation yesterday that went something like this: Person: “I see you work in HR…how’s that treat ya? Can be a tough...
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Nicole Roberts
- Jul 13, 2019
- 1 min
You Can’t Help if You Don’t Take the Oxygen Mask
At some point in your career, you will inevitably encounter a situation where the most important aspect of your job will be supporting...
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Nicole Roberts
- Jan 19, 2019
- 2 min
Legacy: What Do You Want to be Known For?
I had a manager call me about an issue this week, and the guidance that I provided on how to handle the situation reminded me of...
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Nicole Roberts
- Jan 9, 2019
- 2 min
Do It Anyway
We’ve all been there. Someone on our team or in our organization is behaving in a manner that would not exactly motivate us to want to...
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Nicole Roberts
- Jan 1, 2019
- 2 min
Resolutions? Simple. Be Kind. Stay Positive
It seems simple enough, but I hope that we all share a resolution this year and every year: Be Kind. Stay Positive. There are very few...
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Nicole Roberts
- Sep 24, 2018
- 2 min
Every “No” Makes Space for a “Yes”: Advice for When You Don’t Get Wha
True gratitude, like true happiness, comes from within. We are all going to encounter “no’s” in life when we really really thought we...
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Nicole Roberts
- Sep 9, 2018
- 2 min
“Because I Said So” Management is Weak Leadership
I put a lot of thought into my decisions. I hope you do as well. I want to make sure if someone, seeking to understand, inquires as to...
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Nicole Roberts
- Sep 8, 2018
- 2 min
How to Make Decisions in Business
How do you make decisions? Are there charts, graphs, spreadsheets, pages of data? Yes, data is important, but so are the humans in our...
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Nicole Roberts
- Aug 7, 2018
- 2 min
What is a Servant Leader?
I was invited by my pastor to participate in a Bible.com Study last week on Servant Leadership called “Kingdom Leadership in Your...
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Nicole Roberts
- May 8, 2018
- 1 min
Why Are You Saying No?
This will be very short and sweet, but I feel it is vitally important lately… Why are you say No? Is it life or death? Illegal? ...
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Nicole Roberts
- May 3, 2018
- 3 min
How to be Patient at Work
In your career, you are not going to agree with every decision is made. If you have already experienced this, you’re thinking “Duh” in...
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Nicole Roberts
- Apr 18, 2018
- 1 min
How to Apologize in Business
We all make mistakes. We are human. We are not expected to be perfect. If you are expecting perfection, your focus is misguided....
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Nicole Roberts
- Mar 22, 2018
- 2 min
Confessions of a Recovering Control Freak
I’ve mentioned before I’m very Type-A. I’ve also spent over half of my career being an HR Department of One. This allowed me to hone my...
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Nicole Roberts
- Mar 3, 2018
- 2 min
Failure is Feedback…
I saw a post on from the fabulous Sarah Hathorn on Twitter a while back: Sarah Hathorn @SarahHathorn Jan 31 Leadership Tip: Effective...
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