‘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,...

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?...

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...

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...

When mistakes happen, what is the go-to behavior in your organization? Do you have people who will vehemently defend their actions, try...

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...

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...

At some point in your career, you will inevitably encounter a situation where the most important aspect of your job will be supporting...

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...

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...

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...

True gratitude, like true happiness, comes from within.  We are all going to encounter “no’s” in life when we really really thought we...

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...

How do you make decisions?  Are there charts, graphs, spreadsheets, pages of data?  Yes, data is important, but so are the humans in our...

I was invited by my pastor to participate in a Bible.com Study last week on Servant Leadership called “Kingdom Leadership in Your...

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? ...

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...

We all make mistakes.  We are human.  We are not expected to be perfect.  If you are expecting perfection, your focus is misguided....

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...

I saw a post on from the fabulous Sarah Hathorn on Twitter a while back: Sarah Hathorn‏ @SarahHathorn Jan 31 Leadership Tip: Effective...