From time to time, we all find ourselves caught between two seemingly opposing perspectives: Be authentic at work or conform to the culture around you. Neither approach is entirely right or wrong — but between them lies a wide spectrum of nuanced choices and very real consequences. On one end of that spectrum, we hear […]
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The HR Holiday Guide: 10 Keys to a Joyful Workplace Culture
With Halloween decorations barely boxed up, somehow it’s already time to talk about the holidays again. Thanksgiving is around the corner, and soon offices everywhere will be buzzing with talk of PTO, year-end deadlines, and holiday plans. For HR teams and company leaders, this season opens up a unique opportunity to show appreciation, reinforce culture, […]
Embracing Change: How Letting Go Creates Room for Growth
This month, after more than twenty years in the same house, my husband and I moved to a new home. We left behind the place where we began our life together, raised four children, shared space with more pets than I can count, and built a lifetime of memories. Downsizing meant opening every closet, digging […]
Time for a Strategic Goal Makeover: Continue, Do More, Start, Stop
It’s that time of year when New Year’s resolutions start to fade — but your business goals don’t have to follow suit. Now’s the perfect moment to reassess and refocus. And if this all feels like déjà vu, it might be time to try a fresh approach: Continue, Do More, Start, Stop. Over the past […]
It’s HR Hell Month: 6 Ways to Survive the Holiday Season with Your Sanity Intact
If you’re in human resources, you already know… December is HR Hell Month! A plethora of hard deadlines like payroll reconciliation, helping employees understand Open Enrollment, ensuring FSA funds and remaining benefits are used up, performance reviews, and processing year-end bonuses are all annual requirements on your list. Tack on a variety of arbitrary deadlines […]
Leadership Through Support: Unifying a Divided Workforce
We’ve officially entered the holiday season! Hopefully, you made it through Thanksgiving without the dinner table doubling as a political roundtable. But as we turn our attention to the new year, most agree that those political differences are here to stay. So, how are we supposed to keep the peace in a divided workforce? The […]
