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People-First Leadership: What Health Crises Reveal About Your Culture

May 6, 2026 by Kerry Flynn Barrett

A health crisis has a way of exposing what a workplace is actually made of. When someone is sick, recovering, or holding their life together through a serious disruption, they need their organization to meet them there — not expect them to keep pace with it. This is where a people-first leadership approach can demonstrate […]

Filed Under: HR Strategies Tagged With: burnout, compassionate leadership, culture, emotional intelligence, employee benefits, employee relations, employee retention, fmla, healthcare, labor laws, managing employees, mental health, wellness, workforce planning, workplace conflict

HR Ethics: How to Protect Our People When Policy Puts Them at Risk

March 5, 2025 by Kerry Flynn Barrett

In the early stages of this new administration, we’ve seen a major shift in the HR world—with policies that are changing some fundamental human rights beliefs no matter where your party affiliation falls. We have to acknowledge the reality: politics has entered the HR conversation in a way that we have never seen before. As Fractional […]

Filed Under: Current Events Tagged With: compassionate leadership, covid-19, culture, dei, diversity, employee benefits, employee relations, fmla, labor laws, politics, small business, workplace conflict

The Stress of Scaling: How a fractional HR person can solve problems and streamline growth

July 1, 2024 by Kerry Flynn Barrett

Understanding and navigating the HR needs of your business can be challenging, especially for growing companies and new startups. There is a varied list of roles and responsibilities that a company’s HR team or a fractional HR person must be able to handle, from navigating complex, constantly-changing labor regulations to designing effective workplace policies to […]

Filed Under: HR Stories Tagged With: chro, employee relations, fmla, fractional hr, hiring employees, labor laws, managing employees, small business, workforce planning

Adjusting to the new workplace. . . again: 10 ways to help employees find their work-life balance

September 16, 2021 by Kerry Flynn Barrett

Over the past year and a half, many employees have had the benefit of working remotely. Their families have gotten used to them being at home and having them around. Children have gotten used to their parents being home for meals and to help with homework. Spouses have adjusted to having another set of hands […]

Filed Under: HR Strategies Tagged With: coronavirus, covid-19, employee relations, fmla, leadership development, managing employees, workforce planning, working from home

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