Even before what we now call our new COVID-19 "normal" conditions, people were under a great deal of physical and emotional stress. They were coping...
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Beyond the Policies, How We Work Together
Let me start with: "I'm biased." I'm biased toward the importance of developing an organizational culture with a structure and strategy everyone creates and embraces....
How HR Can Address Employee Anxiety After Unrest at the Capitol
Many of us saw the events at the Capitol on January 6 unfold live. And if we didn’t see it live, we’ve certainly learned about...
The Importance of OD in the Work of HR
Early in my career as an HR Director, I worked for a CEO who had come into a new organization with a vision to create...
Leading Through the Taxing Impacts of COVID-19 and Compassion Fatigue
During this COVID-19 crisis, leaders are navigating mounting amounts of both typical and new atypical roles under the tremendous pressure and stress of workforce instability,...
Organizational Development: What is it?
Given the challenges organizations are facing, what are they doing to ensure success? Some organizations are imposing more controls and becoming more rigid, some are...
Diversity Fatigue: What It Is and Why It Matters
Diversity fatigue. The term was originally coined in the 1990s to describe the stress associated with management’s attempts to diversify the workforce through recruiting and...
Using Neuroscience to Increase Workplace Equity
We have all heard that the human brain is hard-wired to make quick decisions about our environment and the people in it. Unfortunately, this can...
Good Trouble: Four Steps Toward Workplace Equity
Reflecting on the life of Congressman John Lewis provides insights for today’s workplaces. A national leader for civil rights for decades, his consistent message was...
Helping Employees Through Transition
It’s not the changes that will do you in, it’s the transitions. This is the message William Bridges shares in his book, Managing Transitions as...