Empowering HR Leaders: Advocating for Change in the Workplace
Empowering HR Leaders: Advocating for Change in the Workplace
Colleen McCreary’s recent LinkedIn post caught my attention. It highlighted a recent quote from Jennifer Aniston where she succinctly captured the essence of a pervasive challenge that many individuals, particularly women, face in the professional world: the struggle to assertively ask for what they want and deserve.
Aniston stated, "There was a time in my world, my career, where I realized it's not being aggressive or combative or bitchy or emotional to stand up for what you deserve and what you want. It's a tough muscle to build. And also be loved and respected. It's hard to achieve."
Leveraging AI in HR: Enhancing Functionality while Embracing Human Expertise
Everywhere you turn these days, there’s an article on how AI is already transforming the way we live and work. I know I’ve been experimenting with it a bit in my own work, utilizing Chat GPT to help me get started on blog posts like this one. I find it’s a great way to get the creative juices flowing, especially when I’m pressed for time or just stuck.
So, this month, I thought that I would see what Chat GPT had to say on this topic.
Reimagining the HR/Leadership Partnership
Whether you are an HR Leader or Business Leader, listen up! I’m on a quest to revolutionize the role of HR. This means that HR needs to be ready and able to assume the strategic partnership role AND business leaders need to engage HR in ways that they may never have thought of before. Think of this as a sort of “open letter” from HR to their organization’s leaders on how they can work better together today.
Tips for Holiday Self-Care
Well, here we are, just a few short weeks before we wrap up the end of 2021. I know this time of year can be incredibly hectic and stressful, especially for HR Leaders.
HR Best Practices for New Leader Success
Now that we’ve been working remotely for almost a full year and it seems that we’ll be continuing to do some level of hybrid work going forward, HR leaders have had to adapt so we can continue to move our businesses forward. Performance discussions and promotions continue to part of our normal business cycle. And we continue to fill vacancies with external hires as well. But how is HR adequately preparing new leaders (whether newly promoted, first-time leaders, or new to the organization) to lead their teams?
5 Keys to Retaining Women in the Workforce
The statistics are sobering. In September 2020, 865,000 adult women dropped out of the workforce, more than 4 times the number of men, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. One-quarter of all women are considering leaving the workforce or downshifting their careers, according to a joint study by McKinsey & Co. and LeanIn.org. If we want a diverse work environment, we need to start thinking differently about how we get work done and all the institutions that support our work.
Reimagining the HR/Leadership Partnership
Whether you are an HR Leader or Business Leader, listen up! I’m on a quest to revolutionize the role of HR. This means that HR needs to be ready and able to assume the strategic partnership role AND business leaders need to engage HR in ways that they may never have thought of before. Think of this as a sort of “open letter” from HR to their organization’s leaders on how they can work better together in 2021 and beyond.
Building Emotional Resilience to Avoid Burnout
There are many factors that affect an individual’s natural propensity for resilience, some we have control over and others we do not. So, with burnout skyrocketing across organizations, how can we build our resilience, specifically our emotional resilience, to prepare for 2021 and the undoubtedly long road ahead?
Must-Have Skills of Successful Managers
I remember when I first moved into a managerial role leading a small team. Making that transition was tough! I was great at getting things done myself, but being responsible for others and trying to get work done through others was a whole new ball game.
Combat Virtual Meeting Madness
Now that many of us have just passed the six-month mark of 100% remote working, we’re all feeling fatigued by the bleeding of our work into our home lives, with little to no transition between the two. Attending back-to-back virtual meetings every day adds to the drain, leaving us feeling exhausted and burnt out. Zoom fatigue is very real!
Remote Working From Anywhere Sound Great? 6 Things to Consider Before Making a Move
Before you pack up your family and belongings and book your one-way ticket to Bermuda (or whatever new town you want to now call home), there are a few things you will want to think over and know before you take the leap.
How To Keep Sane While Working From Home With Kids
Ok, let’s face it…none of us signed up for this, but here we are once again. School starts in just a few short weeks and distance learning is something us career moms will need to gear up to manage this Fall, while we continue working from home with kids (if you are lucky enough to still have a job and work remotely). It’s enough to make you want to hibernate through the rest of the year, but there is hope.
6 Ways to Motivate Yourself When You're Just Not Feelin' It
There are going to be days you don’t feel like doing much of anything, especially when you're drained physically, mentally, or emotionally. The occasional "mental health" day off is fine and oftentimes necessary, but when inaction becomes a regular occurrence, something needs to shift.
A Changed Notion of Professionalism
And what about getting to know our work colleagues on a different level? We've now had a glimpse into their daily lives, not just as co-workers, but parents, children, brothers/sisters, partners.
7 Tips for Balancing Work and Home
Balancing home and work is a constant battle, a literal tug-of-war. It seems that one suffers while the other thrives. It’s not an easy balancing act, but it can be done.
Setting 2020 Goals and Deciding to Make It Happen!
I have come to realize that one of my biggest challenges as a business owner is deciding. Deciding on a direction, deciding on what not to spend time on, and where to focus my time and energy, to name a few.
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