We’re bombarded on a daily basis with news of people behaving badly towards each other, so we need to promote and practice kindness in our lives and with our employees. What does that mean? When you walk into the office each day or log on for remote work, do you greet the people you see all the time or do you just get right to it? Do you ask how they are and mean it or do you pay no attention to any response and just move on? When you’re having a tough day, do you take it o

There has been some publicity lately that hasn’t reflected positively on Human Resources as a profession. There have been allegations of discrimination, HR leadership issues, and discussion of HR being replaced by AI among other things. Having been in HR for many years now, I’ve seen the looks I get when I tell people I’m in HR (the slight backing away, the quick panic of wanting to change conversations, etc.) and I understand where that comes from. Unfortunately, I’ve seen

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