One of the challenges that often rests on the shoulders of HR professionals is having difficult conversations with executives and leaders...

"Do you consider yourself to be on the employees' side or on the company's side?" From the way they asked the question, I already knew th...

HR has a bad reputation. You can't trust HR. HR just does whatever the company wants. HR sets employees up for retaliation and failure by...

I heard it just the other day. "Rules are rules!" The statement was being used to terminate an employee who, because of difficult persona...

Defensive responses when you get feedback. Feeling overwhelmed. Frustration when your team asks you questions that you don't know the answ...

"It's employee appreciation day! Doctors, you will be having a catered lunch with some nice swag bags, because we appreciate you! Nurse...

Rebekah worked intensely and fast. If you didn't do what she wanted fast enough, she'd usually just do it herself. She had been working i...

We've all heard it. "That's not my job!" And then we reply, "See that last line in your job description? The one that says 'other duties...

Remember that old movie where someone says something derogatory but true to the other person and the other person is horrified and scream...

It was not my fault. I wanted to shout it to all our employees. I wanted them to know that they could trust me and that I wasn't making m...

I've read a lot of things in the last few days encouraging HR professionals and business executives to have compassion while dealing with...