In Order to Form a More Perfect (HR) Union….
HR professionals are raised (trained? taught?) to view labor unions as the enemy. Unions are the Moriarty to our...
Category: Robin Schooling
A 9/11 Legacy
My friend Christine Lewis-Varley wrote this guest post for me in 2011 and it ran for the 10th year anniversary...
Replicate? Or Redefine?
A number of years ago, as I was cavorting-in-the-job-market whilst in pursuit of a new gig, I had an...
Time to Think: The HR Knowledge Worker
The term “knowledge worker” joined our business lexicon courtesy of Peter Drucker; the concept of “knowledge work” first appeared...
The Talent Crisis: Aspirational vs. Actual
Last week my friend/colleague Jena Brown and I had a really good discussion about the role (perhaps) that HR,...
Be an Advocate for LGBTQ+ Equality EVERY Month
Recently, in an online HR Group, a group member asked “what can I do to create an inclusive workplace...
Trench HR: Where Java Means Coffee
Many years ago my friend Charlie Judy coined the phrase #TrenchHR. Boy oh boy did we run the hell...
HR’s Biggest Problem? The People Hiring HR.
The worst thing (probably) about your company’s HR Leader is the person who hired your HR Leader. In fact,...
Sights and Sounds: Carnival of HR – April 2021
A carnival, to me, brings to mind sights, sounds and smells. Carnivals have bright lights, laughing (and/or shrieking) voices...