I want to call out something a former intern of mine did this month. She was an amazing employee and we tried to recruit her […]
Emotional Labor
Emotional Labor is part of my job description. Literally. As HR, managing people emotions while keeping my own composure is a day to day reality. […]
Working on Working Remote
I’m making an effort to get better at working remote and help others do the same. As the workforce changes (and as my life changes) […]
Dare to Lead Workshop (because you can never have enough Brené Brown)
Since Brené Brown is one of my spiritual masters, I jumped at the chance to bring part of her Dare to Lead curriculum into my […]
Don’t Stay In Your Lane
Here’s a general piece of advice that helped me in my career these last five years: don’t stay in your lane. By that, I mean: […]
Finding Mentors
When I moved in an HR position over three years ago, I signed up for a mentoring program through the local HR group. As a […]
A Tendency to Catastrophize
We are going through a lot of change right now in my workplace. I’ve seen people process this change with a range of reactions: speculation, […]
The Procrastination Advantage
There’s a spectrum of preparedness and procrastination where I fall somewhere in the middle . . . okay, leaning a little towards the latter. I […]
AHRMA Conference
For the first time, I attended the annual AHRMA conference today here in Austin. AHRMA is the Austin Human Resources Management Association, the local affiliate […]
5 Year Workiversary
Today is my 5th anniversary working at my company. On August 1st, 2014 I walked into a job where I had no idea what I […]