There is an interesting thread on LinkedIn titled “Whose job is it to make sure the workplace is drama free? The company, human resources, or your boss?” As of this post, it has been going on for 14 days, and has 52 comments, including a couple of mine.
My first comment was that it would be helpful to define “drama”, because if drama means conflict, then we really don’t want the workplace to be drama free. (more…)
I have been thinking a lot about my profession – human resources – lately. I have come to the conclusion that there is no other field or discipline in organizations that is as complex and varied as the field of HR. 
Those in Finance, Marketing or Operations may disagree, and certainly that would be an interesting dialogue. But I would like to explore this idea of the complexities of HR just a bit.
What strikes me is that those aspiring to become HR leaders must have a reasonable grounding in: (more…)
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