Imagine you work as a barista at Starbucks. A customer walks in on a bright sunny morning, eagerly anticipating your warm welcome, the comforting aroma of freshly brewed coffee, and your excited request for their name – which per pre-established rules, is always hand-written on the renowned coffee cup. However, that day you wake upContinue reading “Understanding Display Rules & Emotional Labour at Work: Cost, Consequences, and Coping Strategies”
Category Archives: Soft Skills
3 Reasons to Value the Power of Alignment When Hiring
There’s a moment that takes place within every hiring manager’s career: the moment they realize there are more positions to fill than they have employees. The panic. The stress. The expectation of doing their job well. Managing deadlines, and performance, and tasks. You may be staring at a blank schedule or lengthy project list orContinue reading “3 Reasons to Value the Power of Alignment When Hiring”
3 Steps to Boosting Employee Engagement on Mondays
We have all felt the impact of a long week. Friday arrives and seemingly everyone is awaiting the end of the day with more excitement than is ever brought to the arrival of Monday. You begin hearing statements such as ‘Do you have plans for the weekend?’ or ‘Thank God it’s Friday!’ Looking forward to the weekendContinue reading “3 Steps to Boosting Employee Engagement on Mondays”
UNLOCK(ED): The Talent-Sprint’s Podcast Episode on A Human-Centric World of Work
It’s been a full year since the COVID-19 pandemic started impacting the world of work, and from a distance, we have observed how it has taken both the best and the worst out of many HR leaders & businesses. At The Humans of HR, we choose to focus on the positives, and educate others toContinue reading “UNLOCK(ED): The Talent-Sprint’s Podcast Episode on A Human-Centric World of Work”
A Human-Centric Workplace Reading List
It’s the end of the year, a hectic one to say the least, and The Humans of HR, including myself, couldn’t think of a better time to sit down and relax with a new inspirational and/or educational human-centric workplace book. For that reason, I have built a list of different resources for our readers, whereContinue reading “A Human-Centric Workplace Reading List”