Recently, while speaking at a large human resources conference, I sat down for breakfast with an HR executive who, after hearing about the work I do in respect, immediately ranted “I’m sick and tired of employees being so sensitive.” Wow.
Now, to be fair, I’ve heard this complaint many times before, especially from baby boomers who had to put up with a lot of disrespect and struggle for...
Last year I got an all-too-familiar call from Trevor, the head of HR at a mid-sized accounting firm in Virginia. He’d been recruited into the role six months earlier and, shortly after starting work, found what he called, “a culture of disrespect.”
“The senior managers have been playing favorites for years,” Trevor told me, “And everyone knows it.”
When I asked him about how this was impacting...
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has become an increasingly prominent focus for organizations over the last two decades. The murder of George Floyd in May of 2020 sparked a wave of public declarations of support by major US companies. However, recent political and legal developments have created new challenges and uncertainties around corporate and institutional DEI efforts. To better...
An overwhelming number of human resource professionals find that giving critical feedback is one of the most challenging conversations they routinely have. Maya Hu-Chan, one of CRL’s esteemed advisors, has also found this to be the case. However, she takes that conversation a step further and examines not only giving, but also receiving critical feedback.
If you are reading this article you...
Since February I’ve been on a national tour for my new book Restoring Respect, speaking at conferences attended by human resources and diversity, equity, and inclusion professionals. In the past seven months I’ve been, or I’m going to Virginia, Connecticut, New Jersey, Florida (twice!), Texas, Colorado, Utah, Ohio, Georgia, and half a dozen sites California. Phew!
This week I’m in Phoenix at...
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One of the most pertinent challenges for coaching professionals is securing a consistent stream of new clients. From networking and referrals to content marketing and social media outreach, coaches can employ a myriad of techniques to attract potential clients. However, uncovering the ultimate strategy...
Let’s face it, as of this week, politically and legally speaking the U.S. is now in deep, uncharted waters. Never before has a former President been indicted on federal criminal charges. The media is calling it historic, which it most certainly is.
At the same time, all indicators are that as a society, we haven’t been this polarized since the Civil War and we haven’t experienced such public...
“Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.” – Maya Angelou
I’m out of my office on travel right now, for work, and I’m enjoying it even more than I thought I would.
Why? Partly because delivering our flagship workshop on Respectful...
This week, we’re doing something new – turning over our newsletter to a dear friend and client whom I had the privilege to serve as a consultant many decades ago. He recently shared a story about something he did back then that I think is very moving and profound. He gave me permission to reprint his story, but he’d prefer to remain anonymous. Still, I can say that at the time he was serving...
In June, we hosted our first ever certification program for HR leaders, senior managers, and executive coaches who wanted to learn how to run our Coaching for Respect™ (CfR) Process and become Certified as CfR Expert Coach | Facilitators. We had 16 people in the training cohort for two and half days at a georgous little hotel overlooking San Diego Bay, and it went really well. It was also...