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Let me tell you about my friend Jake, who runs a thriving 25-person marketing agency. Last year, he almost lost three top employees because his "HR department" consisted of a…

Let me tell you about my friend Raj. He's an HR director for a tech company that just expanded from San Francisco to Berlin, Singapore, and Mexico City—all within 18…

Let me tell you about a client I worked with last year. They were growing fast - hiring like crazy, revenues climbing - but behind the scenes? Absolute chaos. Departments…

Let me tell you about the worst HR disaster I ever witnessed. A growing tech startup - we're talking 150 employees - was using a patchwork system of spreadsheets, sticky…

Let me tell you about the most valuable player at my last company who wasn't a sales superstar or tech whiz - it was Jamie, our HR Services Specialist. While…

We’ve all been there—watching a coworker slowly unravel under the weight of something heavy. Maybe they’ve been unusually quiet in meetings. Maybe their work is slipping. Or maybe they just…

Look, I get it—HR planning sounds like one of those boring, textbook topics that only matters to people who love spreadsheets and policy manuals. But here’s the thing: if you’ve…

Let me tell you a story about my friend Sarah. She runs a thriving marketing agency with 15 employees. Last year, she got hit with a $25,000 fine because she…

You know that department everyone jokes about? The one that "only hires and fires people"? Yeah, that’s HR—but if you think that’s all they do, you’re missing the whole picture.…

Let me share something you won't hear from career guides. My first HR job interview went terribly. I showed up thinking I'd just be doing paperwork and scheduling interviews. The…