Hello HR Leaders

I trust that most of you are enjoying the beginning of a renewed normal work life. Personally, I am finding a great deal of my work time is spent planning and implementing for our return to our offices. Oddly enough we are months away from a true return and it will look considerably different from before. Our organization, like many others will consider a more flexible work environment. To many, this might sound great but I offer that it is change and most people do not care for change. It can cause additional stress to our colleagues as if we needed any more after the previous year.

As HR Leaders we need to know that our colleagues have been through so much and will continue to endure change and more stress as we all attempt to get back to some sense of normalcy. We need to strengthen our “empathy muscle” and lead with an understanding that our colleagues are human. We must continue to build upon cultures of equity and inclusion. When is the last time you simply called up a work colleague just to check on them? It can be the simple efforts that can mean so much.

Be safe and stay positive.