The HR Philosopher

“In reality your actions can have lasting consequences.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger In 1993 my mom reluctantly allowed me to watch Terminator 2: Judgement Day. We were in Blockbuster and I wanted to rent an action movie. I didn’t really know “Ahnold,” but I remember seeing commercials on TV and wanted to see it. To this dayContinue reading "The Stoicism of Arnold Schwarzenegger: What Mr. Olympia Can Teach HR"

Photo by Chris John on Pexels.com “Doing the right thing is often a highly inconvenient, time consuming, even costly, process.” – Mathew Desmond “Just that you do the right thing. Nothing else matters.” – Marcus Aurelius I took a few months off from blogging. This was time I needed to do some personal things, amongContinue reading "HR, Poverty, and Advocacy"

Source Picture: Amnesty International Note: March 8, 2023 is International Women’s Day. March is International Woman's Month. “The only women who don’t believe that sexual harassment is a real problem in this country are women who have never been in the workplace.” – Cynthia Heimel A few weeks back, I asked my friend Molly HewittContinue reading "Expecting Harassment: Women and Workplace"

“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” – Maya Angelou This post is about a great many folks who’ve inspired me to change myself for the better in many ways. A few years ago, I began exploring the concept of a “street level influencer.” You can seeContinue reading "Street Level Influencers: Black Leaders Who’ve Influenced Me"

“What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, and more unashamed conversation.” – Glenn Close On Tuesday February 28th, my friends and colleagues Tiffany Toussaint, Claire Stroh, Erich Kurschat, and I are putting on a FREE Pop-Up Roundtable to discuss mental health in the workplace and how HR should approach this topic. I hopeContinue reading "Panel Preview: Why Discuss Mental Health?"

Photo by Edward Eyer on Pexels.com “But if your work is your art, a personal reflection of who you are, the only person who can do that better than you, is a future you.” — Bill Crawford My wife and I love cooking shows. The other evening, we were watching Chef’s Table: Pizza on Netflix.Continue reading "HR Is Art"

“…a mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone. That's why I read so much, Jon Snow.” – Tyrion Lannister Reading is a gateway to wisdom. Harry Truman was quoted as saying, “Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.” Whether you’re leading a multiunit HR team, or leading an HR departmentContinue reading "Paul’s Top Five Reads in 2022"

Photo by Jacub Gomez on Pexels.com “Karma means your life is your making. Karmic accumulation can either be a Boost or Burden – that is your choice.” -- Sadhguru I just finished the article “What Will HR Look Like in 2030?” I’m strategic. I want to know that I am three moves ahead. So, IContinue reading "HR’s Karma: Legacy HR Must Pass"

“If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” – African Proverb The restorative power of conferences is well known or should be. We go to conferences for many reasons – learning and development, the primary one, but these events can be so much more if one decidesContinue reading "#WISHRM22: A Recap of Conferencing Exploits!"

Photo by S Migaj on Pexels.com “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” — Leo Tolstoy Note: I wrote this as a random scattering of thoughts following a tumultuous June. Mass shootings, the end of Roe v. Wade, January 6th Hearings – a United States in crisis. It wasContinue reading "Change Only Thyself"