Nicole is the Vice President of Human Resources at BrightView, a growing family of comprehensive outpatient addiction treatment facilities with locations across Ohio. She is responsible for the overall strategy and execution of Human Resources at BrightView, fostering and strengthening a culture of collaboration, excellence, and initiative. Nicole has a passion for people-centric servant leadership, creating space for authenticity and connection – inspiring others to bring their best, most authentic selves to work each day. Nicole is a proud member of the SHRM A-Team, and she holds a volunteer leadership position as Communications Chair on the Board of her local SHRM Chapter, GCHRA as well as handling social media for the Ohio SHRM Conference Committee. Earlier in 2018, Nicole started a blog, HR Without Ego, where her faithful sidekick, Maximus the Minimus – her 10 lb Shih Tzu serves as mascot. She's also a proud member of the #SHRM19Bloggers!
I engaged in a conversation yesterday that went something like this:
Person: “I see you work in HR…how’s that treat ya? Can be a tough job.”
Me: “I’ve been in HR for 15 years. I love it.”
Person: “It’s a position of passion for sure…”
Me: “It can be, but also has the potential for the greatest impact.”
Person: “Indeed.”
I mentioned earlier that this was my 4th time attending SHRM National. I can tell you without hesitation that it was by far the BEST SHRM National conference, yet!
Many of my fellow #SHRM19Bloggers have shared their experience at #SHRM19, and I have enjoyed reading each and every post that I have seen so far.
We’ve all been there. Someone on our team or in our organization is behaving in a manner that would not exactly motivate us to want to help…may cause us to want to react defensively or simply ask “why should I help them when they are being so difficult?”
You may or may not have noticed that I have taken some time off from writing lately. I have done a few pieces for a new concept at SHRM #NotionsByNicole found here.
I've been a fan of Simon Sinek for years, and as such, I am subscribed to get a daily e-mail with a pearl of wisdom. I typically share these on various social media channels as I feel that great content and little tidbits that make you think are better shared than hoarded.
When a fellow HR Blogger invites you to be a guest on their blog, the answer is YES. EVERY. TIME. Wendy has thought this through, and she even provided writing prompts! While there were plenty to pick from, one resonated with me:
“If you could change one thing about HR (as in you have a magic wand), what would you change? What steps can we take today to make that change happen?”
