SHRM Blog

September 26 is #HumanResourceProfessionalDay. 

Every day, HR professionals positively impact the lives of employees in workplaces around the world and contribute to the business strategy that allows their organizations to compete, grow and thrive. 

We asked our bloggers to share their HR stories.

Why did you choose a career in HR?

Well, I think it chose me. I should have known from my time as an RA at college, and a swim instructor at camp, that helping and teaching others was the right vocation. It took over a decade in retail operations to realize that...

September 26 is #HumanResourceProfessionalDay. 

Every day, HR professionals positively impact the lives of employees in workplaces around the world and contribute to the business strategy that allows their organizations to compete, grow and thrive. 

We asked our bloggers to share their HR stories.

Why did you choose a career in HR?

With a hat tip to my friend Steve Browne I chose “HR on Purpose!” After spending about a decade after college working in management roles within the financial services industry, I reflected on how much the...

September 26 is #HumanResourceProfessionalDay. 

Every day, HR professionals positively impact the lives of employees in workplaces around the world and contribute to the business strategy that allows their organizations to compete, grow and thrive. 

We asked our bloggers to share their HR stories.

HR Chose Me 

You’ll often hear HR professionals say that they “fell” into HR. It seems to be a common theme. I’m super accident-prone (klutzy, unstable, wobbly), so “falling” always sounds accidental. When it comes to my career, there is no doubt in my mind that landing in HR was anything but accidental....

High-trust organizations generally perform better over time than their low-trust counterparts. They’re innovative. These organizations tend to have more pleasant workplaces than low-trust organizations. In fact, low-trust organizations tend to damage the lives and health of those condemned to labor in what often becomes politically dense zones of recrimination, second-guessing and vague, sometimes passive-aggressive, communications. 

The good news is that there are ways leaders can nurture a high-trust culture. One of the most important is simply by sharing information clearly, persuasively, and thoroughly. This means telling the truth during good...