Posts by Hebba Youssef
saboteurs and superiors
✍🏽 How deal with a boss who does/tries to sabotage you, has you do their work, and takes credit for your ideas? Do you continue to share your ideas regardless, or should you regress ask for expectations? Context: Associate director reporting to a senior director. Mid size company. Small enough where gossip is prevalent in…
Read MoreHR Horror Stories:
^^ live footage of me reading these stories A few weeks ago I asked readers to submit their horror stories and let me tell y’all there were ZERO disappointments! Tomorrow I’m dropping a special Halloween pod where I read some of these stories. Below, you’ll find some of my favorite stories for you to read! …
Read Moresaying something is better than nothing
✍🏽 What should I do when terrible things are occurring around the world but my leadership team doesn’t want to address them? Context: HR in a startup of younger leaders. 📣 Kendyl Skinner, Director of Human Resources at Orange Barrel Media: In my experience, while it can be really tough to know WHAT to say…
Read MoreEmployee expectations are higher than ever, here’s what to do about it:
HR teams are facing more challenges than ever before when it comes to employee experience. We’re balancing a lot! Like: I could probably add another dozen challenges but you get the idea, managing employee experience is not as easy as folks may think it is. But the benefits of great employee experience are awesome: If…
Read MoreWhat’s in your HR tech stack?
If I had to guess maybe… a little bloat? TBH: I’ve used anywhere from one to ten HR tools and systems simultaneously. One was rough, ten was also… rough. Finding the magic combination of tools can feel like Goldilocks searching for the perfect chair, porridge or bed. Somewhat difficult. And sometimes you only really know…
Read More🔨 building from the ground up
✍🏽 How do you build an HR foundation for a company that has never had an HR department or personnel? I recently landed a job with the hopes to help a company of 20 employees begin creating HR structure. I have a degree in Organizational Management, with a minor in HR Admin, but no work…
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