HR Profession

On his podcast The Business of Alignment and through his sales-intelligence operation Pulse HR, AJ Vaughan has had more than 1,000 conversations with CHROs, founders and HR tech leaders about what makes organizations work. Here are the 5 things he can't do his job without.

Jeff Wald is a serial entrepreneur with four exits and one failure behind him. His current company, BoomerangHR, makes fully automated, affordable software for employee offboarding and alumni management, and just raised $13 million in a seed round. Here are 5 things he can't do his job without.

Anne Ravert does HR for a building full of headhunters. She's SVP of people operations at DSG Global, the executive search firm, which means every colleague she supports evaluates talent for a living and has a view on how she should do her job. She also produces movies. Fourteen so far, plus a TV pilot and a play. Here are 5 things she can't do her job without.

"Dear Ellie" is an advice column from a seasoned HR consultant. Read her advice for an HR pro navigating stepping into a HRBP role and feeling overwhelmed.

"Dear Ellie" is an advice column from a seasoned HR consultant. Read her advice for an HR pro navigating stepping into a HRBP role and feeling overwhelmed.

HR professionals are the designated shock absorbers of organizational life. When the workforce is anxious, they steady it. When leaders make difficult decisions, they manage the fallout. When employees experience trauma (layoffs, restructuring, harassment, grief), HR is the first call. They carry the institutional weight of every person in the building. Often simultaneously. Often without acknowledgment. And almost always without a people strategy of their own.

"Dear Ellie" is an advice column from someone "who’s been there, and done that". Navigating tough workplace dynamics? Feeling like your company’s not aligned with your values? Exhausted, overwhelmed, and in need of a fresh perspective? Ask a seasoned HR pro, Ellie.

"Dear Ellie" is an advice column from someone "who’s been there, and done that". Navigating tough workplace dynamics? Feeling like your company’s not aligned with your values? Exhausted, overwhelmed, and in need of a fresh perspective? Ask a seasoned HR pro, Ellie.

"Dear Ellie" is an advice column from someone "who’s been there, and done that". Navigating tough workplace dynamics? Feeling like your company’s not aligned with your values? Exhausted, overwhelmed, and in need of a fresh perspective? Ask a seasoned HR pro, Ellie.