Should we get rid of HR?

That’s the bold suggestion put forth by Jamie Gutfreund, this week’s guest on the DesuckifyWork® podcast.

Why get rid of it? Because it’s become a fear-based function that stifles creativity, prevents honest conversations and enforces a “referee” culture that treats team members like children vs. adults who are capable of sorting through hard stuff on their own.

What would be build in its place? Great question. Jamie and I explore that and more during our conversation. We touch on:

🐱 Generational differences at work

🐱 What real psychological safety looks like

🐱 How to balance different levels of ambition within a team, including how those folks are compensated

🐱 The influence of the creator economy on how we work and get our messages out to the world

🐱 The role of executive leadership in driving culture and how no HR initiative can overcome the tone set by the C-suite

The main takeaway? Let’s be adults and let’s get out of own way already.

Sounds pretty freakin’ awesome to me. Who’s in?

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Let the desuckifying begin.

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You can follow Jamie on LinkedIn. And check out her column in Forbes about the creator economy.

If you enjoyed the conversation and would like to help your teams bring their absolute best to work, I invite you to schedule a free half-hour discovery session. Type “meow” in the calendar invite and I’ll also send you a free DesuckifyWork® t-shirt!

Bye, everyone!

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Bonus question from Jamie to our audience:Why do we judge people in the workplace solely on their state of ambition? Are we saying that everyone has to be equally ambitious? What if I just want to go to work till five o’clock and I’m okay being compensated and rewarded based on those expectations?

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