![]() I’d rather see how I could encourage them to amplify their strengths and see how their approach and perspectives bring new angles to the work we have in front of us. I’d rather learn how each employee I work with is unique. HR spends too much time trying to confine, control and conform, and it’s exhausting. We’ve made this assumption for far too long and it’s never been right. It’s not something they create, it’s how they live. We need to understand that every person is wonderfully different and unique. We view those who express themselves openly as someone we have to “deal with.” If someone was trying to “keep things weird,” we’d take steps to get them back into the fold. ![]() That may sound harsh, but if you step back and review the majority of actions that HR takes, it’s not built to encourage individuality. We often state that we want people to bring their whole selves to work. You see, I feel this reminder helps with how you can practice HR. I found out from a friend who is a resident that the slogan came about as local shops were trying to keep big box stores from coming in to crimp the cool Austin culture as well as put them under. You see, one of Austin’s slogans as a city is “Keep Austin Weird.” It is everywhere you look. The message resonated the moment I read it. It wasn’t only the tie-dye pattern that would have been enough. ![]() As we wandered into our first small, local shop a coaster instantly caught my eye and I picked it up without hesitation.
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