This feels like a ‘just coffee’ day. Drop a meme or gif that shows how you are feeling today.

As an HR department of one, none or few, your time is at a premium. Here’s a mistake many of us make: We manage our calendars. But we don’t manage our focus. If everything feels urgent, here’s a simple reset: 🕧The 3–Block Rule Every week, identify three blocks of time (60–90 minutes each) that are protected for work that actually moves the needle (not email, meetings, or reacting). Examples: - Preparing for a tough accountability conversation - Reviewing performance trends - Building a hiring or onboarding plan - Creating structure for better 1:1s - Thinking (yes, thinking counts) Put those blocks on your calendar first and treat them like a client meeting you would never cancel. Small, consistent blocks of focused time prevent big, messy issues later. 👉 Question: What would qualify as a “needle mover” for you this week? Drop one below.

Let's start February with a Kindness Challenge. Show your coworkers some love and appreciation this month using the proposed format below.

Good morning, all you Badasses! Hope you are surviving the weather - I guess depending on where you are located. We are expecting more inclement weather in NC this weekend. 👋Please share your weekly wins below! It's important to focus on what we are doing right to maintain a positive mindset. Check out the activity from earlier this week, including a micro training on 'Performance Management Needs a Renovation.' Coming up: ✅2/13 from 10 to 11 a.m. ET - Join for the Monthly Roundtable with the topic of Employee Appreciation. Head over to the calendar and put it on your calendar. ✅New resources in the classroom include Workplace Investigations and forms for various HR functions.

I'm mostly using ChatGPT, but it has been a game-changer. I've used it for writing, summarizing data, and have even trained it to sound like me. Frightening, but it does pretty well. ⁉️How are you using AI to make your work easier? I'm going to start coaching sessions in February. Upgrade to Premium at $16/month (intro price), and you'll get to hear an AI expert share tips and tricks for using AI in HR. You'll also get access to everything in the classroom, including any HR forms you might need, workshop recordings, handbook template, etc.