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Nicole Roberts
May 14, 20182 min read
Are People Mistreating Your Most Important Asset?
Raise your hand if you have a policy against mistreating company assets, most likely detailed as company equipment. Raise your hand if...
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Nicole Roberts
May 8, 20181 min read
Why Are You Saying No?
This will be very short and sweet, but I feel it is vitally important lately… Why are you say No? Is it life or death? Illegal? ...
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Nicole Roberts
May 3, 20183 min read
How to be Patient at Work
In your career, you are not going to agree with every decision is made. If you have already experienced this, you’re thinking “Duh” in...
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Nicole Roberts
Apr 18, 20181 min read
How to Apologize in Business
We all make mistakes. We are human. We are not expected to be perfect. If you are expecting perfection, your focus is misguided....
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Nicole Roberts
Apr 8, 20182 min read
Spoiler Alert: There’s No Prize for Being a PTO Martyr
Work/Life balance. We all talk about it. We all tell our friends, family, spouses, and employees to take their time, but do you take...
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Nicole Roberts
Apr 4, 20182 min read
Transparency Counts
Transparency counts in all aspects of HR. You don’t have to air all your dirty laundry, but please be real. This is especially crucial...
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Nicole Roberts
Mar 22, 20182 min read
Confessions of a Recovering Control Freak
I’ve mentioned before I’m very Type-A. I’ve also spent over half of my career being an HR Department of One. This allowed me to hone my...
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Nicole Roberts
Mar 15, 20182 min read
Want to Really Make a Difference? Blog.SHRM.org
With #SHRMLeg wrapping up this week, I wanted to share the post I wrote for the SHRM Blog after my testimony as a call to action for HR...
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Nicole Roberts
Mar 3, 20182 min read
Failure is Feedback…
I saw a post on from the fabulous Sarah Hathorn on Twitter a while back: Sarah Hathorn @SarahHathorn Jan 31 Leadership Tip: Effective...
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Nicole Roberts
Mar 1, 20182 min read
The Power of Vulnerability
“Vulnerability is not winning or losing; it’s having the courage to show up and be seen when we have no control over the outcome....
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Nicole Roberts
Feb 22, 20182 min read
Hello, I’m Here to Help…
“The value of our lives is not determined by what we do for ourselves. The value of our lives is determined by what we do for others.” ...
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Nicole Roberts
Feb 17, 20182 min read
5 Minutes: Intentional Time
My son, my first born child, will be a teenager on Monday. I am taking a vacation day, and we’re celebrating with my world famous...
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Nicole Roberts
Feb 11, 20182 min read
Has HR Lost the Trust of Employees?
It was a nice little Sunday. We went to the Cincinnati Auto Expo. I had been looking forward to this all week. When I was a little...
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Nicole Roberts
Feb 9, 20181 min read
You Have to Start Somewhere
Thanks for joining me on this journey! The adorable pup pictured above is Maximus the Minimus. I keep this picture of him as the...
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