You can’t spell ‘humor’ without ‘HR’: The role of comedy in the people function
“Humor is a trust accelerator, so use it…You’d be glad you did.”
Vicky Valet is the editor of HR Brew, a Morning Brew publication dedicated to helping people in the people profession do their jobs better. Prior to joining Morning Brew, she was the deputy editor of communities and leadership at Forbes, where she oversaw coverage of careers, executives, and entrepreneurs.
“Humor is a trust accelerator, so use it…You’d be glad you did.”
Create purpose and pipelines—and don’t forget the paychecks.
“I want to go someplace and walk away and be like, ‘Oh, you know what? Today was work. But it was a lot of fun.’”
“No one is going to be honest with you in an exit interview if they know you’re going to take the full script and verbatim go repeat it back to their manager, their teammates, the leadership team.”
“The company’s at risk, your career is at risk, and their career is at risk if something goes wrong.”
“Things just become so much easier once you kick off with clear purpose.”
“Allowing people to have these micro wins…It just makes them more motivated to get to the next goal.”
“If you’re meeting people where they’re at, then you’ll both be better in the end.”
“What does leadership mean? It means setting up an environment for other people to go do incredible work. I can’t change or separate the concept of leadership and a lot of people and HR topics.”
“HR sets the tone,” Sam DeMase, career expert at ZipRecruiter, says.