The manager question that changed what I thought HR was for
A warehouse manager asked me whose side I was on. My honest answer took two years to work out.
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Illustrative example Turning Point
An experience that changed how you practice HR. Usually 500 to 900 words, built around a moment, earlier assumption, new understanding, changed behavior and unresolved tension.
A warehouse manager asked me whose side I was on. My honest answer took two years to work out.
In a big team I had a lane. At a 60-person startup, I had to decide what the lane was, and say it out loud.
I expected to be behind on tools. I did not expect to be ahead on patience.