When all elements of HR are aligned -- from attracting and selecting the right people to onboarding, developing, inspiring, and engaging your team -- your business can thrive. When each step in your HR practices is intentional and aligned, you create a stronger foundation for your team and your business. By focusing on clarity, compliance, and policies that fit your organization, you set the stage for growth and long-term success.

Six years ago today, I launched my business: Chrysalis HR Consulting. This is my story of how I found my purpose working with small businesses and nonprofits, with a focus on culture, policy and people development, learning in the process that I can make HR fun and easy to understand.

The best references are people who genuinely believe in your abilities and can offer meaningful examples of your work. A thoughtful, well-prepared reference will do more than validate your past: they’ll help make the case for your future.

When each step in your hiring and employee development process is aligned, you not only increase your chances of making the right hire, you also set your employees up for long-term success.

The best handbooks are the ones employees actually read. So how can you make it easier for that to happen?

Great leadership lies in your ability to guide your team with clarity, purpose, and encouragement. By prioritizing these developmental discussions, you create pathways to growth that enable your team members to expand their knowledge, strengthen their relationships, and reach their full potential.

The losses are significant, devastating and unimaginable. Interwoven with this destruction is the deep humanity and care shown by those around us. The sense of community support and caring has been powerfully uplifting.

Receiving feedback doesn’t have to be daunting—it can be the key to unlocking your full potential. By shifting your mindset, and with regular practice, you can learn to extract valuable insights from feedback, leaving behind what doesn’t serve you.

When done right, feedback builds stronger relationships and drives positive change. But for feedback to be effective, it must come from a place of trust and belief in the other person’s potential to grow.

Over the last 5 years, Chrysalis HR has journeyed with a variety of past and current clients to create and bring to life employee handbooks capturing those organizations’ specific cultures, visions, and values.

How do your employees’ hearts and stomachs feel about Monday morning on Sunday night?  Whatever your answer - that’s your culture, whether intentional or not.

Our expectations and treatment of others can significantly influence their development. By seeing and treating people as their best selves, we encourage them to realize and fulfill their true capabilities.