Kindergarten Teacher
The one about grown-ups who sometimes need kindergarten rules.
Read the letter →Letters from Colleen · A permanent collection
What Can HR Learn From…?
Different jobs. Different worlds. Surprisingly familiar workplace problems.
A kindergarten classroom. A machine shop. A dinner rush. Sometimes a different job gives us a different way to look at our own.
These letters begin with everyday observations, a little curiosity, and the occasional lion tamer. The people doing the work are the experts in their own worlds. I’m pulling up a chair.
Read four sample letters below, or explore the finished book: 75 letters about work from unexpected places.
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What Can HR Learn From a Kindergarten Teacher?
Clear expectations matter. So does helping people understand how to meet them.
Read the first letterThe collection
Housekeeper
The most important work is often the work nobody notices.
Read the letter →Machinist
Close enough isn't always good enough.
Read the letter →Lion Tamer
Because intimidation isn't leadership.
Read the letter →What can HR learn from your job?
The book is written. My curiosity isn’t finished. There are always more jobs—and more lessons—to explore. What could HR learn from yours?
Your suggestions will help me explore professions for future letters here on the website. Tell me the job—and the thing the rest of us might be missing.
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