S03 | E07 Building Resilience in HR Professionals with Kris Tierney

HR professionals have had a unique experience through the pandemic, and for the most part it has gone unrecognized. They’ve been stuck in the middle, pulled in opposing directions by the organizations they serve and the people they work with. It has taken its toll on their mental and emotional health as they try to navigate their way through the changes.

But it shouldn’t rest all on their shoulders. Kris Tierney joins me today to discuss how organizations can better support the mental and emotional health of HR professionals, and how HR professionals can effectively communicate with and support their teams during the pandemic. We talk about the shared responsibility we all have to participate in our organizations, and Kris gives us advice on how we can do that with compassion and empathy for each other as humans.

It’s important to remember that our HR professionals are just like us—human. Let’s do what we can to better support them and build up their resilience as we continue to face the effects of the pandemic. Tune in.

About Kris Tierney:

Kris Tierney is the Vice-President of Human Resources and Learning at the Human Resources Professionals Association where she provides strategic leadership to the Association’s internal human resources practices, as well as leading professional development and learning programming for the HRPA’s more than 24,000 students and members.

Kris is a passionate HR and business executive who believes that outstanding businesses run on outstanding workplaces where people and culture are strategic priorities. Kris spent more than 15 years’ leading HR and strategic talent programs in high growth, hi-tech companies in automotive and financial services where she served as a trusted people and culture strategist, advisor and business partner to the C-Suite.

Known for her easy and approachable style, she thrives when helping others live their lives with purpose, belonging and value. Kris holds the CHRP and CHRL designations awarded by the Human Resources Professionals Association.

To learn more about Kris, you can connect with her on LinkedIn.

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