Out of Touch Leadership

What on earth to do about it.

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HR Besties
January 29, 2025

Hey Besties!

Welcome back! Besties, if you’ve been having a hell of a week and need an escape, we’ve got you. It’s a packed episode this week - starting with a very bad night for one employee, an unusually-helpful piece of corporate cringe, and all about out-of-touch leadership. And read this email until the end, because we have a very surprising piece of news.

In This Episode:

  • Intro Story: Jamie’s tale has Ashley leaving our meeting to go get some footage pulled (Please do not ever do what this employee chose to do. Just call us, we’ll come get you like your parents did at that field party in high school)

  • Corporate Cringe Speak: A phrase that will absolutely save you in a corporate meeting (no more “oops, I forgot that”)

  • Hot Topic: Out of touch leadership - what does that mean, and why does it happen… and what can you do about it, no matter your role? We got you.

  • Questions & Comments: We answer the question of when we’ve been out of touch at work.

Discussion Guide – For Your Next HR Besties Podcast Discussion Group or Team Chat:

  1. Effective Meeting Etiquette: What are some effective ways to correct someone politely in a meeting without shutting them down?

  2. Out of Touch: Have you ever experienced leadership being completely out of touch? What happened, and how was it handled?

  3. Keeping It Real: How can employees feel comfortable speaking up if leadership decisions don’t align with reality or could use adjustment?

And we told you there was a very surprising piece of news. Despite Jamie’s many posts roasting SHRM, they actually invited her onto their podcast to talk about humor at work. Did she behave? Did she say something that gets us all blocked? You can watch on video here for yourself (after you listen to this week’s “HR Besties,” of course!).

Here’s to being very in touch (in the most HR-appropriate ways, of course), and don’t forget to keep that key card with you at all times… just in case.

Happy Hump Day,
Your HR Besties

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