It's no secret that HR deals with heavy subjects and has hard conversations. When anyone else in the company is struggling, they go to HR. So where's the HR for HR? In this episode, Julie Turney, the brainchild of HR@Heart Consulting Inc., talks about some coping mechanisms and how to deal with the hard things we face as leaders.

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Julie's Quotes from the Episode:

Whether it was dealing with a leader who I wasn't able to get in alignment with, or whether it was a death in service and just dealing with that, or the trauma that comes with dealing with a difficult termination. Sometimes at the end of those things I would ask myself, where is the HR for HR?

A lot of times, because we're dealing with all of those different things, we're not taking the time to pause, and take care of our own emotions and feelings. Then, we end up in this cycle of burnout.

HR people really do need the support.

I think communication is key and really taking the time to have those conversations with your HR teams is really important. Then determine what are their struggles and what do they need?

One of the things that I always recommend to people is to create a gratitude jar for yourself. Then, when good things happen, or when you're feeling at your lowest, you can always go back to that gratitude jar. Look at something that reminds you, this is the good stuff that I'm doing.

Journaling questions:

What will I take with me into tomorrow?

What will I leave behind?

Make sure that when you're trying to help people, you are actually in a position to help people.

A coach can help you when you set those goals of I wanna protect my heart, how do you do that? Well, let's try to think about all the things that impact your heart on a daily basis, and then let me help you to find practical ways to either move people forward that doesn't impact your heart.

My leadership style is my leadership style. Whether people think it's crazy eccentric, whether people think that it's um, weird. It is my leadership style, and as long as my team are happy, that's the most important thing. But previously I would've thought more about how other leaders felt about how I led my team.

How do you define what an unconventional leader is in today's world? I think the basic definition for me would be if you're an unconventional leader, you're not doing the normal things that most people do when it comes to leadership.

For me, leadership is about the people I'm leading and for me, leadership is also about servitude. The higher I climb as a leader, the more I serve the people below me.

The comeback is stronger than the setback. Focus on the comeback, not the setback. 

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