Posts By : Amy DeBruyn

Change Management Tips

Change Management By: Amy DeBruyn, SHRM-CP (she/her), HR Consultant, Insight HRM A recent article by Harvard Business School Online reported that “approximately 50% of all organizational change initiatives are unsuccessful.” Let’s dig into why that is and how you can successfully manage and even celebrate change in your organization. The Challenge: Change within an organization…

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Communicate Well and Avoid the Grapevine Effect

Communicate Well and Avoid the Grapevine Effect By: Amy DeBruyn, SHRM-CP (she/her), HR Consultant, Insight HRM I have no idea how many people I’ve interviewed during my time working in the HR field, but I do know – it’s a lot! One of my favorite questions to ask (and I ask it 100% of the…

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Diversity Calendars Support DEI Initiatives

By: Amy DeBruyn, SHRM-CP (she/her), HR Consultant, Insight HRM Diversity Calendars Support DEI Initiatives Would you like to support diversity and cultural competence within your organization but not sure where to start? Consider implementing a diversity calendar and making it part of your organization’s important dates announcements and celebrations. A diversity calendar is a useful…

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Celebrating Transgender Day of Visibility

Celebrating Transgender Day of Visibility By: Amy DeBruyn, SHRM-CP (she/her), HR Consultant, Insight HRM March 31st is International Transgender Day of Visibility.  Created by trans advocate, Rachel Crandall, in response to the overwhelming majority of media stories about transgender people being focused on discrimination and violence. Crandall hoped to create a day where people could…

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Honoring Equal Pay Champion, Esther Peterson

Honoring Equal Pay Champion, Esther Peterson By: Amy DeBruyn, SHRM-CP (she/her), HR Consultant, Insight HRM, LLC Esther Peterson, head of the Women’s Bureau under President John F. Kennedy and a champion of equal pay initiatives, spent years organizing and collecting data that would lead to the passing of the Equal Pay Act of 1963. In a…

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