Human Resources Leadership with an Anchor

By Patrick K. Pendleton

A Cheatsheet for Human Resources Professionals establishing their leadership style for success based on the real-life journey on my personal and professional development. I will be providing you with current issues that Human Resources professionals are dealing with by stabilizing organizational staffing levels, performance assessments, and legal jeopardy avoidance. This book will provide you with the necessary processes to set the tone and build a team that is loyal, committed, and trustworthy. I have also included real experiences from my life to help you understand how our personalities and behaviors that have been learned impact our journey to success. This is only a summary of how we as employees become professionals by leading our staff to successfully desired results on projects and goals set by our organizations. This book will have ideas and solutions to start you thinking about how to deal with your specific organizational staffing concerns, employee relations issues, and your professional management of responsibilities to avoid feeling overwhelmed.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: Mar 24, 2022
• ISBN: 9798765226285

Patrick K. Pendleton

Patrick Pendleton was born in 1973 in Winchester Virginia and was raised in a small farming town of Mount Jackson, VA. He has been a Human Resources Administrator and Director for multiple cities in the states of South Carolina, Virginia, and currently Georgia. He has also served in the US Navy from 1999 - 2007, as an Operations Specialist, Tactical Operations Coxswain Instructor, and Master at Arms. Currently the Human Resources Director of the City of Atlanta Georgia, Public Safety Departments.

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ISBN: 979-8-7652-2627-8 (sc)

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2022905094

Balboa Press rev. date:  03/22/2022

CONTENTS

Chapter 1 Community Unity

Chapter 2 Coaching

Chapter 3 Mentoring

Chapter 4 Human Resources tips for your Business/Career to avoid personnel traps

Chapter 5 Workplace Mental and Physical Health

Chapter 6 Overcoming Hate, Jealousy, and Prejudice

Chapter 7 Creating a Plan

Chapter 8 Setting Goals

Chapter 9 Staying Focused

Chapter 10 Internal versus External successes

Chapter 11 Wrap-Up

NOTE LESSONS LEARNED:

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CHAPTER 1

COMMUNITY UNITY

G rowing up in the small farming town of Mount Jackson VA, as a young African American boy in the 1970s and the 1980s was no comparison to the Jim Crow era my parents went through, but as a kid, it seem as bad. My parent told us stories of racial segregation and how they adapted and got around the racist bias with hard work ethic and credibility building. My mother overcame the whites-only perception in restaurants working as a cook with her commitment to putting out a great product. She was becoming known for her good food and being recruited by other restaurants and kitchens in the area where they did not employ any minorities. My mother was continually asked how did she get to work for some of these businesses as they were perceived as whites-only employers. The process and credibility building of putting out great food no matter the situation was the principles my mother continued to preach to us. As my mother suffered from migraines she still went to work every day and created a reputation that was respected by everyone in the area that allowed her to access opportunities no other minority female had the chance to do. The same goes for my father who always committed himself 100% to his work and performance. My father had the gift of learning anything quickly and the confidence to achieve any job at a high level with the needed tools for success. My father believed your name carries weight and once you destroy your reputation it will follow you, so my father pushed us to work and earn respect to Anchor us. An Anchor is a symbol of strength and security for holding a boat steady or being known as the best in your field as an Anchorwoman or Anchorman on a news show or Anchor for a race/sporting event. We learned to work hard for things as I remember back when I turned 11 years old I had more than one job. Yes, I said more than one job as I had a few lawns, worked at the turkey house and worked bailing hay on local farms for cash. This was also how my father built his reputation of hard work and quality of work that propelled him into getting hired by a family who was known for their racist tendencies. My fathers and mother had a level of confidence in themselves that demanded respect and opened doors. The support systems from my parents set up a foundation of work ethic by walking the walk as both my parents worked multiple jobs to support the basic needs of our family. As a young child, I did not see color lines or place limitations on anybody in participating in sports as I just wanted to have fun. I quickly learned there were perceived limitations and restrictions on all races, genders, and social classes for leadership positions on teams. My home and family became my sanctuary as my family members were diverse with uncles and aunts that had mixed-race children in the area.

As the only African American kid at the time in my classes and on sports teams that was seen with stereotyped and biased eyes, which pushed me further into seclusion. I tried to fight it like my dad would tell me not to allow them power over me and what I wanted to achieve. The seclusion and moments alone became a safety net from the bullying and teasing that really forced me to become isolated at school. I kept it from my parents because I understood my issue were nothing in comparison to the stories they told me of their childhood. So my issues were minor in comparison as I was fighting internally. The isolation at school began to impact my education and focus as I moved to middle school and had trouble meeting the required educational lessons. My mother noticed the decline at the time, and she began to force me to read more books and go to church 7 days a week during the summer to participate in events with a more diverse group of children for my mental health. I loved going to church every day during the summer because of the sense of community, the lack of hate, and name-calling. My younger brother was everything to me as he became my only support system after school as we were both experiencing the same prejudice. My brother and I had outdoor adventures camping on the creek banks, creating walking trails, building cabins, and setting up camping spots for hours every day. We did not have a lot, but we had each other, our parent’s wisdom, and our imaginations. Both of us knew when