Is it possible to have HR that employees don't hate?

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Is it possible to have HR that employees don't hate?

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May 8, 2023

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Kate Davis talks with Lars Schmidt about what a progressive, employee-centric human resources department would look like? What roles would it contain? And, If there is a future where HR is no longer the butt of office jokes?
Lars is the founder of the HR consultancy Amplify, speaker, host of the Redefining Work podcast, author of the book Redefining HR, and a regular contributor to Fast Company

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