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Hermie Cartoon: See Some Shell Selections
Download a printable PDF of this Hermie the HR Hermit Crab cartoon. Panel 1: Hermie: You know, as a hermit crab, I change my shell...
Hermie Cartoon: Recruitment Rally
Download a print-ready version of this Hermie the HR Hermit Crab cartoon. Manufacturers and other employers have tried just about...
As Seen on SME: Taking a Systems Approach to Talent
Image Caption: Thanks for your interest in interviewing; nobody seems to work out around here. Harmonious Workplaces has heard...
Hermie Cartoon: Too Many Cooks… and Then Some
Click here to download a print-ready version of this Hermie cartoon. Panel 1 Boss Betta: Mooch, as our PM for the latest rollout, you need...
Hermie KTP Tree Model: Branches (Behavior Enablers)
Oh, hi! I’m Hermie, the HR Hermit Crab. We’ve already talked about the roots of the Knowledge-to-Performance...
Hermie Cartoon: Better Never Than Late
Download a print-read PDF of this Hermie Cartoon Panel 1 Kat (on the phone): Hermie, my team is getting mopey, and mopey doesn’t get the...
Hermie Cartoon: The Cyber Handshake
Click here to download a printable PDF of this cartoon. Panel 1 Boss Betta: Gary, I want you to work with our new client to integrate our...
Featured at ATD: Short-Circuiting Change Resistance
Rich Cruz and Ben Kleinman just had their latest article, "Short-Circuit Change Resistance to Power Up Adoption," published by ATD. It...
Hermie Video: Trunk of the Knowledge-to-Performance Tree
In this short Hermie the HR Hermit Crab video, we continue exploring the Knowledge-to-Performance Tree, featured in TD Magazine by...
Hermie Cartoon: Replaced by a Robot
Download a printable version of this Hermie the HR Hermit Crab Cartoon. Panel 1: Kat: Alright boys, time to meet your new "colleague,"...
Hermie Cartoon: Talent Pipeline Sludge
Download a print-ready PDF of this Hermie the HR Hermit Crab cartoon. Panel 1: Hermie: Hi, Boss, you wanted to see me?Boss Betta: Hermie,...
Co-Creating Change in Practice at ACMP Midwest
Our Experience at the ACMP Midwest Chapter’s 2026 Midwest Change Conference On April 20, 2026, Ben Kleinman and Rich Cruz of Harmonious...
Hermie the HR Hermit Crab Returns with “Trust Fall Pratfalls”
A Timely Take on Workplace Trust, Motivation, and Culture Chicago, IL — Harmonious Workplaces announces the release of Hermie the HR...
Hermie Cartoon: Hermie Gets a Brand New Shell
Click here to download a printable PDF of this cartoon. Panel 1 Scene: Hermie standing exposed without a shell in a shell: Hermie...
Hermie Cartoon: Forgeddaboudit
Click here to download a printable PDF of this cartoon. Hermie Cartoon: Forgeddaboudit Panel 1: Hermie: Hey, Boss Betta... I’m afraid with...
Harmonious Workplaces Featured in TD Magazine as Leaders on Knowledge Transfer
“Plant the Seeds for Knowledge Transfer” Premiered in the December 2025 Issue Chicago, IL — Harmonious Workplaces is pleased to announce...
Hermie Cartoon: Mentorship Malfunction
Download a free printable PDF of this cartoon by clicking here. Frame 1 Hermie: “Whiskers, can you mentor our new hire, Pipsqeak, this...
Hermie Cartoon: Politicking Timebomb
Download a print-ready PDF of this cartoon. Panel 1: Hermie is in front of a whiteboard that says, "Onboarding: Day 1" addressing three...
Hermie Cartoon: Return of the Status Meeting
Download a printable PDF of this Cartoon by clicking here. When Your Team Feels More Undead Than Alive If your team groans at the sound of...
Hermie Cartoon: Recruiting Menu Options
Download a print-ready PDF of this cartoon by clicking here. Panel 1 Scene: Kat approaches Hermie.Kat: “Hermie, I need to diversify my...