by Rich Cruz | Dec 16, 2025 | Career Development, Change Management, Human Resources, Human Resources Management, Management and Leadership, Organizational Development, Workplace
“Plant the Seeds for Knowledge Transfer” Premiered in the December 2025 Issue Chicago, IL — Harmonious Workplaces is pleased to announce that Sharyl Volpe, Ben Kleinman, and Rich Cruz have co-authored a featured article in the December edition of TD Magazine, the...
by Rich Cruz | Dec 9, 2025 | Career Development, Employee Engagement, Generations at Work, Hermie the HR Hermit Crab, Human Resources, Human Resources Management, I-O Psychology, Management and Leadership, Organizational Development, Workplace Culture
Download a free printable PDF of this cartoon by clicking here. Frame 1 Hermie: “Whiskers, can you mentor our new hire, Pipsqeak, this week?”Whiskers the Hamster: “Sure. I’ll give him the usual tour.” Frame 2 (Pipsqueak, fresh-faced hamster, looks wide-eyed as...
by Rich Cruz | Jan 17, 2025 | Career Development, Human Resources, Human Resources Management, I-O Psychology, Management and Leadership, Organizational Development
Download a printable PDF file. Kat: Hermie, I need you to hire me another gerbil for the production line. Hermie: Uh, Kat, this is the third one this week. Kat: I know. I just can’t seem to retain workers. Kat: Coincidentally, I forgot my lunch for the last three...
by Rich Cruz | Nov 26, 2024 | Career Development, Hermie the HR Hermit Crab, Human Resources, I-O Psychology, Organizational Development
A Reflection and Call to Action As Thanksgiving approaches, I find myself reflecting on the many reasons I am grateful—not just personally but professionally. Through coaching and therapy, an “attitude of gratitude” has help guide my life and work this year. It has...
by Rich Cruz | Nov 14, 2024 | Career Development, Management and Leadership, Organizational Development
A Personal Reflection on a Recent Pedagogy Symposium Last weekend, I had the incredible opportunity to present at the ACCA Pedagogy Symposium. It was a whirlwind experience filled with excitement, nerves, and a whole lot of learning. My presentation, “Leveraging...
by Rich Cruz | Oct 2, 2024 | Career Development, I-O Psychology, Mental Health, Organizational Development, Workplace, Workplace Culture
Manifest objectives with grit and a growth mindset I found myself in a rut recently. When I took classes toward my MS in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Purdue between December 2020 and June 2023, I had weekly goals that kept me on track toward...
