by Rich Cruz | Sep 29, 2026 | Change Management, Hermie the HR Hermit Crab, Human Resources, I-O Psychology, Management and Leadership
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 pretty frequently. Panel 2: Hermie: Most look pretty similar. Sometimes I just outgrow the old one. But some shells have real...
by Rich Cruz | Aug 25, 2026 | Employee Engagement, Human Resources, Human Resources Management, I-O Psychology, Leadership, Management and Leadership
Image Caption: Thanks for your interest in interviewing; nobody seems to work out around here. Harmonious Workplaces has heard manufacturers talking about the difficulty of attracting and retaining workers for years. Employers within skilled trades validate the...
by Rich Cruz | Jun 23, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Change Management, Hermie the HR Hermit Crab, I-O Psychology, Management and Leadership, Organizational Development, Workplace
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 AI robots. Gary: I’ll get right on that, boss! Panel 2 Gary: Hi, Ms. Client, ma’am. I’d like to introduce you to our AI robot,...
by Rich Cruz | Jun 10, 2026 | Change Management, Employee Engagement, I-O Psychology, Leadership, Management and Leadership, Organizational Development, Psychological Safety
Rich Cruz and Ben Kleinman just had their latest article, “Short-Circuit Change Resistance to Power Up Adoption,” published by ATD. It tackles something we run into constantly: people resist change, and leaders almost always misread what that resistance is...
by Rich Cruz | Jun 2, 2026 | Change Management, Hermie the HR Hermit Crab, Human Resources Management, I-O Psychology, Organizational Development, Workplace Culture
In this short Hermie the HR Hermit Crab video, we continue exploring the Knowledge-to-Performance Tree, featured in TD Magazine by Harmonious Workplaces. This segment focuses on the trunk of the tree: the developmental drivers that help move institutional knowledge...
by Rich Cruz | Mar 17, 2026 | Change Management, Hermie the HR Hermit Crab, I-O Psychology, Management and Leadership, Organizational Development
Click here to download a printable PDF of this cartoon. Panel 1 Scene: Hermie standing exposed without a shell in a shell: Hermie (whispering to audience): So… Boss Betta announced my shell upgrade before I actually had a new one. Panel 2 Kat Meow: Ah. The classic...
