A Hermie the HR Hermit Crab Course on Change Leadership & Organizational Health

Hermie Change With Heart

Make Change Less Scary, More Human.

Join Hermie the HR Hermit Crab and the Harmonious Workplaces team on a fun, powerful journey through evidence-based tools for change leadership, psychological safety, and meaningful work.

What You’ll Learn:

  • How to lead change using proven frameworks
  • How to build psychological safety and improve team communication
  • How to motivate employees using goal-setting, grit, and mindset
  • How to assess culture, create alignment, and avoid burnout
  • How to bring data and heart into your leadership approach

Who It’s For

  • HR professionals
  • Team leaders and people managers
  • OD and change consultants
  • Educators and students in HR/OD fields
  • Nonprofit and business leaders

Course Content

Meet Hermie – Why HR Needs a New Shell
5 Topics
1 Quiz
Why I Left My Shell (and Why You Might, Too)
How a Cartoon Crab Became a Change Coach
Reflective Journal Activity: “What’s in Your Shell?
Why Change is Hard for Humans (and Hermit Crabs)
Downloadable Worksheet: “Your Change Story Map”
Lesson 1 Quiz
Change Sucks (But Here’s How We Make It Suck Less)
3 Topics
1 Quiz
Change Fatigue & Burnout
What Kind of Change Are YOU Facing?
Real Stories from the Front Lines
Lesson 2 Quiz
Building Psychological Safety with Hermie
3 Topics
1 Quiz
Why Speaking Up Can Feel So Dangerous
The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety
Where do YOU feel safe, and where don’t you?
Lesson 3 Quiz
Goal Setting, Grit & Growth Mindset
3 Topics
1 Quiz
What Good Goals Actually Look Like
Why Perfectionism Isn’t Progress
Guided Journaling Activity: “Grit & Growth Grid”
Lesson 4 Quiz
Leading Change with Data
3 Topics
1 Quiz
Data Is a Story… If You Tell It Right
Storytelling vs. HARKing
Guided Exercise: “Build Your Data Story”
Lesson 5 Quiz
Aligning Culture & Strategy
3 Topics
1 Quiz
What’s Under the Shell?
Teaching Strategy Without Culture is Like Playing Jazz Without Rhythm
Personal Reflection Activity: “Culture Check-In”
Lesson 6 Quiz