I met a leader who is a Doctor of Law (JD), is certified on the Essentials of Workplace Violence and Intervention through ASIS, an instructor at the world-renowned Advanced Threat Assessment Academy, and is a strategic partner in the vision and mission of her organization.

In her role as instructor, she teaches representatives from government, law enforcement, higher education and K12, mental/behavioral health professionals, and Fortune-500 companies.

I was curious how she pulled all these disciplines together as a leader and as a person.

Melissa Muir, is Director of Human Resources and Organizational Development at the City of Shoreline in Washington State,

The conversation starts with a question: “What does it mean to be in Human Resources these days? And where is it going in the future.?

We hear about a great re-imagining what it means to be at work. What we want to keep, foster, and what is no longer important as the world changes. And I ultimately ask: “How do you get to courage and trust with teams? How do you call out the elephant in the room?”

Melissa calls it “Bringing to the Surface what is below the Surface”

And through the conversation we learn we have an essential and great power to direct the story of our organization and the people within it.

Enjoy this great conversation.