At the start of this year, I saw a very established (US-based) LinkedIn-er share this statement: “HR exists to manage risk for the company, not to help us. Understand this so we know how to proceed… and prepare.” Cue a collective intake of breath from people professionals everywhere as the post gathered global momentum . 😱 (I’ve used the People title for the last 5 or so years, but I do see that HR is still widely used, so am utilising the simple “HR/People” format to cover