Robin Hardman

Robin Hardman, owner of Robin Hardman Communications, helps companies of all sizes win recognition by helping them put together the best possible “best place to work” and other corporate awards submissions — from Working Mother and Fortune to the Stevies and IABC. When she's not doing that, Robin is helping companies communicate to their employees with compelling and easy-to-read benefits, HR, and general-topic employee communications. Contact her at robin@robinhardman.com.

How’s National Flex Day Working Out for You?

Robin HardmanOctober 20, 2020

Last spring, when “Take Your Child to Work Day” rolled around, it seemed like a cosmic joke: So many millions of people were wishing they could just kick … Read more

COVID-19 Is Setting Women Back at Work

Robin HardmanAugust 3, 2020

The global pandemic is hard on everyone. But it’s especially hard on women. The ill and dying, and those watching their loved ones suffer, are of course … Read more

Best-Employer Lists Will Look Different During a Pandemic

Robin HardmanJuly 16, 2020

“These are the times that try men’s souls,” Thomas Paine famously (if sexistly) said. It was the middle of the American Revolution, and he meant “try” in … Read more

Proceed With Caution: Moving Back to Workplaces Will Come With New Challenges

Robin HardmanJune 22, 2020

In late February, just before the U.S. began shutting down, I took on a new project: helping a client develop employee communications relating to their … Read more

Don’t Let a Possible Downturn Encourage Age Discrimination

Robin HardmanApril 23, 2020

Even as the lion’s share of the country’s attention is focused (appropriately) on the global pandemic that is taking hundreds of thousands of lives, a … Read more

Telecommuting is Completely Different With COVID-19

Robin HardmanApril 8, 2020

One enormous, if tangential, effect of the COVID-19 pandemic has been businesses’ wholesale embrace of remote work. Perhaps embrace is the wrong word—most … Read more

What HR Communicators Can Learn From Governor Cuomo

Robin HardmanApril 6, 2020

Every day now, New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo spends an hour or more before the press and television cameras, detailing horrifically bad and frightening … Read more

Keeping Strong Communications in Place During Times of Crisis

Robin HardmanMarch 12, 2020

Sometimes, communication can truly be a life or death concern. As local and national authorities struggle to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, and … Read more

Why the Best Companies Keep Winning the Hearts of Top Employees

Robin HardmanFebruary 11, 2020

Last year, in a moment of cute synergy, Fortune published its annual “100 Best Companies to Work For” list on Valentine’s Day. It seemed so fitting! After … Read more

Tensions Rise As Workers Talk Politics at Work

Robin HardmanJanuary 9, 2020

Three years ago, as political tensions started to rise in the wake of Trump’s election, I wrote a piece about the toll our increasingly feverish political … Read more