Truly wonderful talk. I'm currently just over half way through my undergrad degree studying HR/IR and organisational development, and it's hearing people speak with this sort of conviction about treating employees as people as opposed to resources that really motivates me and makes me excited to go out into the professional sphere and make a difference. Thank you Mary!

This is an inspiring reminder to "see and appreciate" our colleagues, and even the strangers we come into contact with every day.

We need more managers that understand this! She is what all leaders to aspire to...

This is an incredible talk. Thank you for shifting our gaze back to what HR is all about - being of service to the HUMANS who work in our workplaces.

Thank you Mary for not only preaching this good news but also living it! I can honestly say from personal experience that I have felt valued, and am making a "meaningful contribution" in my workplace and in my personal relationships. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and heart with us!

Ms. Mary Schaefer I learned a lot on this. I do appreciate many people to make them feel better like what I would want to feel on my end too. Because I know we need each other and to be appreciated like what you said. Why, because we all really work hard. We do our part on our work aside from that we are all different and we are all unique and have different talents. We work uniquely. Love this speech. Jackie Lee Lopez here from the Philippines. I will make an impact and do what I can do to make other feel good.

One of my favorite humans! Thank you, Mary.

This brought me to tears. Wonderful.

Graduating my Human Resources Degree and Labour Relations this year.What I love the most is despite the dynamics between American and African HR it is still relatable and relevant.Thank you so much

Fantastic message Mary. I got disillusioned with the way that companies talked about engagement, but did not seem to be doing anything about it. So I opened up my own HR consultancy business a few months ago with a mission to encourage business owners to rethink their engagement strategy and understand that it affects their bottom line, so their people need to feel valued and appreciated. I am still in the early stages but so happy to know that I am not the only HR professional with this point of view.

This is really helpful and it is true. Love the way she talk on how to appreciate all people that are willing to grow and to believe in them. And to be treated that we are all different and capable to do more.

Amazing speech! I am studying I/O Psychology and firmly believe that valuing employees will definitely have a positive impact on business. I've also met many HR professionals who do not seem to have the human touch with employees. I love the passion that shows in your work!

It’s soo damn true I’m only in high school I’ve worked 3 jobs and in my last job my manager sucked and I would get over worked and got fired for missing a day. Another manager from my first job was a good manager was a good manager very understanding and considerate, now I’m focusing on studying on Human Resources so most people don’t feel so undermined to meet their needs.

As an HR Professional working with SME's on the beautiful Gold Coast of Australia I FULLY identify with what you are saying. I always say as my lead into my services that I am bringing the "human" back into Human Resource Management. I believe in treating people the way that I want to be treated. Great talk - thank you

Mary, this is an excellent talk and your passion for putting the human back into HR shines through. It is a neglected area it seems these days, along with kindness and respect. Thank you for the reminders and keep on doing what you are doing. Truly inspiring.

Mary, that was so spot on. I am a recent graduate interviewing for my first HR Generalist position on Monday. And, putting the human back into Human Resources is what I really want to do. Thanks for posting and sharing your thoughts. Much appreciated.

A very moving speech. The lack of conscientiousness that plagues many businesses is not only a problem in the workforce, but it is also an issue in our society as a whole. Each person has his or her boundaries, and people sometimes want to be left alone. However, I know how good it has felt when someone has made me feel valued. A person comes to work and does his or her job... but if that's all that matters, the person is just another gear in the machine. People are living, breathing, and feeling creatures who want to be valued. Thank you for bringing this issue to the forefront.

Thank you Miss Schaefer for an excellent TED Talk. As a San Diego State University student, putting the human back into human resources is extremely important to me. I had a bad experience with an unskillful manager once . People were not being appreciated or treated with respect, people were just unhappy and I was one of them. For this reason I decided to become a human resources manager to help and empower people in the workforce and treat them humanly instead of humanely like you mention. Amazing Talk. Thank you so much.

Great talk Mary. I don't know how I missed this before now. My apologies. I appreciate the passion with which you continue to put the "human" back into human resources. Thanks for the great reminder!

Creating an engage workforce is one of underpinning fact to reducing attrition at workplace. Thanks Mary for the greater insight to engagement.

This video is very inspiring. I look forward to the day when I am a supervisor, manager or heck even CEO to inspire, show my employees appreciation. I truly feel a passion in aspiring HR work and a passion to help other people ignite into a journey. Thank you Ms. Schaefer.😀beautiful speech

Starting a career in HR....this was such a great message. Thank you!

Yes...having unskilled and untrained Managers in place is a huge problem...Great talk Mary...I wish it was longer :)

Not sure why but I genuinely began tearing up listening to this, great talk.

"Honor someone's worth at work"...I definitely agree with putting the value of humanity back into human resources. I have my B.A. in Organizational Leadership and I have been seeking to no avail a position to where I can accurately and "humanly" implement new ways of attracting top talent, engaging employees, and helping employees grow personally and professionally. In most businesses, especially corporations and large non-profits, the most important factor is the bottom line number. It sucks to have to work in an environment where a person is just a means to an end. Seeing this talk gives me hope that I will be able to be an influencer of a movement to improve the quality of an employee's work-life and ultimately increase business performance.

"The finest gift you can give anyone is encouragement. Yet, almost no one gets the encouragement they need to grow into their full potential. If everyone received the encouragement they need to grow, the genius in most everyone would blossom and the world would produce abundance beyond our wildest dreams." -Sidney Madwed

Ms. Schaefer this was an awesome perspective and one that I embrace and live by. When the most valuable capital of an organization feels appreciated, like they belong, and make a meaningful contribution to the organization, they become invested in achieving the overarching objectives of the organization.

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Such a great and inspiring lecture! I think that one of the biggest problems in a today's world is alienation, people aren't people anymore, unfortunately we became numbers. And in this world when you give to someone a bit of your attention - miracles can happen!

I gotta say her speech was terrific. I better share that with my Human Resources Professer.

wow, i feel inspired. watching this video seems like telling me im important, and i just need to keep on believing someone will notice my hard work and dedication soon not someday. thak you Mary, i appreciate you alot. God bless!

People are the heart and soul of any business. You can have all the brilliant ideas in the world, but without the right people to execute them, they're nothing more than pipe dreams.

One of the best talk i ever seen! Amazing job! I hope everyone will understand the truly meaning of this talk

This was very inspiring Mary. I agree with everything you said. We need more people in the work force like you.

Thank you for an amazing speech. I did share it with my students and they loved it.

Simply and effectively put. I see this as basic to any corporation and it's management for continued success, but ,it seems as if it has gotten lost somewhere. Possibly because in today's economy, workers are seen as expendable. ?? It saddens me.

Human resources also nee to show COMPASSION towards an employee who is suicidal and not HUMILIATE them by calling the cops and then firing them with giving them a small token on severance pay. If employers are going to call their employees "family," then that them as FAMILY, or SHUT UP! You would never humiliate a family member, but HELP THEM and show then that you CARE! - I say this because I once WAS suicidal at work and in part, because the boss did not have any common RESPECT to tell me herself that my hours had been cut just because I was going through a rough time in my life and my facial expression without me saying a word were scaring the customers. I had to find out my hours had been cut when I just happened to recheck my schedule! Had I not done that, I would have shown up to work, only to be sent home. How respectful is that being towards "family?"

You are a beautiful person and have inspired me to follow a role in a HR thank you.

Very nice speech... congratulations from Patagonia, Argentina.

Powerful and intriguing

Thanks for such a thought-provoking speech! Your ideas keep me focused on the right thing in the Human Resources direction)

Great thought provoking talk - thank you!

powerful speech! thank you

Very timely message.

This was truly amazing

It's so good to hear this type of message. Where can I hear more of your talks?

Inspiring speech.

Interesting topic and lecture.... being the current condition of our work force.

thank you ,very Informative .

Hello thank you Mary your words were very inspiring. I have been an HR professional for over 5yrs in state government. I have my B.A. in business with an HR concentration and I am currently studying for the PHR. With all that in my favor I still feel my career growth is stagnate. What advice could you offer to help me push my career to that next level?

Great speech. Very informative!

Very nice works and ideas. I would surely help me ahead in project management journey ahead. Have a great day ahead.

If only amazon was more like this...

Very Informative from Zimbabwe

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People’s low expectations of what HR can do on their behalf is what fuels me. I try and do any and everything possible to take care of our employees. I don’t wanna toot my own horn but TOOT TOOT bitches!!!!

Humans are resource. We are slaves.

I'm an employee for a company called the mission inn hotel. Until recently I loved my job because they inspired me to move around to other department a to help out when needed. I felt needed and appreciated because I was working to my potential. They have now implemented a new rule in which I can no longer help other department s , this made me feel unappreciated. My question is how do I let them now that I need this job to feel like I'm making a contribution to the company,? Any advice would be greatly appreciated thank you

I wish they included the study reference

This woman knows how to speak.

I am just study in HR Management New HR Management New Manager with the Team manager also

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Great video

Agree!

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Can I know which country that have a better Human Resource Management system? and what company is it?

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Can anyone give a summary what she talk?

Everyone who has played the game long enough to have the naivete' stripped out of them knows that HR departments exist only to serve one function: to protect the interests of The Corporation, that The Corporation exists only to serve The Shareholders, and the only God in the entire thing is the God of Profit. Herein lies one of the primary reasons for the overwhelming trend among people under 40 of opting-out of working for corporate culture completely- or if they don't, using it to their benefit for only as long as they have to then moving on. This talk is wonderful in its ideology but antithetical to reality. How else is it that employees fear getting sick, having to care for elderly relatives, having responsibilities to children, or even having lives outside of work due to the risk of losing their ability to advance in their careers? How else is the U.S. the only developed nation that does not offer paid maternal and family leave for child-rearing and elder care? Or that a huge number of major U.S. corporations carry on the practice of hiring part-time instead of full-time employees so they don't have to pay benefits? The list goes on and on, but I think the point has been made. I can't remember the last time I met anyone working for a company large enough to have a HR department that hasn't openly admitted (away from work) that they only keep the job for the paycheck, the benefits (if they had any), and for as short a time as possible until they could leverage themselves into being able to do what they REALLY want to do. The hubris at the top of the pyramid which says there will always be more automatons available to replace the disengaged ones currently in their cubicles is one of many institutional flaws that will prevent this from changing- at least in the next few decades.

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I dont see it.

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Human resources? You mean the game?

Mary can you please give me a reaction paper. about this :)

nice

She used the word Humanely once in her speech after describing what it meant lol

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Well you still called humans resources so the problem remains

Theres no HUMAN in HUMAN resources. They only work for the companies interests only not yours.

So crux is appreciate your team, colleague. A simple common sense and everyone knows it only difference is in ted talk talk like this topic is stretched unnecessary with Cathy title. Sorry. It's very shallow talk and not worthwhile.

Don't trade in your leased car. It could be worth more down the road.

Very arrogant of her work it seems. 3:02

Ahm... gonna be honest... this is a very boring talk sorry

Powerful and intriguing