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28 Apr '23

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What is “Radical Human Resources”?

By Mala Nagarajan

I’m a member of the RoadMap consulting network’s human resources/racial justice (HR/RJ) working group. One of my most trusted and respected colleagues in that group recently posed the question, “What is traditional human resource management (HR), and … Read More

How do we quantify a thriving wage?

By Mala Nagarajan

I’ve often heard, and have also adopted, the word “thriving” to describe the desired state of our communities. But I’ve never really seen anyone define what “thriving” means, especially when it comes to compensation. Someone surely … Read More

Don’t Put Metal in the Microwave, and Other Compensation Myths

By Vega Subramaniam

Do you want to know something that Mala does? Routinely? She takes leftovers out of the fridge, transfers them to a stainless steel plate, puts the plate into the microwave, and turns on the heat.

Do you … Read More

Equitable Compensation is a Risk Worth Taking

By Mala Nagarajan

Compensation is one of the greatest taboos in our current culture. That’s no accident: compensation is at its very core how oppression, in our deeply inequitable society, has been perpetuated across race, gender, class, ability, and other … Read More

How to hire a contractor for your organization’s everyday work

By Mala Nagarajan

As a nonprofit leader in need of staff, you may be tempted to hire a contractor (aka consultant) to fill a vacancy. Maybe you think it’ll be easier to get rid of the person if it doesn’t … Read More

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Mala tends to write about what she stays up at night thinking about: human resources, operations, and technology. Her conversations are with … Read More