Marti Carrington has over 20 years of corporate and nonprofit human resources and operating experience and has a passion for changing organizational culture from the inside out. She believes this can be done in partnership with activism, political change, and social reconstruction. Marti serves on the Board for Nebraska AIDS Project (NAP) and Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska. Marti is a mother of three kids and in her limited free time, enjoys reading, running with friends, and solving the world's problems over a cocktail with her husband.
When it comes to human-centered HR professionals, Marti is at the top of my list. In this episode, we discuss her own experience with leaving well and change, and Marti shares some hard-hitting truths about how to handle those last few days at your jobs.
“The company I worked at, my dad had worked at my first sick day. I called him in tears. I was like, Oh, I have to call them. I was a grown woman. I was like in my twenties. And he was like, okay. Cause he’d never had a sick day and like worked through cancer treatments. And when my dad died. People missed him, individuals, that company did not miss him.
Seeing that, cause we worked in the same place, seeing that happen was life changing for me. My perspective on the workplace changed in an instant. So that also gave me, I think, courage to lead the way I wanted to lead when I had people work for me and shaped my leadership philosophy. And also when I decided to leave companies, again, people might miss you. But the rest will be okay.”
Additional Quotes:
“Are you leaving the culture more fulfilled? Were you modeling your values in that space? I hope people feel joy when they interact with me, so I strive to leave a place more joyful.”
“Leaving well is when everything feels settled, and the waves stop crashing a bit. “Okay” is a really good thing to strive for. If a transition is happening to you or happening around you, how can we get to “it’s okay”?
To connect with Marti about her organizational health / DEI / speaking / workshop services with MC2 (Mallory Carrington) https://evolvewithme.squarespace.com/
~
To learn more about Leaving Well, visit https://www.naomihattaway.com/
This podcast is produced by Sarah Hartley.
