At this point, millions have watched the movie "Bird
Box" on Netflix. If you're like me, your principal
motivation for seeing the film was so you would not feel left out,
or totally confused, when you scrolled through the dozens of Bird
Box memes saturating social media. As a parent, I found the meme of
blindfolded children, passing by a sink full of dirty dishes yet
being unable to see them, especially hilarious and relevant as my
own children similarly suffer from selective vision when it comes
time to do their chores or clean up after themselves.
All of this Bird Box-induced mania got me thinking. Is there a
lesson here for HR? Yes, and it is this: Unlike the dystopian
fantasy world of Bird Box, HR professionals cannot ignore potential
risks in the workplace in the hopes that they will just pass them
by. Sure, that strategy may have worked for Sandra Bullock and her
unimaginatively-named kids "Boy" and "Girl,"
but it will spell disaster for your organization. Here
