How Can HR and Admin Staff Collaborate in the New Workplace?
The relationship between HR and administrative staff is critical to the success of an organization’s people processes and HR functions. By leveraging the skills and expertise of administrative staff members, HR leaders can improve efficiency, streamline processes, and enhance the overall employee experience. HR leaders can achieve this by involving admin staff in HR decision-making processes, providing them with access to training and development programs, and fostering a culture of collaboration between HR and admin staff.
In HRchat episode 562, I talk with a former recipient of the NASA Honor Award in Administrative Excellence about ways HR and Admin teams can better integrate and support each other.
Natalie Massey is Operations Coordinator of the Space Exploration Sector at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.
Natalie leads the team that runs the SES office and supports the Sector Head and members of the Executive Leadership Team. She provides oversight and analysis of operations and prioritizes day-to-day operations.
Natalie will also be speaking at SHRM Talent Conference later this month. The session she’s involved with is called ‘Your Admin Staff: Tapping HR’s Golden Natural Resource‘.
Questions For Natalie Include:
- You’re presenting at the upcoming SHRM Talent Conference. The session is called “Your Admin Staff: Tapping HR’sGolden Natural Resource”. Tell us more!
- Why get involved with SHRM Talent? What’s the fit?
- Given the onset of generative AI and machine learning, what will the admin professional role and job description look like in the new workplace?
More About Natalie
Previously, Natalie served as Executive Assistant to NASA’s Deputy Administrator, where she directly contributed to the overall Agency vision and independently performed administrative management functions that serviced organizational requirements. She demonstrated critical, institutional familiarity of agency process and history to enable thoughtful decision-making on behalf of the Deputy Administrator.
Natalie has been the recipient of a NASA Honor Award in Administrative Excellence.
Natalie joined NASA in September 1996 as a Cooperative Office Experience student at Goddard Space Flight Center and has served in a variety of roles at the agency, including at Headquarters in 2010. Natalie has over 25 years of progressive experience in programs and projects related to NASA strategy formulation, science, and technology investments. She has had significant experience in the development and implementation of strategies to maintain a viable administrative community.
Ms. Massey earned a B.A. in Communication Studies – Technical Writing and a certification in Desktop Publishing from the University of Maryland University College.