I’m Robin Hardman, owner of Robin Hardman Communications, and I’m a writer. I was the kind of geeky kid who borrowed the full allotment of ten library books at a time and read them all. When I ran out of library books, I’d grab whatever was sitting nearby and read that: my father’s science fiction, Newsweeks and Wall Street Journals; my mother’s early childhood education books; my brother’s Beatles Songbook. Not surprisingly, I aced my school writing assignments. I was headed for a future as an English major.
I also know a tremendous amount about work-life, benefits, and other human resource, employee engagement and diversity-related topics. That’s because my first real job (after a stint as a news photographer, which also taught me a lot of useful skills) was working at a place called Work/Family Directions. Work/Family Directions (now WFD) was the company formed to help IBM develop the very first nationwide corporate child care resource and referral service. I quite literally sat at the table (at lunch each day) with the people who were inventing the field of work-life. I went on to build the department that created work-life related communications for employees of dozens of national and global corporations. Seven years later, I left to join Families and Work Institute, the research firm that corporate leaders and academics alike look to for solid, accurate data about…well, families and work.
Seven years after that (yes, it’s almost biblical, isn’t it?) I left to find my own work-life balance—and to found Robin Hardman Communications. With this move, I combined my writing and editing skills with my vast knowledge of content to provide a unique service: writing work-life, benefits and related communications for organizations large and small. What’s that mean, exactly? Well, for example:
• I’ve written guidelines for telecommuters and for those managing flex-workers.
• I’ve written intranet content branding corporate work-life initiatives.
• I’ve written benefits handbooks and open enrollment materials.
• I’ve written articles for HR and wellness newsletters.
• And each year, I help numerous companies complete successful applications for lists like “Working Mother 100 Best Companies” and Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work For.”
But that’s not all. Because I’m an excellent writer, I’m often asked to go beyond my chosen content area to write any number of other things my clients need. For example:
• I’ve written articles for employee newsletters on topics as far-ranging as the development of a new product or the proceedings of a high-level meeting.
• I’ve ghosted letters, memos and presentations from senior leaders.
• I’ve written brochures, newsletters and web content for small businesses and non-profits.
• I’ve even helped job hunters craft their cover letters and resumes.
Want to know more? See samples of my work, learn about my clients, hear what they have to say and contact me on my website.
