Healthy People. Stronger Teams. A More Human Workplace.
Humane Culture offers courses for the people who do the work and training for the people who lead them.
Not sure where to start? Take the free quiz
If You Mostly Do the Work
Courses for You
A message from your manager arrives at 10 p.m. A project keeps growing past what you signed up for. Our courses help you decide where your line is, say it out loud, and keep doing reliable work within your paid hours.
If You Mostly Lead People
Training for Supervisors
When work falls behind, our supervisors learn to check first whether the person has the time and tools to do the job. When the answer is no, the fix belongs to the supervisor.
Each course for workers has a counterpart in our training for supervisors.
Free Quiz
What Animal Are You at Work?
Answer 36 short statements about how you work and find your top three animals, from the steady Horse to the curious Raven. It takes about six minutes.
Take the QuizHorse
The calm one the herd settles around.
Deer
The first to notice something is off.
Raccoon
Into everything, and fast.
Tortoise
Same pace, every day.
Coyote
At home anywhere.
Raven
Curious first, careful later.
Bowerbird
Built right, by hand.
Bonobo
Keeps the group together.
Wolverine
Covers ground, alone if needed.
Capuchin Monkey
Notices when it isn't fair.
For Workers and Supervisors
One Problem, Both Sides
How Much of Me Does This Job Get?
A self-paced course in six short lessons, with examples from office jobs and from retail and service work.
Check Before You Correct
Supervisors learn to ask four questions in order. The first is whether the person has the time and tools to do the job.
When a worker asks which task should drop to make room for a new one, a supervisor trained in Check Before You Correct, from our Leading From the Inside Out program, has a way to answer.
About Us
Two Sisters, Two Sides of the Workplace
Humane Culture is a family business. One of us works with the people doing the job and one works with the people leading them.
Danielle MacCartney, Ph.D.
Danielle MacCartney, Ph.D., is a sociologist and Professor Emerita of Webster University, where she conducted research using the ethics of care framework. She started the Humane Culture courses for workers after watching students and early-career colleagues take on far more than any job description asked of them.
Heather MacCartney, SPHR
Heather MacCartney, SPHR, has spent thirty years in HR and operations building workplaces where people can speak up, feel valued, and be treated fairly. She designs culture through executive coaching and trauma-informed leadership development, and created the Culture Animals framework to help teams see how they work together.
Where to Start
Take the free quiz to find your animal at work, or join the waitlist for our first course for workers.
Leading a team or an organization? Talk With Heather