Uncompliant | Jennifer Houle | Substack

Welcome to Uncompliant.

Uncompliant exists for people who can feel the mismatch between what organizations say they value and how work actually operates.

Dec 16, 2025 • Jennifer Houle

Why Transformations Keep Failing

Organizational transformation, system design, and why change efforts at work frequently fail.

Jan 16 • Jennifer Houle

Critical Thinking at Work Is Risky. Here’s How to Do It Anyway.

Applying critical thinking in Human Resources.

Jan 12 • Jennifer Houle

HR Was Trained for Rules, Not Judgment

Most people in Human Resources aren’t awful people, or terrible at their jobs (take that, Reddit).

Jan 5 • Jennifer Houle

December is an HR Stress Test

If you’ve been reading Uncompliant long enough, you’ll know I believe that organizations are living systems.

Dec 22, 2025 • Jennifer Houle

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Red Flags, Exit Signs, and Emergency Escape Plans

Nov 10, 2025 • Jennifer Houle

What It Actually Takes to Thrive at Work

Nov 18, 2025 • Jennifer Houle

HR Was Trained for Rules, Not Judgment

Jan 5 • Jennifer Houle

December is an HR Stress Test

Dec 22, 2025 • Jennifer Houle

rethinking work, power, and the systems we inherit.

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