Work is human.
We should treat it that way.
90,000 Hours
Hours worked a lifetime
8 in 10 Workers
experiencing chronic burnout
2023-2025
All time low for employee happiness
Work isn’t Working
but it isn’t the work itself that needs changing.
It’s our relationship to it.
Let’s work together
We are a cooperative of coaches, guides, and facilitators helping humans & organizations align to ways of working that work.
Align to work that works for you
GrounDWork
GroundWork is a 9–week cohort program for people who want a more coherent, sustainable relationship with work. You’ll examine what you bring to work, what you need from work, and how to bring those into better alignment.
Identify your unique strengths, skills, & needs in work.
Orient to your purpose & values in work (and life).
Recognize your unique nature and how to incorporate it into your work.
Get the support you need to integrate into your day–to–day.
9–week cohort + personalized mentorship + human–work alignment series.
Join our community
Membership
Human|Work is the only professional mentorship network centered on a humanized experience of work. We are a cooperative of coaches, facilitators, guides, and mentors here to support you in your experience of work. It’s sort of like a farmer’s market, but for mentors!
Discounted access to our Ecosystem of professional coaches, mentors, and facilitators.
Monthly community events, workshops, and discussions.
Connection around meaningful & fulfilling work.
Access to our library of resources, tools, and recordings.
integrate alignment into your team
H|W for teams
We work with teams and organizations to examine how work is structured, led, and experienced. Our mentors and facilitators partner with leaders to align purpose, people, and practice without disrupting what already works.
Strategically align your team to your org’s purpose, mission, & values
Cultivate a team of “humanized” leaders
Integrate whole–human teams
Nurture a thriving culture of work
“Working with human|work has been life-changing!”
– Molli S.
“what I really appreciate about Human|Work is the approach to the whole human and not just to the career itself.”
– Dan E.
“GROUNDWORK MADE ME THINK ABOUT THINGS THAT I WOULD HAVE NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT, BUT THAT HAVE BECOME THE CORE OF MY DECISION MAKING. THE EXPERIENCE IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER.”
– dr Amy Frugé | Converge Physical Therapy
Who we’ve worked with
The Human | Work Podcast
Listen on Spotify as we explore how to humanize the nature of work and share stories of humans doing human work.
Meet Our Ecosystem.
We are a growing network of professional mentors, coaches, & facilitators committed to supporting both your humanness and your work. Our mentors guide GroundWork and support our members in their human–work alignment. Meet all of our mentors here.
Gretchen “Grae” Gerlach
Grae (She/They) is a rites of passage and wilderness guide who “works with the nature in people.” She facilitates alignment, integration, and purposeful alignment as humans and in our work.
Charlie Warner
Charlie (she/they) is the founder of Human Work Project and mentors clients, both individuals and organizations, in aligning to their core purpose then designing strategic roadmaps to get there.
Let’s Connect.
Let’s also be human together.
Schedule a chat with a real human (Charlie, our Founder) to learn more about what human–work alignment might look like for you.
