Should you call people resources?

What I've noticed is there are "people" names used where people, soft skills are more employed. Of course! They know better, and those skills have value.

Where those soft skills are not as meaningful, "resource" tends to be used more.

Hmm... Names. I don't know. Staff services?

If you want something better, you need a better mission first, and the name will be a natural outgrowth of the mission. Looking for a friendlier name without reconceiving the mission is just wrapping the existing problem up in a lie (which plenty of places do, to be sure.)