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HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 409 - Insights into Development and Investing in OurselvesHosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Ben Brooks, Founder & CEO, Pilot This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish were joined by Ben Brooks, Founder and CEO of Pilot, an innovative software-based coaching platform for the enterprise and the winner of the HR Tech Conference 2019 Pitchfest. Ben shared insights on how he and his team at Pilot are making coaching and development more accessible, more timely, and more beneficial to employees, managers, and teams. Ben shared also how often it is the most successful and highest performers are least likely to seek coaching and development and offered s...2020-01-2158 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 408 - SHRM People Analytics and HR for the Startup OrganizationHR Happy Hour 408 - SHRM People Analytics and HR for the Startup Organization Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Joey Price This week on the HR Happy Hour Show recorded live from the SHRM People Analytics Conference in Seattle, Steve and Trish were joined by Joey Price, Founder of JumpStart HR to talk about the event, about people analytics in HR and some of the issues and challenges, as well as Joey's role as an HR advisor to startup and small businesses. On the show, Joey shared some of the common issues and challenges he encounters when helping startups and...2020-01-1531 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 405 - Payroll Innovation and End of Year PreparationHR Happy Hour 405 - Payroll Innovation and End of Year Preparation Hosts: Trish McFarlane, Steve Boese Guest: Tom Hammond, Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Product Management, Paychex This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish were joined by Tom Hammond of Paychex, to talk about innovation in Payroll technology and how HR and Payroll can prepare for end of year 2019 and new regulations coming in 2020. Some of the key points Tom discussed were how Paychex works with hundreds of thousands of small and medium sized businesses to understand their challenges, and delivers modern and innovative solutions t...2019-12-1745 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 396 - Insights from the Global Culture 2020 ReportHR Happy Hour 396 - Insights from the Global Culture 2020 Report Hosts: Steve Boese Guest: Alex Lovell, OC Tanner This episode is sponsored by O.C.Tanner, the global leader in engaging workplace cultures, helps thousands of top companies create peak moments that inspire people to achieve, appreciate, and connect to purpose and each other. This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve recorded live at the OC Tanner Influence Greatness 2019 event in Snowbird, Utah. Steve was joined by Alex Lovell from OC Tanner who shared insights from the recently released Global Culture 2020 Report, a deep dive research study that...2019-10-2932 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 384 - The Critical Role of Managers in Employee EngagementHR Happy Hour 384 - The Critical Role of Managers in Employee Engagement Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Jim Harter, Chief Workplace Scientist, Gallup Sponsored by Culture Amp, the platform that turns your company culture into a competitive advantage. Your employee data tells you what's happened in the past, but what if it could tell you what might happen next. See how with your free Predictive Analytics report at www.cultureamp.com/happy This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish were joined by Jim Harter to talk about Gallup's most recent research, it's largest workplace study to...2019-07-3044 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 359 - The HR Happy Hour 2019 Oscars Preview and Predictions ShowHR Happy Hour 359 - The HR Happy Hour 2019 Oscars Preview and Predictions Show Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish return with their Annual Academy Awards Preview and Predictions Show, a tradition on the HR Happy Hour from at least 1983. Steve and Trish break down all the important Oscar categories - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Leading and Supporting Actor and Actress, Best Screenplayand share some commentary, opinions, and predictions on who will walk away with the statues on Sunday night. In addition to sharing who we think will walk away...2019-02-2047 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 358 - HR Technology for Diversity & InclusionHR Happy Hour 358 - HR Technology for Diversity & Inclusion Host: Steve Boese Guests: Stacia Sherman Garr, RedThread Research; Carole Jackson, Mercer This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve was joined by Stacia Sherman Garr of RedThread Research and Carole Jackson of Mercer to share their insights on the HR technology market and ecosystem for solutions and capabilities that support organizational Diversity & Inclusion initiatives. Their recent report, Diversity & Inclusion Technology: The Rise of a Transformative Market is the first deep dive into how HR technology solutions are developing and evolving to help support programs linked to making organizations more di...2019-02-1837 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 350 - The US Labor Market and Economic Trends for 2019HR Happy Hour 350 - The US Labor Market and Economic Trends for 2019 Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Josh Wright, Chief Economist, iCIMS Sponsored by Virgin Pulse - www.virginpulse.com This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve was joined by Josh Wright, Chief Economist from iCIMS to talk about the important labor market trends, why these trends are important for HR and Talent Acquisition leaders, and what 2019 might have in store for the labor market and the economy at large. Josh shared his thoughts on why HR and Talent leaders should care and follow these big picture...2018-12-1434 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 342 - Sports and HR with The 8 Man RotationHR Happy Hour 342 - Sports and HR with The 8 Man Rotation Sponsored by Virgin Pulse - www.virginpulse.com Host:Steve Boese Guests: Kris Dunn, Lance Haun Today on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve was joined by two of the founding members of the 'Sports and HR' crew known as The 8 Man Rotation. Kris, Lance, and Steve broke down three recent HR and workplace issues taken from the world of sports. The crew discussed the recent harassment and hostile workplace charges at the NBA's Dallas Mavericks organization, how the City of Pittsburgh is implementing a form of the NFL's...2018-10-1148 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 337 - The 2018 HR Technology Conference PreviewHR Happy Hour 337 - The 2018 HR Technology Conference Preview Hosts: Steve Boese,Trish McFarlane Sponsored by Virgin Pulse - www.virginpulse.com This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, hosts Steve Boese and Trish McFarlane preview the upcoming HR Technology Conference to be held September 11 - 14, 2018 in Las Vegas. Steve and Trish shared their 'not to miss' events and sessions, shared some ideas on how to have a great conference experience, and shared some details of a special 'LIVE' HR Happy Hour Show that will be broadcast at the Conference on Sep 12 at 4:30PM PT. If you are attending...2018-09-0738 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 336 - Hiring Success with Recruitment AutomationHR Happy Hour 336 - Hiring Success with Recruitment Automation Sponsored by Virgin Pulse - www.virginpulse.com Host: Steve Boese Guest: Madeline Laurano, Aptitude Research Partners This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve Boese is joined by Madeline Laurano of Aptitude Research Partners to discuss some new research they've recently published on Recruitment Automation. More than just a method to make recruiting processes more efficient, modern recruitment automation technologies are focused on candidates - helping to create trust, improve the method and frequency of communication throughout the hiring process, and to create more personalized recruitment experiences. Additionally, Madeline s...2018-08-2929 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 335 - Discovering the Next Great HR Technology CompanyHR Happy Hour 335 - Discovering the Next Great HR Technology Company Host: Steve Boese Guest Co-host: George LaRocque Sponsored by Virgin Pulse - www.virginpulse.com This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve is joined by George LaRocque of HRWins and host of the HR Market Watch Podcast to talk HR Technology and preview the Discovering the Next Great HR Technology Company Competition that is underway with voting open until Friday August 24 at the HR Technology Conference's HR Tech Insiders site - www.blog.hrtechnologyconference.com. On the show, Steve and George introduced each of the seven semi-finalists...2018-08-2236 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 334 - Driving Engagement and Results with Performance ManagementHR Happy Hour 334 - Driving Engagement and Results with Performance Management Sponsored by Virgin Pulse - www.virginpulse.com Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Michael Heller, iRevu This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish are joined by Michael Heller or iRevu, an HR technology provider of performance and goal management solutions to talk about how performance management is evolving, how organizations are making the transition from the traditional annual performance review process to something more frequent and impactful, and how leaders and managers can get better at providing useful and productive feedback more regularly. Michael a...2018-08-2044 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 333 - How AI in HR Will Enhance the Employee ExperienceHR Happy Hour 333 - How AI in HR Will Enhance the Employee Experience Sponsored by Virgin Pulse - www.virginpulse.com Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Jeanne Meister, Future Workplace This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, hosts Steve Boese and Trish McFarlane are joined by Jeanne Meister for a conversation on Artificial Intelligence in HR and how it will enhance the employee experience. Jeanne shared her insights on how AI will impact HR, how the skills and roles of HR will adapt and change over time and supported by AI technology, the connection between customer experience and...2018-08-1344 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 332 - The 2018 Deloitte Human Capital Trends ReportHR Happy Hour 332 - The 2018 Deloitte Human Capital Trends Report Sponsored by Virgin Pulse - www.virginpulse.com Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Erica Volini, Leader, US Human Capital Practice, Deloitte This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, hosts Steve Boese and Trish McFarlane are joined by Erica Volini from Deloitte, to take a deep dive into some of the most important themes and trends from the 2018 Deloitte Human Capital Trends Report. On the show, Erica shared some of the insights that the Deloitte team gained from their in-depth survey of over 11,000 global HR and business leaders. Some...2018-08-0647 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 331 - Accountability, Culture, and Workplace InvestigationsHR Happy Hour 331 - Accountability, Culture, and Workplace Investigations Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Dana Barbato, InvestiPro Sponsorsed by Virgin Pulse - www.virginpulse.com This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, hosts Steve Boese and Trish McFarlane talk about workplace investigations with guest Dana Barbato, Founder and CEO of InvestiPro, a cloud-based employee relations platform that supports HR through employee incident reporting, automated workplace investigations, and timely prevention analytics. On the show we talked about the current climate of HR and workplace investigations, how it probably has never been a more important topic in HR, (think about...2018-07-2525 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 327 - Business and HR Transformation at General MotorsHR Happy Hour 327 - Business and HR Transformation at General Motors Sponsored by Virgin Pulse - www.virginpulse.com Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Michael Arena, Chief Talent Officer, General Motors This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, hosts Steve Boese and Trish McFarlane are joined by General Motors Chief Talent Officer Michael Arena to talk about GM's business and HR transformation efforts, a program called 'GM2020'. On the show Michael shared how GM's business has had to undergo pretty significant, rapid, and cultural change in response to some dramatic changes and challenges in the automotive industry. Mi...2018-07-0235 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 324 - HR and the Internet and Technology Trends for 2018HR Happy Hour 324 - HR and the Internet and Technology Trends for 2018 Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Sponsored by Virgin Pulse - www.virginpulse.com This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, hosts Steve Boese and Trish McFarlane talk about the Kleiner Perkins Internet Trends Report for 2018 and the key tech trends that are impacting work and workplaces. The Internet Trends Report is published annually by VC firm Kleiner Perkins, led by Mary Meeker, and provides a massive overview of the most important internet, technology, and software trends, on a global level, and is read and cited by just a...2018-06-1540 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 323 - The Evolution of Learning and Leadership DevelopmentHR Happy Hour 323 - The Evolution of Learning and Leadership Development Host: Steve Boese Guests: Elvis Ha, Cornerstone OnDemand, Melissa Lanier Preston, T-Mobile Sponsored by Virgin Pulse - www.virginpulse.com This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve is joined by Elvis Ha of Cornerstone OnDemand, and Melissa Lanier Preston of T-Mobile,recorded live from Cornerstone OnDemand's Convergence Conference in San Diego. On the two-part show, Elvis Ha, Director of Product Management at Cornerstone, discussed the evolution of learning in the workplace, how modern learning technology is evolving as well to support new learning models and processes, and...2018-06-0645 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour - Oracle Spotlight - Episode 3: Bringing HR and Finance TogetherHR Happy Hour - Oracle Spotlight - Episode 3: Bringing HR and Finance Together Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Gretchen Alarcon, Group Vice President, Product Strategy, Oracle This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, hosts Steve Boese and Trish McFarlane conclude a special series of podcasts with our friends at Oracle HCM. On Episode 3, we are joined by Gretchen Alarcon from Oracle to talk about how the increasing importance of the relationship between the CHRO and the CFO, how HR leaders and organizations can partner more effectively, and the benefits that organizations are realizing when consolidating administrative systems for HR a...2018-05-1821 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 321 - The New CHRO Agenda and a ServiceNow UpdateHR Happy Hour 321 - The New CHRO Agenda and a ServiceNow Update Sponsored by VirginPulse - www.virginpulse.com Host: Steve Boese Guests: Pat Wadors, Chief Talent Officer, CHRO; Deepak Bharadwaj, VP, GM, HR Business Unit; Jen Stroud, HR Evangelist, ServiceNow This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve recorded live from the recent ServiceNow Knowledge18 event in Las Vegas. In this two-part episode, Steve was joined by ServiceNow's CHRO and Chief Talent Officer Pat Wadors to talk about some of the key findings and trends that were discovered in ServiceNow's recent research report titled 'The New CHRO Agenda'. Pat...2018-05-1550 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour - Oracle Spotlight - Episode 2: Innovation in HCM TechnologyHR Happy Hour - Oracle Spotlight - Episode 2: Innovation in HCM Technology Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Gretchen Alarcon, Group Vice President, Product Strategy, Oracle This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, hosts Steve Boese and Trish McFarlane continue a special series of podcasts with our friends at Oracle HCM. On Episode 2, we are joined by Gretchen Alarcon from Oracle to talk about innovation in HCM technology, and how HR leaders can best position themselves and their organizations to take advantage of these innovations. On the show, we talk the importance and impact of migrating HCM solutions to...2018-05-1024 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour - Oracle Spotlight - Episode 1: Making Work More HumanHR Happy Hour - Oracle Spotlight - Episode 1: Making Work More Human Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Gretchen Alarcon, Group Vice President, Product Strategy, Oracle This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, hosts Steve Boese and Trish McFarlane kick off a special series of podcasts with our friends at Oracle HCM. On Episode 1, we are joined by Gretchen Alarcon from Oracle to talk about how organizations are increasingly seeking to make work more "human".While you may have seen this concept before, on the show we break it down to more tangible, actionable, and relatable ideas for HR...2018-05-0323 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 320 - The Business Impact of Learning: Skillsoft and Florida BlueHR Happy Hour 320 - The Business Impact of Learning: A Skillsoft and Florida Blue Case Study Sponsored by Virgin Pulse - www.virginpulse.com Host: Steve Boese Guest Co-host: Ben Eubanks Guests: Apratim Purakayastha, Skillsoft; Stephanie Dale, Chris Jimenez, Florida Blue This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and guest co-host Ben Eubanks report live from the recent Skillsoft Perspectives event, and talk learning technology and how learning can drive business outcomes. In this two-part podcast Steve and Ben first talk with Apratim Purakayastha, CTO at Skillsoft about the latest trends, developments, and capabilities in learning technology, and ho...2018-04-2646 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 316 - Thinking about AI and Personalized Experiences with IBMHR Happy Hour 316 - Thinking about AI and Personalized Experiences with IBM Sponsored by Virgin Pulse Host: Steve Boese Guest Host: Madeline Laurano Guests: Bob Schultz, IBM; Gail Blum, NBCUniversal This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve recorded live at IBM's Think Conference in Las Vegas, a massive event that brings together over 30K IBM customers, partners, and employees to talk and 'Think' about the future of work, business, and technology. In Part 1 of the podcast, Steve talks with Bob Schultz, General Manager of IBM's Watson Talent Business, to discuss what IBM is working on in the HR...2018-03-2640 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 315 - Breaking Through with Diversity & InclusionHR Happy Hour 315 - Breaking Through with Diversity & Inclusion Sponsored by Virgin Pulse - www.virginpulse.com. Host: Steve Boese Guests: Cecile Alper-Leroux, Dr. Jarik Conrad - Ultimate Software Recorded Live at Ultimate Connections 2018 This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve is joined by Cecile Alper-Leroux and Dr. Jarik Conrad from Ultimate Software to talk about the challenges organizations are facing with Diversity & Inclusion initiatives and the keys for organizations who want to improve and make progress in these areas. Cecile and Jarik talked about the definitions of diversity and inclusion, the importance of appreciation and acceptance at w...2018-03-1649 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 314 - The Employer Health Care Benefits Update for 2018HR Happy Hour 314 - The Employer Health Care Benefits Update for 2018 Host: Steve Boese Guest: Shandon Fowler This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve is joined by Shandon Fowler, Founder and Principal of Four8 Insights, a benefits technology and communication consultancy based in Charleston, South Carolina to talk about important employer health care benefits issues, trends, and what HR and Benefits pros need to know in 2018. On the show, Steve and Shan reivewed what the changes in the ACA and other regulations have meant for employers in 2017 and so far in 2018, how employers might be shifting (at least so...2018-03-1245 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 313 - The HR Happy Hour 2018 Oscars Preview and Predictions ShowHR Happy Hour 313 - The HR Happy Hour 2018 Oscars Preview and Predictions Show Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish return with their Annual Academy Awards Preview and Predictions Show, a tradition on the HR Happy Hour from at least 1983. Steve and Trish break down all the important Oscar categories - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Leading and Supporting Actor and Actress, and share some commentary, opinions, and predictions on who will walk away with the statues on Sunday night. In addition to sharing who we think will walk away as...2018-02-281h 00

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 312 - HR Tech Startup Spotlight: DiscoHR Happy Hour 312 - HR Tech Startup Spotlight: Disco Host: Steve Boese Guests: Justin Vandehey, Veronica Belmont from Disco This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve kicks off a new series, the HR Tech Startup Spotlight with Justin Vandehey and Veronica Belmont from Disco, an AI-based engagement and recognition platform based team collaboration tools like Slack and MS Teams, On the show, Justin and Veronica shared the story of Disco, how the idea to create a new kind of employee engagement and recognition based on collaboration tools that employees were already using to get work done came to...2018-02-2339 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 310 - The H3 "Hot 3"HR Happy Hour 310 - The H3 "Hot 3" Hosts: Steve Boese,Trish McFarlane This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish launch a new series for 2018 - The H3 'Hot 3', where Steve and Trish break down three topical issues in the world of work, tech, sports, pop culture and more - and tie them back to the workplace and HR. This week on the inaugural 'Hot 3' episode, we take on pay equity and disparity on the Today Show, what happens when an organization has a leader whom no one seems to be able to say 'No...2018-01-2456 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 305 - Workplace Movie Hall of Fame - 'Big'HR Happy Hour 305 - Workplace Movie Hall of Fame - 'Big' Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, it is the return of the popular 'Workplace Movie Hall of Fame' series with a look at 1988's massive hit 'Big' starring Tom Hanks, America's 2nd most popular and acclaimed actor. On the show, Steve and Trish break down the workplace themes and issues that 'Big' explored - ideas of how young people think about work and careers, how incorporating new ideas and creative thinking from diverse sources almost always benefit workplaces, and how office politics a...2017-12-0841 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 303 - Jeff Carr and the 'New' ZenefitsHR Happy Hour 303 - Jeff Carr and the 'New' Zenefits Host: Steve Boese Guest: Jeff Carr, COO, Zenefits This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve is joined by Jeff Carr, COO of HR Tech provider Zenefits. Zenefits has had a pretty wild ride in only about four years, and today is at a much different place than just a year or two ago. Jeff was really open and honest discussing Zenefits efforts to correct mistakes made in the past, (and in fairness, under a totally different leadership team), to rebrand and re-cast the company products and strategies, and...2017-11-2742 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 302 - Tim Sackett and Talent Acquisition TechnologyHR Happy Hour 302 - Tim Sackett and Talent Acquisition Technnology Host: Steve Boese Guest: Tim Sackett This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve is joined by Tim Sackett, President of HRU Technical Resources, popular writer and speaker on all things Talent Acquisition and keynote speaker at the upcoming Recruiting Trends and Talent Tech Conference. On this show, Tim shared his perspectives on how technology continues to change the Talent Acquisition function, how roles for sourcers and recruiters are impacted, and some of the keys for corporate talent acquisition leaders to make the most of their technology investments. Additionally...2017-11-1437 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 298 - HR and the Productivity NetworkHR Happy Hour 298 - HR and the Productivity Network Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Mike Psenka, President & Founder, Moovila This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish talk with Mike Psenka of Moovila, a technology solution designed to help people work together more effectively. While we all know that email is likely the worst tool for supporting collaboration and execution of important projects and goals, so many organizations continue to resort to email to facilitate how work is done. And the newer generation of enterprise collaboration tools that are 'chat' centric, have the potential to reduce...2017-09-2842 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 297 - Enterprise Learning and Development in 2017HR Happy Hour 297 - Enterprise Learning and Development in 2017 Host: Steve Boese Guest: Jenny Dearborn, SVP and CLO, SAP This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve is joined by Jenny Dearborn, SVP and Chief Learning Officer of SAP to talk about enterprise learning and development, the role of technology, and how companies and individuals can best prepare themselves for the world of work ahead. With all the changes, dynamism, and challenges facing organizations as well as employees with respect to ongoing learning, skills development, and the need to prepare both our organizations and ourselves for the future world...2017-09-2238 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 295 - Discovering the Next Great HR Technology CompanyHR Happy Hour 295 - Discovering the Next Great HR Technology Company Host: Steve Boese Guest: George Larocque This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve is joined by George Larocque to talk about innovation in HR Tech, and discuss the eight semi-finalist HR Tech companies and the voting process for the Discovering the Next Great HR Technology Company competition at the HR Technology Conference in October. This year a group of industry analysts and experts have selected eight interesting and innovative HR tech companies to be semi-finalists in the Discovering the Next Great HR Technology Company process, and your v...2017-09-0840 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 293 - Workplace Movie Hall of Fame - FlashdanceHR Happy Hour 293 - Workplace Movie Hall of Fame - Flashdance Hosts: Trish McFarlane, Steve Boese This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish continue The Workplace Movie Hall of Fame series with a look at the big HR and workplace themes in the 1983 hit "Flashdance". Flashdance was released in 1983 and starred Jennifer Beals as Alex and Michael Nouri as the boss. Alex is a female dynamo: steel worker by day, exotic dancer by night. Her dream is to get into a real dance company, though, and with encouragement from her boss/boyfriend, she may get her...2017-08-2544 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 292 - Shaping and Improving Company CultureHR Happy Hour 292 - Shaping and Improving Company Culture Host: Steve Boese Guest: David Sturt, EVP, OC Tanner Recorded live at OC Tanner's Influence Greatness Conference in Snowbird, Utah This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve was live at the OC Tanner Influence Greatness Conference with guest David Sturt who talked about how companies can intentionally shape and improve company culture. David shared insights from OC Tanner research on company culture, the key facets or elements that tend to describe, drive, and influence culture, and how organizations and leaders can leverage these insights into practical and actionable changes...2017-08-1036 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 291 - HR and the Internet Trends Report 2017HR Happy Hour 291 - HR and the Internet Trends Report 2017 Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish review Mary Meeker from Kleiner Perkins influential Internet Trends Report for 2017 and discuss what some of these big trends in technology mean for HR and HR Technology. Ms. Meeker's report is an annual 'must-read' for any organizational leader and always offers some enlightening insights into the important global technology trends. In the show, Steve and Trish break down a few of the big trends, (mobile technology adoption and usage, 'voice' interfaces and devices like...2017-08-0446 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 290 - Sports, HR, and the NBA Summer LeagueHR Happy Hour 290 - Sports, HR, and the NBA Summer League Host: Steve Boese Guest: Matt 'akaBruno' Stollak This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve is joined by Matt 'akaBruno' Stollak to talk about the connections between HR, talent management, careers, the workplace and sports, through the lens of the NBA Summer League 2017. Matt and Steve are charter members of 'The 8 Man Rotation' and co-authors of a series of E-books that take a deep dive into the lessons that HR and business leaders can take from pro, college, and truly all levels of sports. On this show, Matt...2017-07-2034 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 289 - Artificial Intelligence & UX in HR Tech, Inforum 2017HR Happy Hour 289 - User Experience in HR Tech, Live from Inforum 2017 Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Recorded Live at Inforum 2017 in New York City This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish recorded live from Inforum 2017 in New York City and talked about some of the big announcments and innovations in HR Tech that were discussed at the event. Inforum HCM continues to innovate in HR Tech - from Artificial Intelligence, advanced analytics, and importantly - user experience design. On the show Trish shared some of the details of these innovations, and we discussed the importance...2017-07-1323 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 288 - Workplace Movie Hall of Fame - Mr. MomHR Happy Hour 288 - Workplace Movie Hall of Fame - Mr. Mom Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish debut a new series on the show: The Workplace Movie Hall of Fame and in the first installment, break down the 1983 classic Mr. Mom. Mr. Mom starring Michael Keaton, Teri Garr, and Martin Mull, made about $100M combined in Box Office sales and rentals. It came in as the 8th best grossing movie of 1983. The plot, about a man laid off from his job as an engineer at an auto plant, who then...2017-07-0742 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 286 - Why You're Wrong About Steve HarveyHR Happy Hour 286 - Why You're Wrong About Steve Harvey Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Recorded live at Thrive Summit 2017 by Virgin Pulse This week on the HR Happy Hour Show recorded live from Virgin Pulse's Thrive Summit, Trish and Steve talk about the recent Steve Harvey 'Don't look at me memo', Zappos, Culture, Strategy and Talent, the NBA finals and more. Of course Steve and Trish didn't quite see eye to eye about how the now infamous memo that Steve Harvey sent to his staff admonishing them not to 'ambush' him in his dressing room, in the halls, near t...2017-06-0126 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 285 - Discovering the Next Great HR Technology CompanyHR Happy Hour 285 - Discovering the Next Great HR Technology Company Host: Steve Boese Guest Co-host: George LaRocque This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve Boese is joined by George LaRocque to talk about the process for Discovering the Next Great HR Technology Company at the HR Technology Conference in October. Steve and George talk about the process for companies to submit,and how George and the other expert coaches will work with the selected contenders. Plus, we talk about how HR leaders and the HR community can get involved in the process. Also, we discuss some tips a...2017-05-2531 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 284 - Transforming HR with Technology, Live from Talent Space 2017HR Happy Hour 284 - Transforming HR with Technology, Live from Talent Space 2017 Host: Steve Boese Guests: Bailey Borzecki, Dogfish Head Brewery, David Mennie, Saba This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve Boese is Live at Talent Space Live 2017 and talks with Bailey Borzecki, HR Inspirations Manager of Dogfish Head Brewery and David Mennie, VP of Product Management of Saba about how HR and talent management are being transformed through technology at Dogfish Head. Bailey shared some of the growth story at Dogfish Head from a startup to a 350-person organization spanning 36 states. Technology plays a key role at t...2017-05-0337 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 283 - Compliance in a Changing HR LandscapeHR Happy Hour 283 - Compliance in a Changing HR Landscape Host: Steve Boese Guest Co-host : Madeline Laurano Guests: Angela Lockman, Kristin Lewis - Equifax Workforce Solutions This week on a special HR Happy Hour Show recorded live from the Equifax Forum 2017 in Scottsdale, Steve Boese and guest host Madeline Laurano are joined by Kristin Lewis and Angela Lockman from Equifax Workforce Solutions on the challenges for HR leaders in keeping up with changing laws, regulations and ensuring compliance in what is a fast-moving and uncertain environment. Angela and Kristin shared their unique point of view from the perspective of the...2017-04-2738 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 282 - HR, Organizations, and Employee Student Loan DebtHR Happy Hour 282 - HR, Organizations, and Employee Student Loan Debt Host: Steve Boese Guest: Jen Bailey, Director Business Development, Tuition.IO This week on the HR Happy Hour Show recorded live at the Health & Benefits Leadership Conference, Steve Boese is joined by Jen Bailey from Tuition.IO, the leading employer funded student loan contribution platform to talk about employee student loan debt, and the opportunity for HR and organizations to offer student loan repayment contributions as an employee benefit. In the US, student loans are at record levels, and more and more employees are entering the workforce with stunning...2017-04-2132 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 281 - Live at Oracle HCM World 2017HR Happy Hour 281 - Live at Oracle HCM World 2017 Host: Steve Boese Guests: Chris Kiessling, Royal Farms; Yamini Namasivayam, SRI International Recorded at Oracle HCM World 2017, Boston, MA This week on a special episode of the HR Happy Hour Show, host Steve Boese reports from Oracle HCM World 2017 in Boston, and interviews two Oracle customers about their HR and HR tech transformations. First, Chris Kiessling from Royal Farms, a midsize chain of convenience stores in the Mid-Atlantic region talked about the challenges and opportunities that come with modernizing HR systems and processes to support their high-volume, high-turnover business, and set u...2017-04-1442 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 279 - Artificial Intelligence for HR and for PeopleHR Happy Hour 279 - Artificial Intelligence for HR Host: Steve Boese Guest Co-host: Madeline Laurano Guests: Cecile Alper-Leroux, Armen Berjikly, Ultimate Software This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve Boese and special guest co-host Madeline Laurano recored a special Happy Hour Show live from Ultimate Connections 2017 in Las Vegas. They were joined by Ultimate Software's Cecile Alper-Leroux and Armen Berjikly to talk about the need to listen to the 'Voice of the Employee', the importance of technology to help HR leaders understand data, (especially unstructured data), and how modern technology solutions can help HR leaders move from just lis...2017-03-2335 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 278 - The ACA in 2017: What HR and Benefits Leaders Need to KnowHR Happy Hour 278 - The ACA in 2017: What HR and Benefits Leaders Need to Know Host: Steve Boese Guests: Shan Fowler, Benefitfocus, Chris Condeluci, CC Law & Policy This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, recorded live at Benefitfocus One Place 2017 Conference, Steve Boese is joined by Shan Fowler of Benefitfocus and Chris Condeluci of CC Law & Policy to talk repeal, replace, reconciliation, and all things ACA in 2017. Any HR and Benefits leader who is following the news surrounding the potential repeal and replacement of the ACA is no doubt facing questions and concerns about what is really happening in W...2017-03-1644 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 276 - The HR Happy Hour Oscars 2017 Preview ShowHR Happy Hour 276 - The HR Happy Hour Oscars 2017 Preview Show Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, in what has become a beloved and annual HR Happy Hour Show tradition, hosts Steve Boese and Trish McFarlane break down the major categories for the upcoming Oscars 2017 awards show, share their choices for the big categories, and generally have fun talking about the movies, the themes, and the big ideas in movies in 2017. There was definitely some disagreements and interesting discussions along the way as movies, like any art form, are really personal and impact e...2017-02-241h 15

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 275 - Employer Branding on a Global Scale at GEHR Happy Hour 275 - Employer Branding on a Global Scale at GE Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Shaunda Zilich, Global Employer Brand Leader, GE This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, hosts Steve Boese and Trish McFarlane are joined by Shaunda Zilich, Global Employment Brand Leader for GE to talk about employer branding, recruitment marketing, and working with employees and the marketing staff to achieve employer branding goals. Shaunda shared some key insights about GE's approach to employer branding, how to engage employees, hiring managers, and business leaders to help spread important employer brand messages, and to best po...2017-02-1349 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 274 - The Evolving Role of the RecruiterHR Happy Hour 274 - The Evolving Role of the Recruiter Host: Steve Boese Guest: Dan Finnigan, CEO & President, Jobvite This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, host Steve Boese is joined by guest Dan Finnigan, CEO and President of Jobvite, a leading provider of Recruitment technology to talk about how tech, automation, and marketing are evolving the role of the recruiter and presenting both opportunities and challenges for the modern recruiter. Dan shared some perspective of how recruiting technology has grown and evolved as well, and how these changes in technology, capability, and the increased availability of recruiting data...2017-02-0235 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 273 - HR Tech 3.0 and More of What HR Leaders Need to KnowHR Happy Hour 273 - HR Tech 3.0 and More of What HR Leaders Need to Know Host: Steve Boese Guest: Randy Cooper, Co-CEO, PeopleStrategy This week on the show, host Steve Boese is joined by Randy Cooper, Co-CEO of PeopleStrategy to talk about some of the big themes and trends in HR and HR Tech as we begin 2017. First we had HCM 1.0, marked by 'big' systems that helped organizations manage all kinds of back office functions, then HCM 2.0, the beginning of the internet era, where we see the first HR and Recruiting processes migrate to the web.Think the first ATS...2017-01-2538 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 272 - Humanizing Employee Background ChecksHR Happy Hour 272 - Humanizing Employee Background Checks Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Brian Monahan, Co-Founder, Inflection This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve Boese is joined by Brian Monahan, Co-Founder of Inflection, providers of the innovative employee background check solution GoodHire. GoodHire, named a 'Top HR Product of 2016' by Human Resource Executive Magazine, takes a fresh, innovative, and important approach to employee background checks, one that humanizes and democratizes the process, making the process and the data more transparent, and providing candidates and employers better opportunities to engage. With an incredibly large, (and increasing), amount of...2017-01-1836 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 269 - Health and Benefits Trends for 2017HR Happy Hour 269 - Health and Benefits Trends for 2017 Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Jonathan Rende, Chief Research & Development Officer, Castlight Health This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve Boese and Trish McFarlane are joined by Jonathan Rende, Chief Research & Development Officer at Castlight Health, a leading provider of benefits technology solutions to talk about important benefits issues, trends, and opportunities for 2017. With inevitable but hard to predict change facing HR and benefits leaders with the ACA regulations, the potential for different regulations emerging with a new administration, and the continuing need to provide effective, transparent, and...2016-12-0736 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 268 - We Are GratefulHR Happy Hour 268 - We Are Grateful Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane This week on a special Thanksgiving-themed HR Happy Hour Show, hosts Steve Boese and Trish McFarlane each run down their Top 5 things they are thankful for this year, as well as talk Thanksgiving foods, sports, and travel. 2016 has been a crazy, eventful, and sometimes trying year for many of us, so we thought it would make sense for the Thanksgiving week show to try and focus on the positive - on the people, places, and things that we are thankful for as we head into the holiday this w...2016-11-2144 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 267 - Recruitment Marketing, Branding, and TechnologyHR Happy Hour 267 - Recruitment Marketing, Branding, and Technology Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Jared Nypen, GreatClips Recorded live at SmashFly Transform in Boston, Massachusetts This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve Boese was joined by Jared Nypen, Director of Talent Acquistion for GreatClips, With more than 4,000 franchised salons throughout the United States and Canada, Great Clips is the world’s largest salon brand. Great Clips franchisees employ 40,000 stylists who receive ongoing training to learn advanced skills and the latest trends. On the show, Jared shared how he and his team support the GreatClips franchisees with their ta...2016-11-1729 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 266 - iCIMS and the Talent Acquisition Technology SuiteHR Happy Hour 266 - iCIMS and the Talent Acquisition Technology Suite Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest host: Madeline Laurano Guests: Colin Day, Chairman and CEO, iCIMS; Susan Vitale, CMO, iCIMS This week on the show, Steve Boese and special guest host Madeline Laurano are joined by leading talent acquisition technology provider iCIMS Chairman and CEO Colin Day, and iCIMS CMO Susan Vitale to talk about the current state of the talent acquisition technology market, and the importance of dedicated, purpose-built technology to support organiztions in their recruiting efforts. Additionally, we talked about the need for organizations to better integrate...2016-11-0433 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 265 - Women in HR TechnologyHR Happy Hour 265 - Women in HR Technology Hosts: Steve Boese Guest: Bianca McCann This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve Boese is joined by Bianca McCann, VP of the HR Expert Network for Cloud HCM at SAP to talk about the recent Women in HR Technology Summit that was held at the HR Technology Conference in Chicago in early October. Bianca shared her insights on the Women in HR Tech Summit, the importance of framing these issues in the organization as business challenges and business opportunities, and not just HR programs or 'we should do this because i...2016-11-0248 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 262 - The HR Technology Conference Recap #HRTechConfHR Happy Hour 262 - The HR Technology Confrence Recap #HRTechConf Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Recorded October 12, 2016 The 19th Annual HR Technology Conference concluded last week, and on this episode of the HR Happy Hour Show, HR Tech Program Chair Steve Boese, and H3 HR Advisors CEO, and Conference speaker Trish McFarlane review some of the memorable sessions of the Conference, talk about some of the key themes and trends from the event, and talk about some of the key takeaways for HR and business leaders. Steve and Trish cover some of the Conference's highlights, including the first ever Women...2016-10-1359 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 260 - The HR Tech Conference Preview and Oracle OpenWorld ReviewHR Happy Hour 260 - The HR Tech Conference Preview and Oracle OpenWorld Review Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Recorded live at Oracle OpenWorld 2016, San Francisco This week on the HR Happy Hour Show hosts Steve Boese and Trish McFarlane review the recently concluded Oracle OpenWorld event, talk about some of the important and interesting developments in the Oracle HCM products, as well as the broader implications for HR and business leaders that stem from moving more enterprise applications, (ERP, SCM, HCM), to the cloud. It was a great event and there are lots of interesting and exciting things happening at...2016-09-2640 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 256: Steps to Re-Imagine and Reinvent Your WorkplaceHR Happy Hour 256- Steps to Re-Imagine and Reinvent Your Workplace Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Jeanne Meister This week on the show, Steve and Trish were joined by Jeanne Meister. Jeanne is a Partner at Future Workplace, a firm dedicated to re-thinking, re-imagining and re-inventing the workplace. Jeanne is the receipt of the Distinguished Contribution in Workplace Learning Award, an award given by Association For Talent Development to one executive each year honoring their body of work. She is also a Contributor to Forbes Magazine. She is the co-author of the best selling book, The 2020 Workplace: How Innovative Compa...2016-08-2937 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour - LIVE from Ceridian Insights 2016 in Las VegasHR Happy Hour - LIVE from Ceridian Insights 2016 in Las Vegas Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guests: Lisa Sterling, Jayson Saba, Ceridian In this special episode of the HR Happy Hour Show, we will broadcast LIVE from the stage at Ceridian Insights 2016 Customer Conference in Las Vegas. Host Steve Boese will be joined by Lisa Sterling and Jayson Saba of Ceridian to talk about some major themes and initiatives including organizational transformation, key issues in employee engagement and diversity, and how organizations can better align and organize to ensure the focus remains on customer success. And since this is a...2016-07-1359 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 250 - Hot Topics in HR and HR Tech with NamelyHR Happy Hour 250 - Hot Topics in HR and HR Tech with Namely's Matt Straz Recorded July 1, 2016 Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest Co-host: George LaRocque Guest: Matt Straz, Founder & CEO, Namely This week on the show, Steve and special guest co-host George LaRocque welcomed Matt Straz, Founder & CEO of Namely, a leading provider of HR technology solutions comprisnig a full suite of HR, payroll, benefits administration, and time-tracking features for midsize organizations. On the show, Matt, George, and Steve talked about the continuing challenges that midsize organizations face around compliance and regulations, and how modern HR technology tools offer mid...2016-07-0536 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 248 - Generational Influence VS. Life Stages: The Battle!HR Happy Hour 248 - Generational Influence VS. Life Stages: The Battle! Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish talk about one of their favorite reports. The KPCB Internet Trends Report by analyst Mary Meeker came out last week. In the report, Ms. Meeker examines macro trends in technology, economics, demographics and more. Trish and Steve talk about a few of the major items, one being the impact of generations on the workplace and behavior. There is a heated debate regarding what impacts behavior most. This was a fun and interesting converstaion -many tha...2016-06-0651 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 247 - Greenhouse and the Future of Recruiting TechnologyHR Happy Hour 247 - Greenhouse and the Future of Recruiting Technology Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Daniel Chait, Co-founder and CEO, Greenhouse This week on the show, recorded live in San Francisco on site at Greenhouse Open, the customer event for recruiting technology provider Greenhouse, Steve sat down with Greenhouse Co-founder and CEO Daniel Chait to talk about how companies can become great at recruiting and how modern recruiting technology can help them achieve this goal. Turns out, at least some of the process changes that companies can implement, like going into candidate interviews with a structured plan, or m...2016-05-3131 min

HR Happy HourDo You Need a HR System? What Leaders Need to KnowHR Happy Hour 246- Do You Need a HR System? What Leaders Need to Know Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane First, Steve and Trish are THRILLED to welcome our new partner and sponsor, Virgin Pulse to the HR Happy Hour show! Virgin Pulse, part of Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, designs technology that cultivates good lifestyle habits for your employees. Please visit them at www.VirginPulse.com for more information. This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish talked with Dave Fiacco, President and COO of PeopleStrategy. As President and Chief Operating Officer of PeopleStrategy, David Fiacco se...2016-05-2029 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 245 - Talking about Talent, Culture, and Technology (on the Radio)HR Happy Hour 245 - Talking about Talent, Culture, and Technology (on the Radio) Recorded Friday, May 6, 2016 Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane This week on a fun twist on the HR Happy Hour Show, we are replaying/reposting an appearance Steve made recently on the Win-Win @ Work Radio Show that is broadcast weekly on WSCA FM, 106.1 in Portsmouth New Hampshire, Steve was interviewed by Win-Win @ Work host Kristi Baxter and Michael Cameron, (who are fantastic), and the conversation touched upon innovation in the HR technology marketplace, how technology is helping HR leaders and organizations with talent management, succession planning, and career d...2016-05-0731 min

HR Happy HourGlobal HR Technology Trends from HR Tech ChinaHR Happy Hour 244 - Global HR Technology Trends from HR Tech China Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane This week on the HR Happy Hour show, join hosts Steve Boese and Trish McFarlane as they talk with Madeline Laurano, co-founder of Aptitude Research Partners. Fresh from the HR Technology Conference in Zhuhai, China, the three talk about the trends in HR technology and how they are similar around the globe. Specifically, the conversation covers having Talent Acquisition as a priority and the Chinese focus on services. With that focus, there is great interest in aquiring and using the best and most releva...2016-04-2840 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 243 - LIVE from Oracle HCM World 2016HR Happy Hour 243 - Live from Oracle HCM World Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Recorded LIVE at Oracle HCM World 2016, Chicago This week on the HR Happy Hour show, join hosts Steve Boese and Trish McFarlane live from Oracle HCM World 2016 in Chicago. At the event, Steve and Trish talked about some of the themes and ideas from the conference including how technology continue to disrupt HR and HR leaders, the challenges of integration across HR technology platforms, the need for HR technologies to provide consumer-grade user experience, and how the migration of enterprise technologies to the cloud creates opportunity for...2016-04-1034 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 241 - Tackling Recruiting Challenges with Modern HR TechnologyHR Happy Hour 241 - Tackling Recruiting Challenges with Modern HR Technology Recorded Wednesday March 23, 2016 Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Jon Bischke, CEO and Founder, Entelo This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Trish and Steve are joined by Jon Bischke, CEO and Founder of Entelo, a leading provider of innovative HR and recruiting technology solutions that help organizations find and assess talent as well as help them improve the diversity of their talent pools and pipelines. Entelo technology helps organizations not only unearth candidates by building comprehensive candidate profiles that are far more complete than what can be...2016-03-2834 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 240 - Oracle HCM World Preview: Big Bets for HR in 2016HR Happy Hour 240 - Oracle HCM World Preview: Big Bets for HR Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Bertrand Dussert, VP, HCM Transformation & Thought Leadership, Oracle Recorded Tuesday, March 22, 2016 Today on the HR Happy Hour Show, Trish and Steve welcomed back the show Oracle's Bertrand Dussert, one of our Top 5 all-time HR Happy Hour guests, to talk about some of the 'Big Bets' CHROs and HR leaders are making in 2016, as well as previewing the upcoming Oracle HCM World event in Chicago taking place April 5-7 in Chicago. Bertrand spends tons of time meeting with senior HR leaders from some...2016-03-2335 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 239: The Human Jukebox Project, #EntryLevelBoss and Other StoriesHR Happy Hour 239 - The Human Jukebox Project, #EntryLevelBoss and Other Stories Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Join us for the HR Happy Hour Show this week as we welcome Alexa Shoen to the show. We are thrilled to have Alexa on the show because of her diverse background. Whether in her role as a freelance Content Strategist & Communications Advisor in Berlin, her newly released album The Human Jukebox Project, or her highly successful #EntryLevelBoss movement, Alexa is on the move. She uses her creativity to inspire others, not only her fellow Millennials, but a whole new generation of people who are l...2016-03-2135 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 237- 4 Ways to Take A Successful RetreatHR Happy Hour 237- 4 Things to Make A Retreat Possible for You Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish talked with Laurie Ruettimann. Laurie is a former Human Resources leader turned influential speaker, writer and strategist. She owns a human resources consultancy that offers a wide array of HR services to human resources leaders and executives. You can follow her blog at http://laurieruettimann.com. Since Laurie and Trish each went on retreats recently, Steve talked to them about the things that made a retreat valuable and rewarding that are easily replic...2016-03-0742 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 236 - LIVE: From HR Pro to HR Consultant and BackHR Happy Hour 236 - From HR Pro to HR Consultant and Back Again Broadcast LIVE Thursday March 3, 2016 - 8:00PM ET Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Robin Schooling, VP, Human Resources, Hollywood Casino This week on a special LIVE show in our traditional Thursday at 8PM timeslot, Steve and Trish will welcome friend of the show and HR leader Robin Schooling to talk about life as an HR leader, as an HR consultant, and the key differences and challenges in performing both roles successfully. In addition, Steve and Trish will grade each others Oscars predictions, we'll share some exciting upcoming s...2016-03-041h 09

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 233 - Knowing Your HR PotentialHR Happy Hour 233 - Knowing Your HR Potentuial Recorded Thursday February 4, 2016 Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve Boese and Trish McFarlane recorded a podcast of a rehearsal on the day before a webinar that actually happened last Friday. I know that might be a little confusing, but just think of the show as the audio track for a webinar for the Cleveland SMA called 'Know Your Potential', (slides have been loaded up to Slideshare), that Steve and Trish delivered last week. The webinar (and this podcast), covered a range of topics, trends, and...2016-02-0847 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 232 - Culture and Technology at Ultimate SoftwareHR Happy Hour 232 - Culture and Technology at Ultimate Software Recorded Monday January 25, 2016 at Ultimate Software HQ, Weston, Fl Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Adam Rogers, CTO, Ultimate Software This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, while Trish McFarlane was on assignment, Steve Boese welcomed Adam Rogers, CTO from Ultimate Software to the show. Ultimate is a leading provider of HCM technology that has grown over the years from a few people sharing office space in a law office, to an almost 3,000 person-strong organization supporting thousands of customers in the US and around the world. But perhaps more impor...2016-01-2834 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 231 - Employee Financial WellnessHR Happy Hour 231 - Employee Financial Wellness Recorded Friday, January 22, 2016 Hosts: Trish McFarlane, Steve Boese Guest: Steve Wilbourne, CEO, Questis This week on the show join Steve Boese and Trish McFarlane as they discuss the increasingly important topic of employee financial wellness and well-being with guest Steve Wilbourne, CEO of Questis, a software and services provider of employee financial wellness technology and resources. On the show, we discuss the issues that many employees are facing with financial planning, financial readiness in case of unforeseen expenses or challenges, and the benefits to organizations and to employees in providing more modern, personalized...2016-01-2538 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour #230: Email Me! Battling Constant ConnectivityHR Happy Hour 230 - Email Me! Battling Constant Connectivity Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane This week on the show Steve and Trish recorded the first HR Happy Hour Show of 2016 by chatting about email and the impact of connectivity on multiple platforms. We somehow get derailed a little bit and end up hearing what Steve plans to do before conference season starts. Hint....it has to do with facial hair! We end talking about not making predictions about the HCM industry. Instead, we cover what should HR leaders be talking about in 2016. From intelligent technology, the world of benefits, to the importa...2016-01-0837 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 226 - BetterWorks and Modern Performance ManagementHR Happy Hour 226 - BetterWorks and Modern Performance Management Recorded Friday, December 4, 2016 Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Kris Duggan, CEO and Co-Founder, BetterWorks This week on the show, Steve and Trish were joined by Kris Duggan from BetterWorks, a leading HR technology solution that helps organizations create and align individual and team goals, drive improved performance through increased conversations and coaching, and provide a platform to support what could be called 'modern' performance management. A 2015 trend, and one that is likely to continue in 2016, is organizations moving away from the traditional and annual peformance review and employee rating and m...2015-12-0742 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 225 - Kronos and Workforce ManagementHR Happy Hour 225 - Kronos and Workforce Management Recorded Live at Kronos Works 2015, Monday November 16, 2015 Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Jim Kizielewicz, Chief Marketing Officer, Kronos This week on the show while Trish was off keynoting an HR conference in Dubai (fun!), Steve attended Kronos Works 2015, the annual customer and user conference for Kronos, a leading provider of workforce management technologies. Chances are pretty good that at some time in your career you have interacted with Kronos' workforce management technologies - as their solutions for time and attendance, workforce scheduling, absence management and more have been implemented by tens...2015-11-1832 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 224 - iCIMS and Talent Acquisition TechnologyHR Happy Hour #224 - iCIMS and Talent Acquisition Technology Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guests: Madeline Laurano, Colin Day, Adam Feigenbaum Recorded Wednesday November 4, 2015 This week on the show, HR Happy Hour hosts Steve Boese and Trish McFarlane were at the recent iCIMS Analyst Day in San Diego, where they sat down with fellow analyst and official 'Friend of the HR Happy Hour' Madeline Laurano in Part 1 of the show, to talk about trends in HR and recruiting technology, and followed by a conversation with iCIMS CEO Colin Day, and COO Adam Feigenbaum about the state of the Applicant Tracking System...2015-11-0941 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 219 - Keeping Your Career Safe from the RobotsHR Happy Hour 219 - Keeping Your Career Safe from the Robots Recorded LIVE from SuccessConnect 2015 in Las Vegas, August 11, 2015 Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Karie Willyerd, SuccessFactors This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve sat down at SuccessFactors customer conference SuccessConnect and spoke with Karie Willyerd, Workplace Futurist (i.e. the best job title ever), and author of the upcoming book Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace. On the show, Steve and Karie talked about just what a Workplace Futurist does, what are some of the big-picture work and workplace challenges that lay ahead for o...2015-08-1326 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 218 - HR in an On-demand WorldHR Happy Hour 218 - HR in an On-demand World Recorded Wednesday July 29, 2015 Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish talked about Steve's trip to China, the myriad of HR issues surrounding Uber and other companies in the 'on-demand' economy, and how the workplace and HR will be changed by these trends. It seems like every day another story drops about the HR implications of these classification issues for companies like Uber. What does HR look like in a world where more and more of the talent the organization relies upon are n...2015-07-3038 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 215 - Operation Rob LoweHR Happy Hour 215 - Operation Rob Lowe Recorded Wednesday June 10, 2015 at the Globoforce WorkHuman Conference Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane This week on the show Steve and Trish recorded the HR Happy Hour Show live at the first ever Globoforce WorkHuman Conference in Orlando, Florida. The event was definitely fun, definitely interesting, and definitely different, as it was much less about any specific technology but rather about work, workplaces and people's relationships with work and their colleagues. From Improv sessions, to TED-style talks, to what was a (surprisingly to me anyway), really engaging and energetic keynote from actor Rob Lowe - this e...2015-06-1131 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 214 - Catching up with QUEsocialHR Happy Hour 214 - Catching up with QUEsocial Recorded Wednesday June 3, 2015 Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Josh Schwede, EVP, QUEsocial This week on the show, recorded live from the HireVue Digital Disruption Conference in Park City, Utah, Steve sat down with Josh Schwede, EVP from QUEsocial, named one of 2014's "Awesome New Startups for HR" at the HR Technology Conference. QUEsocial has created an innovative platform for delivering employer branding and recruiting content to an organization's recruiting team and employees, enabling organizations to ensure branding consistency, increase reach, and to ,monitor and measure results. Josh gave us an update...2015-06-0428 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 213 - Try AgainHR Happy Hour 213 - Try Again Recorded Wednesday May 27, 2015 Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Featuring: Ben Eubanks This week on the show Steve and Trish (calling in from an undisclosed location in Arkansas), talked about the the most valuable brands in the world, how work and workplaces are pretty much forever changed, and the how it isn't really cool to let someone know they are a loser when they didn't even know they were competing in the first place. Additionally, Trish made a big and very exciting announcement, Ben Eubanks dropped by with the next installment of Ben's HR Book Review, an...2015-05-2839 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 211 - The NBA Playoffs Prediction ShowHR Happy Hour 211 - The NBA Playoffs Prediction Show Recorded Monday April 20, 2015 Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Featuring: Ben Eubanks Fresh off the fun that was the HR Happy Hour Oscars Preview Show a few weeks back, Steve and Trish take a a look at and make their predictions for the just-started 2015 NBA Playoffs, in HR Happy Hour Show style. Translated: As in the Oscars show, one of your fearless hosts knows probably too much about the NBA, while the other brings a unique style and perspective to making their selections and predictions as to which NBA team will be...2015-04-2137 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 208 - LIVE From Ultimate Connections 2015HR Happy Hour 208 - LIVE From Ultimate Connections 2015 Recorded Wednesday March 25, 2015 Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest : Cecile Alper-Leroux, Vice President of Product Strategy and Product Management, Ultimate Software This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish recorded LIVE from the Ultimate Software Connections 2015 Customer Conference in Las Vegas. Our guest was Cecile Alper-Leroux from Ultimate, one of the most interesting, influential, and engaging leaders in the HR Technology industry. And quite frankly, Cecile is one of the HR Happy Hour Show's favorite guests too. On the show, Cecile talked with Steve and Trish about designing HR...2015-03-2734 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 206 - Live from Benefitfocus OnePlaceHR Happy Hour 206 - Live from Benefitfocus OnePlace 2015 Recorded Wednesday March 11, 2015 Hosts: Trish McFarlane, Steve Boese Guests: Shawn Jenkins, Shan Fowler This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve did a live show from the Benefitfocus OnePlace 2015 event in Orlando, Florida, (Trish was on assignment this week at the Peoplefluent event in Miami). On the show Steve was joined by Shawn Jenkins, President, CEO, and Co-founder of Benefitfocus and Shan Fowler, Benefitfocus' Director of Marketplaces. Benefitfocus provides robust, modern, and powerful technologies for the management, communication, and the employee experience with their benefits programs -both for employers as well as carriers...2015-03-1332 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 205 - The Health & Benefits Conference PreviewHR Happy Hour 205 - The Health & Benefits Leadership Conference Preview Recorded Thursday March 5, 2015 Hosts: Trish McFarlane, Steve Boese Guest: Jennifer Benz This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Trish and Steve were joined by Jennifer Benz, Founder and CEO of Benz Communications, and Program Chair for Human Resource Executive's Health & Benefits Leadership Conference, to be held April 8 - 10, 2015 at the Aria in Las Vegas. On the show, Jennifer shared some of the most important themes and challenges facing Benefits and HR leaders today - health care plan design and reform, employee and financial wellness, and the importance of educating and effec...2015-03-0641 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 203 - The HR Happy Hour Oscars PreviewHR Happy Hour 203 - The HR Happy Hour Oscars Preview Recorded Thursday February 19, 2015 Hosts: Trish McFarlane, Steve Boese I know what you are thinking - what in the hell are Steve and Trish thinking doing an Oscars preview show? For a second we thought the same thing ourselves, but once we sort of 'found' the topic on the show, (the Oscars stuff starts in after about five minutes or so after Steve had to talk NBA trades for a few moments), we had a fanstastic time talking movies, actors, and of course making some Oscars predictions. Since Steve (admittedly), actually s...2015-02-2036 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 201 - Putting the Fun into AnalyticsHR Happy Hour 201 - Putting the Fun into Analytics Recorded Thursday January 29, 2015 Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlance Guests, Mike Psenka, Ed Pertwee, Jennifer Payne In the latest HR Happy Hour Show, Trish and Steve recorded a live HR Happy Hour show from the recent Brandon Hall Excellence conference, where Mike, Ed, Steve and Trish conducted a panel discussion on how to leverage data and analytics for HR and organizational success. Mike and Ed both shared some excellent examples, (both in the panel and in the HR Happy Hour podcast), of how, where, and to what effect data and analytics are...2015-02-0932 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 199 - Employer Branding from the Inside OutHR Happy Hour 199 - Employer Branding from the Inside Out Recorded Tuesday January 20, 2015 Hosts: Trish McFarlane, Steve Boese Guest: Jason Seiden, CEO Brand Amper In the latest HR Happy Hour Show, Trish and Steve welcomed back our friend Jason Seiden, CEO of Brand Amper, one of 2014's 'Awesome New Startup' technologies from the HR Technology Conference to get an update on what has been happening with Brand Amper, and to talk about engaging employees in the brand and mission of the organization. Often 'brand' initiatives are drawn up in corporate boardrooms or by expensive external consultants without much thought or a...2015-01-2134 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 198 - What HR Will Be Talking About in 2015HR Happy Hour 198 - What HR Will Be Talking About in 2015 (and some things HR needs to stop talking about) Recorded Thursday January 8, 2015 Hosts: Trish McFarlane, Steve Boese For the first HR Happy Hour of 2015, Trish and Steve dug into some of the topics that HR leaders will be talking about in 2015, and hit a few topics that (Steve especially) thinks HR needs to let go of this year. Loosely based on a post Steve led off the year with, Trish and Steve talked about some of the big 2015 topics in HR - predictive analytics, retention, talent having the upper han...2015-01-0943 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 196 - Career Management and TechnologyHR Happy Hour 196 - Career Management and Technology Recorded Thursday November 20, 2014 Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Joe Brooks, CEOZapoint This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Trish and Steve were joined by Joe Brooks, CEO of Zapoint, an HR tech solution provider that focuses on employee career management, individual and organizational skills identification and mapping, and by providing access to learning content to help employees build out their skills and achieve their career objectives. We talked about some of the most common barriers to effective career planning - lack of visibility into existing opportunities, limited ability to assess i...2014-11-2149 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 195 - HRevolution 2014 RecapHR Happy Hour 195 - HRevolution 2014 Recap Recorded Thursday, November 13, 2014 Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, hosts Steve and Trish reviewed the HRevolution 2014 event, held November 7 and 8 in Grapevine, Texas. Steve and Trish talked about several of the big themes from the HRevolution event - the Disruption of HR and workplaces, the importance of creativity in HR and in business, and the need for HR professionals and leaders to take more time to actively think about innovation and new ways to do both HR and business. This was a great event to be a p...2014-11-1442 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 191 - HR Technology Conference 2014 PreviewHR Happy Hour 191 - HR Technology Conference 2014 Preview Recorded Thursday September 25, 2014 Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, hosts Steve Boese and Trish McFarlane gave their preview of the upcoming HR Technology Conference that is set for October 7 - 10, 2014 in Las Vegas. Steve and Trish will be co-moderating a panel of CHROs at the Conference, (we are not officially calling this session a live HR Happy Hour, but just between us, that is what it really will be!), and Trish will also be leading an Expert Discussion session focusing on HR technology implementations. In ad...2014-09-2640 min

HR Happy HourHR Happy Hour 190 - LIVE from Achievers ACEHR Happy Hour 190 - LIVE From Achievers ACE: Reskilling Your HR Team Recorded LIVE from the Achievers ACE event in Toronto, Canada Wednesday September 10, 2014 - 1:00PM ET Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guests: Achievers ACE Attendees Join Steve and Trish for a special LIVE edition of the HR Happy Hour Show being broadcast live from the stage at the Achievers ACE 2014 event in Toronto. Titled: Reskilling Your HR Team for the Modern Workplace, Steve and Trish will take on some of the most pressing and important changes and challenges impacting the modern workplace, and what that means for the skills...2014-09-101h 00