HR Happy Hour Network

HR Happy Hour 447 - Innovation in HCM Technology with Oracle Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Chris Leone, Senior Vice President, Applications Development, Oracle This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, we were joined by Chris Leone from Oracle, to talk about the some of the highlights from Oracle HCM’s Fall 2020 Product Update, how Oracle HCM has continued to serve their customers during the pandemic, and how they themselves as a large, global organization have made the necessary adjustments to continue to deliver on customer commitments during the pandemic. Additionally, we discussed how the Oracle customer community has come together during the crisis to share information, resources, ideas, and to support each other. Chris also shared some of the philosophy for development at Oracle HCM, and how customer input and requests drive a significant amount of development efforts.  This was a really interesting show, thanks to Chris for joining us!  Learn more about Oracle HCM at www.oracle.com/hcm and see Chris’ presentation from Oracle Live at www.oracle.com/events/live/the-time-is-now/#hcm Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour wherever you get your podcasts.

HR Happy Hour 446  - How HR Technology Empowers the Autonomous Workforce Host: Steve Boese Guest: Shelly Ballew, Manager of Learning and Development, Paycom This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, we were joined by Shelly Ballew from Paycom to talk about the concept of the Autonomous Workforce, why it is important for employees to function autonomously today, and how HR technologies play an important role in enabling and empowering employees and delivering an exceptional employee experience. Additionally, we discuss the important and critical role that managers play in creating a culture of autonomy and engagement, and how managers alsoneed access to leading HR technologies to perform their jobs more effectively and to better engage with and coach their teams. Front line managers are perhaps the most important employee group in the organization, and HR leaders need to support this group with technology and resources to do their best job as managers. This was a really interesting show, thanks to Shelly for joining us! Learn more about Paycom’s Manager on the Go solution at https://www.paycom.com/our-solution/manager-on-the-go/     Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour wherever you get your podcasts.

Host: Madeline Laurano Guest: DeLisa Atkinson, Director of Talent Acquisition, Sport Clips According to Aptitude Research, 36% of companies are investing or planning to invest in conversational AI for talent acquisition this year compared to only 7% last year. On this episode of Radical Research, Madeline Laurano is joined by DeLisa Atkinson, Director of Talent Acquisition at Sport Clips, to discuss the benefits of conversational AI and the best use cases in talent acquisition. They discuss how conversational AI is changing how companies engage with candidates and provide a more effective recruiting process.

Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Dr. Anthony Orsini, Neonatologist and Founder of The Orsini Way This episode of Happy Hour is made possible by Workhuman®, now introducing Moodtracker™, a FREE modern Voice of the Employee tool built by data scientists, making it fast, easy, and actionable to get to the heart of organizational issues. Learn more at workhuman.com/moodtracker This episode of the HR Happy Hour is sponsored by Paychex, one of the leading providers of HR, payroll, retirement, and insurance solutions for businesses of all sizes. While 2020 has challenged HR leaders like never before, they continue to play an important strategic role in their organizations. The fourth annual 2020 Paychex Pulse of HR Survey provides an in-depth look at how HR professionals are contributing to the success of the companies they serve, go to paychex.com/pulse2020 today to download your copy of the 2020 Paychex Pulse of HR Survey report. This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, we were joined by Dr. Tony Orsini, to talk about how to improve how we handle difficult conversations in the workplace. Dr. Orsini takes his years of experience as an ICU doctor who often has to communicate difficult news to patients and families and applies it to the many difficult conversations we have to have at work. Tony shared some of his tips and recommendations for HR and other business leaders to make these conversations better and more effective.  This was a really interesting show, thanks to Tony for joining us! Learn more at The Orsini Way Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour wherever you get your podcasts

HR Happy Hour 444  - Sustaining Innovation in the Modern HR Function Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guests: Melissa Harper, Senior Vice President of HR Innovations,  Bayer This episode of Happy Hour is made possible by Workhuman®, now introducing Moodtracker™, a FREE modern Voice of the Employee tool built by data scientists, making it fast, easy, and actionable to get to the heart of organizational issues. Learn more at workhuman.com/moodtracker This episode of the HR Happy Hour is sponsored by Paychex, one of the leading providers of HR, payroll, retirement, and insurance solutions for businesses of all sizes. The fourth annual 2020 Paychex Pulse of HR Survey provides an in-depth look at how HR professionals are contributing to the success of the companies they serve, go to paychex.com/pulse2020 today to download your copy of the 2020 Paychex Pulse of HR Survey report. This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, we were joined by Melissa Harper from Bayer, a global life science company with over 100K employees in over 100 countries to talk about innovation in HR and how to keep your employees engaged during a tough operating environment. Melissa shared how Bayer HR supports the global workforce by listening to employees as they craft the “Next Normal” - encompassing decision making, personalization, and engaging employees in creating the way forward. Additionally, Melissa shared the makeup of the Bayer HR innovation function, and some of the roles and skills that encompass HR innovation and modern HR. This was a really interesting show, thanks to Melissa for joining us! Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour wherever you get your podcasts

HR Happy Hour 443 Host: Trish McFarlane Guest: Sarah Morgan, CEO of Buzz-A-Rooney This episode of Happy Hour is made possible by Workhuman®, now introducing Moodtracker™, a FREE modern Voice of the Employee tool built by data scientists, making it fast, easy, and actionable to get to the heart of organizational issues. Learn more at workhuman.com/moodtracker And thanks to Paychex, one of the leading providers of HR, payroll, retirement, and insurance solutions for businesses of all sizes. Paychex also hosts The HR Leadership Series podcast that provides insights around the latest trends in our profession, and it features a variety of expert guests and influencers, including the both of us! You can listen and subscribe at paychex.com/podcasts, or look for them on your favorite podcast platform. This week on the HR Happy Hour, we are sharing part 2 of a conversation with Sarah Morgan, CEO of Buzz-A-Rooney.  On the show, we talked about how podcasting can grow your audience, as well as the issues that affect diversity in the workplace.  We also discussed the upcoming HROI Summit and ways you can be involved.  Check it out! Thank you, Sarah, for a great show! Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour wherever you get your podcasts

HR Happy Hour 442- Learning Along the Digital Journey with Honeywell Host: Trish McFarlane Guest: Mark Burgess Sr. Director, HR Technology Solutions at Honeywell Sponsored by Oracle  Today on the HR Happy Hour Show, Trish and was joined by Mark Burgess, Sr. Director of HR Technology Solutions at Honeywell.  The episode was recorded at Oracle Open World 2019. On the show, Mark shared how Honeywell approached and planned for their digital journey.  He shared insights they gained from having clean, contextualized data.  He detailed many of the steps they made, and continue to make, with Oracle as they transform to the Cloud. They are now branching out into using the ODA (Oracle Digital Assistant) and plan to have all 120K employees using it in 2021.  Mark talks about the importance of natural language processing, how to hire for AI data roles, benefits of a digital assistant, and more!   This was a fun and interesting show, thanks so much Mark for joining me. Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour Show wherever you get your podcasts. And add the HR Happy Hour Show to your Amazon Echo device's Daily Flash Briefing - just search for the HR Happy Hour skill on your Alexa app.

​HR Happy Hour 441 -  Host: Trish McFarlane Guest: Sarah Morgan, CEO of Buzz-A-Rooney This episode of Happy Hour is made possible by Workhuman®, now introducing Moodtracker™, a FREE modern Voice of the Employee tool built by data scientists, making it fast, easy, and actionable to get to the heart of organizational issues. Learn more at workhuman.com/moodtracker And thanks to Paychex, one of the leading providers of HR, payroll, retirement, and insurance solutions for businesses of all sizes. Paychex also hosts The HR Leadership Series podcast that provides insights around the latest trends in our profession, and it features a variety of expert guests and influencers, including the both of us! You can listen and subscribe at paychex.com/podcasts, or look for them on your favorite podcast platform. This week on the HR Happy Hour, we are sharing part 1 of a conversation with Sarah Morgan, CEO of Buzz-A-Rooney.  On the show, we talked about the effect of social media on the path of an HR professional, as well as how to navigate the space as an introvert.  We also discussed ways to engage in your work community during the pandemic and how many positives have emerged during this time.   Next week, stay tuned for part 2 of this engaging conversation!  Thank you, Sarah, for a great show! Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour wherever you get your podcasts

HR Happy Hour 440  - The Impact of Coronavirus on HR and the New Normal of Work Hosts: Steve Boese Guests: Jeanne Meister, Managing Partner, Future Workplace; Alison Stevens, Director of HR Services, Paychex This episode of Happy Hour is made possible by Workhuman®, now introducing Moodtracker™, a FREE modern Voice of the Employee tool built by data scientists, making it fast, easy, and actionable to get to the heart of organizational issues. Learn more at workhuman.com/moodtracker And thanks to Paychex, one of the leading providers of HR, payroll, retirement, and insurance solutions for businesses of all sizes. Paychex also hosts The HR Leadership Series podcast that provides insights around the latest trends in our profession, and it features a variety of expert guests and influencers, including the both of us! You can listen and subscribe at paychex.com/podcasts, or look for them on your favorite podcast platform This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, we are sharing a conversation with Jeanne Meister of Future Workplace and Alison Stevens from Paychex from a recent Human Resource Executive Ask HRE Live Stream hosted by Steve. On the show, we talked about how the ongoing Coronavirus crisis has challenged and stretched HR leaders, how organizations continue to adapt to this new normal, and how HR may evolve in the future, touching on Jeanne’s “HR Jobs of the Future” research.  This was a really interesting show, thanks Jeanne and Alison and to our friends at HR Executive. Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour wherever you get your podcasts

HR Happy Hour 439  - Leadership Lessons from Gettysburg Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guests: Dick Richardson Co-founder & CEO, Experience to Lead; Rebecca Ray, Executive Vice President Human Capital, The Conference Board This episode of Happy Hour is made possible by Workhuman®, now introducing Moodtracker™, a FREE modern Voice of the Employee tool built by data scientists, making it fast, easy, and actionable to get to the heart of organizational issues. Learn more at workhuman.com/moodtracker And thanks to Paychex, one of the leading providers of HR, payroll, retirement, and insurance solutions for businesses of all sizes. Paychex also hosts The HR Leadership Series podcast that provides insights around the latest trends in our profession, and it features a variety of expert guests and influencers, including the both of us! You can listen and subscribe at paychex.com/podcasts, or look for them on your favorite podcast platform This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, we were joined by Dick Richardson and Rebecca Ray to talk about the Gettysburg Leadership Experience, an amazing experiential learning experience for leaders and teams, some of the important lessons about leadership that we can learn from the actual Battle of Gettysburg in 1863, and how they can apply to our careers and organizations today. This was such a fun discussion on a subject all four of us are super passionate about. Learn more about the Gettysburg Leadership Experience here. This was a really interesting show, thanks to Dick and Rebecca for joining us! Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour wherever you get your podcasts