HR Happy Hour Network

HR Happy Hour 438 - Workplace Movie Hall of Fame: Everest Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Cecile Alper-Leroux, VP Products & Innovation, Ultimate Software 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 long time friend of the show Cecile Alper-Leroux to talk about the 2015 movie “Everest” in the return of the Workplace Movie Hall of Fame series. We dug into the many workplace, team dynamics, and leadership issues raised in “Everest” as well as some of the learning and development experiences from Cecile’s mountain adventures around the world. Additionally, we talked about our favorite “ologies” - listen in to see what we picked! This was a really interesting show, thanks to Cecile for joining us! Learn more about “Everest” here. Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour wherever you get your podcasts.

HR Happy Hour 437 - Communication and Workforce Engagement During a Crisis Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Regine Buettner, Global SVP of HR, DHL Express 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 Regine Buettner of DHL Express, a global company with presence in 220 countries and 104K employees, to discuss the importance of focusing on employee communication during a crisis and working to make sure the front-line workforce feels safe and informed. Regine also shared her ideas on how leadership needs to adapt when times are challenging, and how HR and business leaders need to continue to focus on employee recognition and shared purpose throughout the organization. Additionally, we talked about our preferred apps for listening to podcasts, and some of our favorite non-HR podcasts. This was a really interesting show, thanks to Regine for joining us! Learn more about DHL Express here Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour wherever you get your podcasts

Host: Madeline Laurano Guest: Jeanette Leeds Maister During this episode of Radical Research, Madeline Laurano talks with Jeanette Leeds Maister, Head of America’s at Oleeo, about how recruiting enablement and automation gives companies the tools they need to be more efficient and improve quality of hire- especially during today’s uncertainty. They also talk about the challenges companies are facing today in talent acquisition, the challenge of working with kids home for the summer, and how one company used the word “strong” twelve times on a job description.

HR Happy Hour 436 - Enabling Virtual Hiring with Modern HR Technology Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Vivek Ravisankar, CEO & Co-Founder, HackerRank 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 Vivek Ravisankar from HackerRank to discuss the rapid shift to 100% virtual hiring, how modern HR technology tools can support HR and TA leaders with fully remote hiring, and how remote work will enable many more companies to build deep and diverse teams and reduce bias. Vivek also shared his best tips and ideas for making better technical hires, especially for HR leaders who may not be tech experts themselves.   Additionally, we talked about our favorite junk foods that we still admit to eating. This was a really interesting show, thanks to Vivek for joining us! Learn more about HackerRank..  Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour wherever you get your podcasts

HR Happy Hour 435 - Building a More Human-Centric Workplace Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Eric Mosley, Co-Founder & CEO, Workhuman 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 week on the HR Happy Hour Show, we were joined by Eric Mosley from Workhuman. We discussed how the team at Workhuman is supporting their customers during the pandemic, the launch of the new and free Moodtracker product, how to make the business case to sell the CEO on the value of workplace recognition, and also some of the history of Workhuman and Workhuman Live and the plans for future Workhuman Live events and streams. Additionally, we talked about our favorite summertime/picnic/backyard games.. This was a really interesting show, thanks to Eric for joining us! Learn more about Workhuman here. Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour wherever you get your podcasts.

HR Happy Hour 434 - Creating Compelling Virtual Learning Experiences Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Michelle Boockoff-Bajdek, Chief Marketing Officer, Skillsoft 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 Paychex, one of the leading providers of HR, payroll, retirement, and insurance solutions for businesses of all sizes. Paychex host the HR Leadership Series podcast which features a variety of expert guests and influencers, including the both of us! You can listen and subscribe at paychex.com/podcasts, or on your favorite podcast app This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, we were joined by Michelle Boockoff-Bajdek from Skillsoft.We discussed how the Skillsoft team rapidly shifted their approach to their annual in-person customer conference, Perspectives, and developed an interactive, global, and engaging online event. Michelle shared some of the lessons learned, and how they can be more generally applied to all organizations needing to change and adapt in uncertain times. Thanks to Michelle for joining us! Learn more about Skillsoft Perspectives here  Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour wherever you get your podcasts

HR Happy Hour 433 - The Way Forward: An HR and Workplace Transformation Opportunity Hosts: Steve Boese Guest: Kim Billeter, Americas People Advisory Services Leader, EY 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, 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 Kim Billeter from EY. We discussed how employers are now making the transition back to work and workplaces, and the tremendous challenge and opportunity for HR leaders to really reimagine and reinvent work and talent management moving forward. EY has been working with leading organizations all over the world to help them navigate these challenges as well as begin to chart the future, and Kim shared her perspectives on these topics, and described how organizations can begin to carve out a new and better future. Additionally, we shared some information about Kim’s session at the upcoming HR Technology Conference in October 2020. Thanks to Kim for joining us! Learn more about the EY research we discussed here

HR Happy Hour 432 - Caring for Employees as We Get Back to Work Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Gretchen Alarcon, Group Vice President, HCM Strategy, Oracle  This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, we were joined by Gretchen Alarcon from Oracle.  Today we have a great topic, the importance of HR Technology in helping organizations begin to bring their employees back into workplaces, and to make sure they are safe, they are confident in how their organization has prepared for opening up the workplace, and how they can do their best work in what is a very difficult and stressful period. Oracle worked with their customers and from those conversations has delivered a compelling set of solutions, the Employee Care Package, to help employers and employees navigate these challenges and position themselves for success. Gretchen shared some of the thought processes behind the development of these solutions and how they can help organizations and their people work though these times. Additionally, we talked about our favorite sporting events, including the legendary South Carolina appearance at the Final Four in 2017. This was a really interesting show, thanks to Gretchen for joining us! Learn more about Oracle HCM at www.oracle.com/hcm Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour wherever you get your podcasts

HR Happy Hour 431 - Learning Technology and the Employee Experience Host: Steve Boese Guest: Dickens Aubourg, Director of Client Learning, Paycom This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve was joined by Dickens Aubourg from Paycom. Today we have a great topic, the importance of HR Technology in helping to create a great, compelling employee experience at work, and more specifically, how this can help employees and organizations achieve their learning and upskilling and reskilling objectives – a topic we were talking about constantly before the COVID-19 situation, but one that has not diminished in importance despite the pandemic and its effects. Dickens shared how technology is evolving to support employees with more personalized, consumer grade experiences, and how better technology enables HR to focus on much higher value added activities like building culture and developing the next generation of leaders. Additionally, we talked about the concept of making the other players around you better,  our favorite 90s hip hop artists, and even some NBA basketball as Dickens and I are both long suffering Knicks fans. This was a really interesting show, thanks to Dickens for joining us! Learn more about Paycom at www.paycom.com. Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour wherever you get your podcasts.

HR Happy Hour 430 - Managing HR Compliance Needs During the Pandemic Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane 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 also by 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, Steve and Trish were joined by Jason Fry from Equifax to talk about the recent I-9 and eVerify updates, how the pandemic has changed processes and compliance mandates, and how more organizations are taking advantage of new technologies to manage these processes in a remote, and safe manner, and how Equifax can support employers in these tough times. For more information on Equifax, click here  Additionally, we talked about our favorite stores in the shopping mall. This was a really interesting show, thanks to Jason for joining us! Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour wherever you get your podcasts