HR Happy Hour Network

HR Market Watch 22 - Putting Culture First While You Scale Host: George LaRocque Guest: Damon Klotz, Work Culture Evangalist at Culture Amp Here’s one for every startup founder, co-founder, or leader. For every leader in an established business that understands that the culture they foster will impact business results more than almost anything else. In the latest HR MarketWatch FutureWork Podcast, hear from Damon Klotz the Work Culture Evangalist at Culture Amp. He came to the interview with a sense of transparency that we’ve come to expect from Culture Amp. He shares the challenges of scaling culture and employee engagement in a high growth setting, and he uses the experience at Culture Amp as his framework. He also brings real data from a real customer. Enjoy!

HR Happy Hour 394 - HR Technology and Creating Great Employee Experiences Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Jennifer Kraszewski, Paycom This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, we were joined by Jennifer Kraszewski, Vice President, Human Resources at Paycom, to talk about employee experience and the role of HR technology in driving transformation and creating great experiences for employees and allowing them to do their best work. Additionally, Jennifer shared some details about Paycom’s award-winning “Direct Data Exchange” technology, an innovative solution that lets HR and Business leaders drive increased adoption of HR technologies in their organizations, and allows better, more accurate ROI measurement of HR tech and was one of the HR Tech Conference's "Awesome New Technologies for HR" at the 2019 Conference. This was a fun show, thanks  so much to Jennifer for joining us. Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour wherever you get your podcasts.

HR Happy Hour 393 - The Next Generation of HR Technology at ADP Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Don Weinstein, Head of Product and Technology, ADP This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish were joined by Don Weinstein of ADP to talk about the next generation of HR technology and how ADP is developing technology for the future. This show was recorded live from New York City and the location of the ADP Innovation Lab, and was centered on how the changing nature of work, with dynamic teams becoming the driving force on how work gets done, is leading the development of new HCM technology.  Drawing from insights from the recent ADP Global Study of Engagement, ADP has been developing a new, or 'Next Gen' set of HR and Payroll tools to help enterprises and their people navigate the future of work and how work will get done. This was an interesting conversation about the new direction of HR Tech and one from which any HR and business leader can gain important insights. Thanks so much Don for joining us and thanks to ADP for having the HR Happy Hour Show at the event. Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour Show wherever you get your podcasts.

HR Happy Hour 392 - LIVE from the HR Technology Conference 2019 Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guests: Don Weinstein, ADP; Lisa Sterling, Ceridian; Ben Brooks, Pilot; Jarik Conrad, Ultimate Software 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. Learn more at www.octanner.com. And also sponsored by People Strategy. From intuitive hire-to-retire HR technology to comprehensive benefits consulting and HR services, People Strategy offers employers a single source for the tools and services necessary to attract, manage and retain talent. Find out more at www.peoplestrategy.com. This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, recorded LIVE at the HR Technology Conference 2019 and in front of a live audience, we welcomed four of HR Tech's most interesting and influential leaders to talk about technology, innovation in HR Tech, blending technology with the human side of HR, some ways to think about diversity and inclusion in the organization and plenty more. Don, Lisa, Ben, and Jarik are some of the smartest and most interesting people in HR tech and it was fantastic to get a chance to spend some time with them at HR Tech. Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour Show wherever you get your podcasts.

HR Happy Hour 391 - The State of Artificial Intelligence for HR Hosts: Steve Boese, Karen Hunter Guest: Jeanne Meister, Future Workplace 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. And also 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. And finally, welcome our newest sponsor, PeopleStrategy. From intuitive hire-to-retire HR technology to comprehensive benefits consulting and HR services, PeopleStrategy offers employers a single source for the tools and services necessary to attract, manage and retain talent. This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, we were joined by Jeanne Meister of Future Workplace to talk about the state of AI technology in HR, how HR leaders can best prepare themselves and their organizations for the adoption of AI technologies in the workplace, the barriers and challenges HR leaders may face with the introduction and adoption of AI tool, and where the future lies for the continued application and expansion of AI tech in HR. Additionally, Jeanne shared some details about the “Using AI for HR” course that is a great resource for HR leaders looking to begin working with and understanding AI in the workplace. This was a fun show, thanks Jeanne for joining us. Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour wherever you get your podcasts.

HR Happy Hour 390 – Enhancing Your Workplace Through Business Agility Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Emily He, SVP of HCM Cloud Sponsored by Oracle. Create tomorrow, today with Oracle HCM Cloud- Work made human. Oracle provides organizations a complete HCM cloud solution that drives digital transformation and improves business agility while meeting both current and future business requirements. Organizational excellence includes creating a unified cloud solution that connects Finance and HR to improve business performance. This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Trish and Steve were joined by Emily He, SVP of HCM Cloud at Oracle.  We gathered at Oracle Open World 19, in San Francisco, to talk about how Oracle HCM is transforming the way business works in the Cloud.  Key highlights include a discussion around employee experience, manager experience and HR experience.  We also talked about how the Oracle Digital Assistant is connecting employees in new and exciting ways, making business agility a way of life. We also covered innovations Oracle is implementing to make AI and machine learning work for you. This was a fun and informative show, thanks Emily for joining us. Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour wherever you get your podcasts.

HR Happy Hour 389 - Cultivating Next Generation Talent at Liberty Mutual Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Francis Hyatt, Executive VP of Enterprise Talent Practices, Liberty Mutual 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. And also 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, Trish and Steve were joined by Francis Hyatt, Executive VP of Enterprise Talent Practices at Liberty Mutual, a Fortune 75 insurer,  to talk about how the giant company engages and approaches the new and emerging talent it needs to keep meeting their important and challenging hiring goals. On the show, Francis discussed how Liberty Mutual uses an understanding of what today's newest entrants to the workforce are looking for in an employer to shape and craft their programs and strategies for new hire recruiting, employer branding, internships, and onboarding for optimal results. Additionally, Francis shared how they connect Liberty Mutual's mission and vision, helping people feel secure, to their recruiting and talent programs. This was a fun and informative show, thanks Francis for joining us. Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour wherever you get your podcasts.

HR Happy Hour 388 - How Cornerstone OnDemand Drives Learning in the Workplace Hosts: Trish McFarlane, Karen Hunter Guest: Jeff Miller, AVP of Learning & Organizational Effectiveness Sponsored by Culture Amp, the platform that turns your company culture into a competitive advantage. Visit cultureamp.com 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. Sponsored by PeopleStrategy,  a full-service broker that works with clients to identify competitive benefits packages to meet the needs of employees, their families and the company's financial obligations.  This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Trish and Karen were joined by Jeff Miller, AVP of Learning & Organizational Effectiveness at Cornerstone OnDemand.  Jeff shared how CSOD is known for their learning platform, and how this is expanding into all areas of the workplace.  We talked about the career lattice and how it affects the employee promotion process.  Additionally, we discussed how to measure learning success and how moments of learning can be truly impactful! This was a great conversation, thanks to Jeff for joining us. Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour Show wherever you get your podcasts.

HR Happy Hour 387 - Workplace Movie Hall of Fame: Free Solo Hosts: Trish McFarlane, Steve Boese 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. And also 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, it's the return of the Workplace Movie Hall of Fame series, with a deep dive into the 2018 Academy Award winning Documentary Feature "Free Solo". The movie focuses on professional rock climber Alex Honnold, and his quest and attempt to become the first person to free solo climb El Capitan, a 3,000+ foot granite mountain in Yosemite National Park. The movie touches on several important themes that we find in the workplace and in our careers - training and development, the importance of teams and mentors, the need to manage risk vs. consequences when making tough workplace and career decisions. On the show we talk about the parallels between taking on such an amazing challenge and what we can learn from it and how to think about our own challenges and our own career choices. Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour Show wherever you get your podcasts.

HR Happy Hour 386 - Leadership Lessons from the Apollo Program Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Dick Richardson 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. And also 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 and Trish were joined by Dick Richardson, Co-Founder and CEO of Experience to Lead, a firm that offers unique, immersive experiences to improve the leadership skills of senior business executives. He is also the author of Apollo Leadership Lessons, a book on how the leadership and decison making processes of the legendary Apollo Space Program's leaders can be applied in business today, from the C-suite to the front line. Dick shared his insights on the Apollo program and how he and his firm create incredible leadership development and learning opportunties for companies and executives that combine amazing access to historical places and events with modern thinking about business, leadership, culture and more. Dick is one of our favorite guests we've had on in ages, I am sure you will enjoy the show. Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour Show wherever you get your podcasts.