HR Happy Hour Network

HR Happy Hour 351 - Creating a Culture of Ownership at Anheuser-Busch Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Ago De Gasperis, VP, People, North America, Anheuser-Busch Sponsored by Virgin Pulse - www.virginpulse.com This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish were joined by guest Ago De Gasperis, VP, People North America for Anheuser-Busch who shared how the legendary brewer continues to innovate and develop its culture of "ownership" - where employees are supported and empowered to feel like true owners of the company, and not just dispensable resources whose opinions and ideas don't matter. Ago shared how Anheuser-Busch tries to bring this idea of ownership to life by instilling the idea in leaders and employees and how ownership is embedded in everytihng they do. From creating and shaping a Diversity and Inclusion agenda, to supporting a wide range of employee resource groups, to fostering a culture of innovation - the idea of employee led programs and employee ownership informs just about everything they do.  Additionally, Ago shared some of the details and thinking that goes into A-B's efforts to recruit, develop, and support the next generation of company leaders and how in particular the People function looks to recruit from a wide range of backgrounds and disciplines. This was a really fun show, thanks to Ago for joining us and a big 'Cheers!' to the team at Anheuser-Busch. Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour Show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Google Podcasts or your favorite podcast app - just search for 'HR Happy Hour'.

HR Market Watch 20 - Building Your Business Case for HR Software Host: George LaRocque Guest: Tom Hammond, VP of Corporate Strategy and Product Management, Paychex Making the business case to buy new, or replace existing, HR technology can be a daunting task. Do you know which kind of return on investment (ROI) metrics your CFO or CEO responds to best? Do you know how they and the rest of your exec team perceive the value of the HR technology you want to implement?  HRWins recently asked 1,000 U.S. business leaders, in and outside of HR, how they see the value of HCM and HR tech across 17 different categories. The results are in our latest report: Making Your Business Case for HR Software. Join George LaRocque of HRWins as he explores the business value of HR technology and some of the insights in the new report with guest Tom Hammond VP of Corporate Strategy and Product Management at Paychex. Tom is one of the leaders behind the new Paychex Flex cloud HCM platform. He shares some things about Paychex you probably didn't realize.  Download the report from its sponsor, Paychex here Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour Podcast Network shows on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Google Podcasts or your favorite podcast app - just search for 'HR Happy Hour'

HR 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 data points and trends, why economics is the language of business, and how understanding the economic outlook at a macro and local level can help HR leaders make better decisions. We also geeked out a little on some of the important economic data sets like the monthly jobs report, weeky new jobless claims, and Steve's favorite, the monthly BLS JOLTS report. In addition, Josh shared why keeping abreast of the housing market can be of value to HR leaders. Josh also shared the interesting work iCIMS is doing with their Monthly Hiring Indicator, and how that data can help HR and Talent leaders in their organizations. Finally, Josh shared some thoughts on what 2019 might have in store for the labor market and the economy overall. This was a fun and geeky show! Thanks so much Josh for joining us, Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Google Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts - just search for 'HR Happy Hour.'

HR Market Watch 19 - Are Recruiting Leaders Marketers? Host: George LaRocque Guest: Peter Clare, Talemetry HRWins Principal Analyst and Founder George LaRocque looks at one of the biggest challenges facing recruiting leaders globally today: the widening capability and skills they have in recruitment marketing and technology. Join George as he explores this topic and catches up with Peter Clare SVP of Talemetry, a recruitment marketing firm that is helping global employers self assess their strategies, internal skills, and technologies for recruitment marketing. Remember to subscribe to all the HR Happy Hour Network shows on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts - just search for 'HR Happy Hour'.

HR Happy Hour 349 - Unlocking High Performance with Jason Lauritsen Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Jason Lauritsen Sponsored by Virgin Pulse - www.virginpulse.com This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish were joined by Jason Lauritsen, Employee Engagement expert and author of Unlocking High Performance. On the show, Jason shares many of the insights and lessons learned from his career as a human resources leader, consultant, speaker, and thought leader on employee performance and engagement. Jason shared some of the big ideas in Unlocking High Performance such as how work has fundamentally changed from a contractual agreement to more of a relationship-based agreement, how understanding that work is a relationship is critical for employers to understand how to engage employees and create an environment for high performance, and then some of the approaches to create a successful performance management program by focusing on planning, cultivation, and accountability. This is a big book with lots of great ideas and on the show we tried to give listeners a taste of what Unlocking High Performance is all about. Thanks Jason for coming on the show! Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour Show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Google Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts - just search for 'HR Happy Hour'.

HR Happy Hour 348 - Back to Human with Dan Schawbel Host: Steve Boese Guest: Dan Schawbel Sponsored by Virgin Pulse - www.virginpulse.com This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve was joined by Dan Schawbel, author of Back to Human: How Great Leaders Create Connection in the Age of Isolation to talk about the impact of technology in the workplace and how to make work more human in the age of constant connection. Despite all the technological advance that have made remote work more accessible, and workplace flexibility more common, many of us are less connected to our colleagues and are feeling more isolated at work. And the importance of connection at work is clear - when employees are better connected and have more friends in the workplace they are more engaged, more productive, and more likely to stay with the organization.  In the book, Dan shares strategies and approaches to help better connect workers to each other, and how to make sure all workers, especially remote workers are included.  Additionally, Dan shared some findings from research he did for the book, in partnership with Virgin Pulse that gives HR and business leaders insights into how to make workplaces more connected and to create environments where people can thrive both at work and outside of work. This was a really interesting and fun conversation, thanks so much to Dan for joining the HR Happy Hour Show. Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour Show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Google Podcasts or your favorite podcast app - just search for 'HR Happy Hour'.

Research on the Rocks 7 - Talent Acquisition in Buenos Aires, Argentina Host: Madeline Laurano, Aptitude Research Partners Guest: Gerry Crispin, CareerXRoads On this episode of Research on the Rocks, Madeline Laurano and Gerry Crispin share their key takeaways from a recent trip to Buenos Aires. With 70% of students graduating with degrees in HR and business, talent is a key priority in Argentina. They discuss key trends in recruiting, the rise of the HR profession, and the importance of RPO. Oh, they also reminisce about the great steak, great wine, and great conversations. Remember to subscribe to Research on the Rocks and all the HR Happy Hour Podcast Network Shows on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Google Podcasts, or your favorite podcast app - just search for 'HR Happy Hour'. And for more information, please go to www.h3hr.com.

HR Happy Hour 347 - Technology at Work: It's Complicated Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Dan Staley, PwC Sponsored by Virgin Pulse - www.virginpulse.com This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish were joined by Dan Staley, Partner, US HR Technology Leader, PwC to talk about Technology in the Workplace, and how HR and Business leaders can better support employees with technology. PwC recently released a new report titled 'Our Status With Tech at Work: It's Complicated',  PwC asked 12,000 people from Canada, China and Hong Kong, Germany, India, Mexico, the UK, and the US to share their views about the digital tools they use in their daily work. We heard from all generations, from C-suite titles to administrative roles, and from a range of industries including consumer markets, health industries, financial services, manufacturing, and technology and media. On the show, Dan shared some of the interesting findings from the report as well as offering some recommendations for HR leaders for improving the employee experience with technology at work. The report showed that their often is a disconnect between what employees want from their workplace technologies and what their organizations are providing. Additionally, we discussed some deas to improve technology selection and deployment processes to better align employee expectations and goals with management's eventual decisions around workplace technology. You can access and download the PwC report here. Thanks again for Dan for joining us! Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour show wherever you get your podcasts.

HR Market Watch 17 - Robots Finding Our Resumes Host: George LaRocque Join HRWins Principal Analyst and Founder George LaRocque as he explores automation and AI in recruiting. We've all agreed that automating administrative tasks is a good thing, but what about automating the way find candidates? Join George as he explores this topic and meets a new company, QJumpers, from New Zealand that is doing just that and is now launching in the U.S. after success at home.   Remember to subscribe to all the HR Happy Hour Podcast Network shows on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts - just search for 'HR Happy Hour.'

HR Happy Hour 345- Implementing A New HR Technology Strategy Sponsored by Virgin Pulse - www.virginpulse.com Host: Trish McFarlane  Guest: Alex Smith, CHRO for The City of Memphis This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Trish recorded live from Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco, to talk with Alex Smith, CHRO for The City of Memphis.  Alex talks about her role withing a government position and how human resources and the technology approach are a bit unique.   The City of Memphis is going through a HR transformation journey and it is being supported by the technology they are putting in place.  Ms. Smith shared some of the challenges, their approaches to those challenges, and some of the early results. This was a really interesting and fun show - thanks to Alex and everyone at Oracle for having the HR Happy Hour Show at their event. Subscribe to the HR Happy Hour Show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Google Podcasts, or your favorite podcast app - just search for 'HR Happy Hour'.