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HR Happy Hour 330 - Why is Hiring Still So Hard? (And How to Make it Easier) Host: Steve Boese Guest: Frida Polli, CEO and Co-Founder of Pymetrics Sponsored by Virgin Pulse This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve is joined by Frida Polli, CEO and Co-Founder of Pymetrics, a company using neuroscience and AI to help match candidate with jobs. On the show, Frida shared her path from earning her PhD in Neuroscience to taking on the problem of hiring - and trying to solve or at least improve and modernize the traditional hiring process. Frida shared how traditional approaches to hiring - resumes that become the first screening tool, common methods of interviewing - 'Tell me about a time when...', and relying on homogenous internal networks and referrals to fill roles are not the most effective, fair, and optimal ways to best match candidates with jobs. The first year failure rates of candidates being so high bears this out.  Pymetrics have taken on this problem with a modern, science-based and technology-driven approach that helps both organizations and candidates find their best fit and match. Rather than rely on traditional tools and methods like personality and cognitive tests, they use a different way of tapping into these traits by looking at behaviors, and leveraging modern technology - machine learning and AI - in order to help match the traits of high-performing incumbent employees with candidates by putting both groups through the same tests and comparing the results. The bottom line: technology is advancing and helping to make hiring easier after all. This was a really interesting conversation - thanks so much to Frida for joining us. Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour wherever you get your podcasts.

HR Happy Hour 329 - Reimagining and Redesigning Employee Performance Management Host: Steve Boese Guests: Laurie Zaucha, VP Human Resources and Organizational Development; Tom Hammond, VP Corporate Strategy and Product Management, Paychex This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve is joined by Laurie Zaucha and Tom Hammond of Paychex - one of the largest HR technology companies who have completely redesigned their internal performance management processes. Paychex is both a major player in the HR Technology space - they have over 650,000 clients and process payroll for 1 in 12 US workers, and is a large, complex, and dynamic technology company with over 14,000 employees. On the show, we talked about how Paychex has evolved their performance management processes to a new format and structure called the 4x4 - four simple yet important questions, reviewed four times a year by managers and employees, which has helped to keep employees focused on their most important goals, enabled managers to do more coaching and development, and helped the organization become more agile and responsive to changing customer and business needs. If you are an HR leader stuck between the traditional annual performance process, and the newer totally unstructured, feedback-driven tools that have become trendy but may not actually keep employees and the organization overall remain aligned, this 4x4 approach to performance development may be just the right and most impactful balance between the two. Thanks to Laurie and Tom for sharing their insights and for hosting the HR Happy Hour Show. Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour Show on Apple Podcast, Stitcher Radio, Google Podcasts, or your favorite podcast app - just search for 'HR Happy Hour'.

HR Market Watch 11 - Helping Managers with Better Performance Conversations Host: George LaRocque Guest: Arne Van Damme COO and Founder of intuo Join HRWins Founder and Principal Analyst George LaRocque as he looks at the reality of where employers are today with adopting new approaches to performance management. Guest Arne Van Damme COO and Founder of intuo joins to discuss whether tech and data can help managers have better discussions and become better coaches in the workplace. 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 328- SHRM Annual Recap with My Daughter Sponsored by Virgin Pulse - www.virginpulse.com Hosts: Trish McFarlane Guest: Carleigh McFarlane, Trish's daughter This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, host Trish McFarlane is joined by Carleigh McFarlane.  Trish and Carleigh attended the SHRM Annual conference, with Carleigh being a junior blogging ambassador.  As a high school freshman, Carleigh's perception of what is happening in the work world is quite unique.   Carleigh attended sessions, participated in her first vendor product demo, walked an Expo floor for the first time, and much more!  Tune in to hear how the upcoming generation feels about the workplaces they will be joining in a few years.  This was a really engaging and interesting conversation with a student who is interested in the future of work - thanks to Carleigh for joining Trish. Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour Show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Google Podcast, or your favorite podcast app - just search for 'HR Happy Hour'.

HR 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.  Michael shared how GM's HR and Talent organizations have had to help the organization meet these challenges by becoming more agile, developing and acquiring new skills and capabilities, and learning where and when to support, foster, and encourage new, innovative ways of thinking - leading to the development and launch of the next generation of great automotive solutions. We also talked Cadillacs, Corvettes, Buicks, and Chevy Trucks - because c'mon, who doesn't love those? This was a really engaging and interesting conversation with an HR leader at one of America's most famous and successful companies - thanks to Michael for joining us. Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour Show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Google Podcast, or your favorite podcast app - just search for 'HR Happy Hour'.

HR Market Watch 10 - The Future Role of the Recruiter Host: George LaRocque Guest: Art Papas, CEO, Bullhorn What's the future of recruiting? And what does that mean for recruiters? Join George LaRocque from HRWins to explore how the role of the recruiter is changing today with guest Art Papas CEO of Bullhorn. Changes happening in third party staffing today expose what might me the future for recruiters on the corporate employer side. Learn about new trends in staffing models and what's impacting recruiters today. Remember to subscribe to HR Market Watch, and all the HR Happy Hour Podcast Network Shows on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Google Podcasts, or your favorite podast app - just search for 'HR Happy Hour'.

HR Happy Hour 326 - High Tech HR: Innovating + Expanding Opportunity at Red Hat Host: Steve Boese Guest: DeLisa Alexander, Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer, Red Hat Sponsored by Virgin Pulse - www.virginpulse.com This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve is joined by DeLisa Alexander, EVP and Chief People Officer at Red Hat - an 11,000+ employee high tech company built on open source technology and committed to the idea that sharing, community, and being open can unlock the potential of people and organizations. On the show, DeLisa shared her perspectives as an HR leader in a large, growing, technical company, and the major challenges and opportunities facing HR leaders today, and some of the ways DeLisa and her team at Red Hat are approaching these challenges. Chief among these are competing for technical talent in a highly competitive labor market, expanding opportunity (especially in tech), to traditionally underrepresented communities, and preparing the environment for them to succeed at Red Hat, and how Red Hat's culture and ethos around open source and community building informs and supports everything they do in HR and talent. This was a really informative, interesting, and fun conversation with an innovative and progressive HR leader at a leading organization in a competitive space - I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed the conversation with DeLisa. Thanks to DeLisa and the folks at Red Hat. Subscribe to the HR Happy Hour Show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Google Podcasts or wherever you get your shows - just search for 'HR Happy Hour.'

Research on the Rocks 6 - Measuring and Driving Employee Engagement Hosts: Mollie Lombardi, Madeline Laurano Guests:  Adam Zuckerman, Employee Engagement Software Product Leader,  Chris Pinc, HR Software Product Director, Tara Wilson, HR Software Marketing Director - Willis Towers Watson In this episode, Madeleine and Mollie catch up on their spring conference travel, and sit down with Willis Towers Watson to talk about how they are measuring and driving engagement within organizations. They discuss how tools can help enable managers to take action on employee sentiment data, as well as the power of a "listening strategy" when it comes to managing change and driving performance. Resources: WTW Employee Insights webpage - https://www.willistowerswatson.com/en/campaigns/employee-insights/overview 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 wherever you get your shows - just search for 'HR Happy Hour'.

HR Happy Hour 325 - Connecting Technology, Data, and the Employee Experience Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Scot Marcotte, Conduent HR Services Sponsored by Virgin Pulse - www.virginpulse.com This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish were joined by Scot Marcotte, Client Technology Leader from Conduent HR Services, a digital interactions company that serves HR organizations as an 'aggregator of experiences', to help HR organizations deliver better services by bringing together, data, insights, and helping employees be more informed of the services and programs for health, wealth, and career programs that are available to them. On the show, we talked about some of the major technology and organizational changes that are driving and shaping how leading HR organizations are providing services to their employees and helping the organization achieve their desired business outcomes. Some of the topics we talked about included the focus on employee wellbeing, how wellbeing can be a strategic talent advantage, employee financial wellness (and how that can impact talent management), how HR organizations can make sense of all the data now available to them, employee data security, and much more.  We also had a quick update from the suburbs - pool installation, snakes on the porch, and rogue cats. And how the 'EAP' plan needs a re-branding. This was a fun and interesting show, thanks Scot for joining us. Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour Show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Google Podcasts (new), or wherever you get your podcasts - just search for 'HR Happy Hour.'

The Human Friendly Workplace 5 - The Power of Purpose in Business Host: Jason Lauritsen Guest: Kristofor Lofgren, CEO, Sustainable Restaurant Group Do you love what you do enough that it doesn’t feel like work? Is pay the #1 reason why people stay or go from their workplaces? In today’s episode we will explore the real power of purpose in business. "The best people in the world don't want the safest road to success. The best people in the world want to forge their own path and be amongst a group of individuals who are doing something meaningful and interesting." - Kristofor Lofgren In this episode, Jason interviews Kristofor Lofgren, CEO of Sustainable Restaurant Group, the parent company of Bamboo Sushi and Quick Fish--two sustainable fast casual restaurant concepts. During today’s conversation with Jason, Kristofor states that, "Doing the right thing is not always the easy way and doing the easy way is not always the right thing to do.” He shares that starting a mission-based company is hard but when you find your purpose and know that you are making a difference, then it no longer feels like work. In the discussion, Kristofor shares how creating a culture of purpose has helped him to not only attract the most qualified employees, but also to keep them. He also explains that when you treat your employees like adults and show empathy, sympathy, compassion and thoughtfulness; you will have a devoted workforce of leaders. Today’s episode is being powered by Small Improvements. Small Improvements is a feedback platform that helps employees grow and succeed. From Performance Check-Ins, Goals and 360s, it combines both ongoing and structured feedback to facilitate meaningful development Subsribe to the HR Happy Hour Podcast Network Shows wherever you get your podcasts