HR Happy Hour Network

HR Happy Hour 258 - HR Gives Back Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Mollie Lombardi This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve sat down with Molllie Lombardi, Co-founder of Aptitude Research Partners, co-host of the Research on the Rocks Podcast,  and a driving force behind the HR Gives Back effort.  We had the good fortune of recording live from IBM HR Summit in Boston event held last week.  On the show, Mollie shared the background and history of the HR Gives Back effort, how people can get involved in this year's inititiatives both at and outside of the upcoming HR Technology Conference, and talked about the important work that the HR Gives Back organization is helping to support. In addition, Mollie talked about living and working with Parkinson's, and shared some advice and encouragement for both individuals, families and friends, and even organizations that can help them in their ongoing support and care of people diagnosed with Parkinson's. This was an important and interesting show, and we hope you check it out. Many thanks to Mollie for all her hard work with HR Gives Back and please do visit the HR Gives Back website to get involved with this fantastic cause. I hope you give this episode a listen, and be sure to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour Show on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, or your favorite podcast app - just search for 'HR Happy Hour' to never miss a show.

Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Anka Wittenberg, SAP This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish talked with Anka Wittenberg, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer (CDIO) at SAP.  We had the good fortune of recording live from SAP/ Successfactors “SuccessConnect 2016” event.  Anka is leading the global People Sustainability Department encompassing Diversity & Inclusion, People Principles and Health. She is the pivotal change agent on how to design and implement work relationship at SAP – all together in an inclusive environment based on mutual respect, care and trust. Anka talked with us about developing and implementing SAP’s Diversity and Inclusion strategy globally, and the steps they take to ensure sustainable business success. She shared her thoughts on why diversity and inclusion still really matter.  She also talked about some of the programs and policies that have been implemented at SAP to promote and support diversity and inclusion in the organization. This was a fun and interesting show, and we hope you check it out. Many thanks to Anka for joining the conversation and to SAP/ Successfactors for inviting us to record live at Success Connect!  For more information, be sure to check out their site and download their paper on Diversity and Inclusion. Give this lively episode a listen, and be sure to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour Show on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, or your favorite podcast app.

HR Happy Hour 256- Steps to Re-Imagine and Reinvent Your Workplace Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Jeanne Meister This week on the show, Steve and Trish were joined by Jeanne Meister.  Jeanne is a Partner at Future Workplace, a firm dedicated to re-thinking, re-imagining and re-inventing the workplace. Jeanne is the receipt of the Distinguished Contribution in Workplace Learning Award, an award given by Association For Talent Development to one executive each year honoring their body of work. She is also a Contributor to Forbes Magazine.  She is the co-author of the best selling book, The 2020 Workplace: How Innovative Companies Attract, Develop & Keep Tomorrow’s Employees Today. Steve and Trish talked with Jeanne about the importance of thinking ahead, about identifying important trends in workplaces, and how HR and business leaders can be ready for the future. We also talked about the panel Jeanne will be leading at the upcoming HR Technology Conference in October, on ‘The Consumerization of HR’.  Give this lively episode a listen, and be sure to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour Show on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, or your favorite podcast app.

HR Happy Hour 255 - Modernizing Performance Management Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Rajeev Behera, CEO, Reflektive This week on the show, Steve and Trish were joined by Rajeev Behera, CEO of HR technology solution provider Reflektive, who are helping over 175 organizations modernize their approach to performance management by making the process faster, centered around coaching, and enabling managers to become true 'people' managers and not 'task' managers. We talked about the challenges that traditional performance management processes present to organizations, like ones that focus primarily on a rating or a score above all else. Many large organizations have moved away from traditional performance management processes, and on the show Rajeev shared some insights and ideas on how the organizations Reflektive works with are successfully combining modern technology solutions with fresh approaches to coaching and mentoring to improve individual and organizatonal performance, and better engage employees in their own personal and career development. We also talked about the launch of the HR Happy Hour Podcast Network, summer vacation, and how much we all love Disneyworld. Performance management is undergoing significant and important change in many organizatons. Reflektive is at the forefront of many of these changes, and this was an interesting and informative discussion. And be sure to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour Show on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, or your favorite podcast app.

HR Happy Hour 253 - Welcoming Research on the Rocks to the HR Happy Hour family of podcasts Hosts: Madeline Laurano and Mollie Lombardi On the very first “Research on the Rocks” podcast, Mollie and Madeline talk about why they formed Aptitude Research Partners, what makes HCM research cool, and how thrilled they are to be part of the HR Happy Hour Family.  The self-proclaimed data geeks discuss some of the hottest research topics including pay equity in Massachusetts, employee communication and assessments. They also identify two areas they are focusing on this month: payroll and recruitment marketing. Oh, and they talk a little bit about farming, running, Clydesdales, and the lost art of hobbies. Don’t ask. Just listen. This was a fun and interesting show.  Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour Show on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, or your favorite podcast app.

HR Happy Hour 252 - Employee Wellbeing with Chris Boyce, CEO Virgin Pulse Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Chris Boyce, CEO, Virgin Pulse This week on the show, Trish and Steve were joined by Chris Boyce, CEO of Virgin Pulse, a provider of market-leading, technology-based products and services that help employers improve workforce health, boost employee engagement, and enhance corporate culture. Chris shared some insights on how HR and business leaders can evaluate and assess wellbeing and workforce health initiatives using data and analytics, and how it is important to consider measures of success beyond employer benefit costs and health care claims or participation. The most successful wellbeing programs use data to inform changes in productivity, engagement, safety, and organizational culture. There isn't a single measure for ROI on these programs, employers have to think about their unique and specific challenges to find the measures that will most impact their organizations. Chris also shared some important information around employee data privacy and how Virgin Pulse and their client organizations keep employee data private and secure, while still allowing organizational leaders to use aggregate and anonymized data to inform decision making. Additionally, Chris shared his thoughts on why employee and organizational wellbeing has become a more global, and holistic phenomenon, and what that means for HR and business leaders in their efforts to find, attract, develop,and retain the talent they need to meet their organizational objectives.  This was a fun and interesting show, many thanks to Chris Boyce and Virgin Pulse for coming on. You can learn more about Virgin Pulse at www.virginpulse.com. Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour Show on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, or your favorite podcast app.

This week on the show join Steve Boese and Trish McFarlane as they come to you from New York City and Infor's INFORUM 2016.   Inforum is the event where Infor hosts 7,000 customers, prospects, partners, industry thought leaders, and press/analysts from 74 countries in New York City.  They provided over 1,000 breakout sessions to cover all aspects of tools that help organizations manage their business.  As analysts who attend many events each year, we can safely say that from the HCM perspective, Inforum is one of the top events when it comes to learning opportunities and innovation.  They capped off the experience with an outstanding "thank you" to attendees~ a Maroon 5 concert! We sat down after our main-stage presentations to discuss the increasingly important topic of how the workplace is changing.  Specifically, the changes that digital transformation is bringing is making a huge impact on how organizations work.  The way that business leaders are considering the approach to this transformation is paramount to many of the attendees at Inforum and likely, to you and your organization as well. This was an interesting and informative show and we love bringing the news to you straight from the event.  Many thanks to Infor for inviting both of us to speak at the event. To learn more about Infor, please go to www.Infor.com.  Thanks for listening and remember to add the HR Happy Hour Show to your podcast subscriptions in iTunes, Stitcher Radio, or any of the major podcast apps. Just search for 'HR Happy Hour' to subscribe.

HR Happy Hour - LIVE from Ceridian Insights 2016 in Las Vegas Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guests: Lisa Sterling, Jayson Saba, Ceridian In this special episode of the HR Happy Hour Show, we will broadcast LIVE from the stage at Ceridian Insights 2016 Customer Conference in Las Vegas. Host Steve Boese will be joined by Lisa Sterling and Jayson Saba of Ceridian to talk about some major themes and initiatives including organizational transformation, key issues in employee engagement and diversity, and how organizations can better align and organize to ensure the focus remains on customer success. And since this is a special LIVE show from Las Vegas, you can be sure there will be some surprises along the way. Please join us live on Wednesday July 13 at 1:30PM ET for what is sure to be a fast-paced, fun, and memorable HR Happy Hour Show. Thanks of course to our show sponsor Virgin Pulse - go to www.virginpulse.com to learn more. And be sure to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, or your favorite podcast app.

HR Happy Hour 250 - Hot Topics in HR and HR Tech with Namely's Matt Straz Recorded July 1, 2016 Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest Co-host: George LaRocque Guest: Matt Straz, Founder & CEO, Namely This week on the show, Steve and special guest co-host George LaRocque welcomed Matt Straz, Founder & CEO of Namely, a leading provider of HR technology solutions comprisnig a full suite of HR, payroll, benefits administration, and time-tracking features for midsize organizations.  On the show, Matt, George, and Steve talked about the continuing challenges that midsize organizations face around compliance and regulations, and how modern HR technology tools offer midsize and even small companies better access to leading and powerful technology solutions. Additionally, we talked about the increasing appetite for and adoption of mobile HR technology solutions in this market, and how at least according to Steve, we are entering a new 'Golden Age' of HR Tech. George also shared some interesting findings from his recently released HRWINS report titled 'Where Purpose Meets Performance',  around employee engagement, cultute, technology, and benefits. Finally, Matt (beacuse Steve was irrationally fascinated), talked about Namely's recent TV commericals, and why they decided to pursue that marketing approach. This was a fun and interesting show, thanks Matt and George for joining. Reminder: subscribe to the HR Happy Hour on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, or your favorite podcast app - just search for HR Happy Hour to subscribe and never miss a show!

HR Happy Hour 249 - HireVue, Digital Disruption, and the Big Lies in HR Recorded LIVE at HireVue Digital Disruption 2016, Park City, Utah Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Mark Newman, Founder & CEO, HireVue This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve was joined by Mark Newman, Founder & CEO of HireVue, the leading technogy provider of video-based technology solutions for talent acquisition, assessment, and talent analytics. HireVue essentially created the category of 'video interviewing', but now are much more than just that, with new technology on assessments, coaching, and deep learning now a part of the overall talent platform. On the show Mark shares the larger HireVue story and then talks about the three 'Big Lies' in HR and Talent - one, We NEED more candidates;, two, Millennials don't want long careers with any one company;, and three, The War for Talent is back on. Mark shared some great ideas on how organizations can avoid getting trapped by these 'big lies' and how technology plays a role in managing these challenges. This was a fun, and really interesting conversations with one of the most interesting technology leaders in the HR tech space. Many thanks to HireVue for having the HR Happy Hour at Digital Disruption this year. Thanks to our sponsor Virgin Pulse, learn more about them at www.virginpulse.com. Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour show on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, or any podcast app - just search for 'HR Happy Hour' to never miss a show!