PODCAST: HR Happy Hour 405 - Payroll Innovation and End of Year Preparation #HRHappyHour

HR Happy Hour 405 - Payroll Innovation and End of Year Preparation

Hosts: Trish McFarlane, Steve Boese

Guest: Tom Hammond, Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Product Management, Paychex

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This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish were joined by Tom Hammond of Paychex, to talk about innovation in Payroll technology and how HR and Payroll can prepare for end of year 2019 and new regulations coming in 2020. Some of the key points Tom discussed were how Paychex works with hundreds of thousands of small and medium sized businesses to understand their challenges, and delivers modern and innovative solutions to help them meet these challenges in Payroll, HR, Benefits and more. Self-service, advanced workflows, using analytics to make better people decisions, and delivering user friendly user experiences are just some of what HR and Payroll leaders and employees demand from modern HR tech, and we talked about how these can be delivered to organizations of all sizes.

Plus, Tom dove into some of the most important issues facing HR and Payroll leaders as we end 2019 and move into 2020, like the new form W4. You can learn more about these challenges at paychex.com/hrhappyhour.

Additionally, Steve and Trish talked about the Pantone Color of the Year for 2020 - "Classic Blue", aka "Paychex Blue".

You can listen to the show on the show page here, on your favorite podcast app, or by using the widget player below:

This was a fun show, thanks so much to Tom for coming on the show.

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PODCAST: HR Happy Hour 404 - Utilizing a Learning Platform #HRHappyHour

HR Happy Hour 404 - Utilizing a Learning Platform

Hosts: Trish McFarlane, Ben Eubanks

Guests: Mark Onisk, Skillsoft; Wynn Schollum, Datacom

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On this episode of the HR Happy Hour, recorded live at the Skillsoft Perspectives 2019 event in Orlando, FL, Trish and Ben talked with Mark Onisk and Wynn Schollum. Wynn is the  L&OD Group Manager of Datacom, based in New Zealand.  They are a digital IT solutions provider.  He talked about how people are using the Skillsoft system and how they decided to partner with them.  Wynn also spoke about the importance of the brain science behind this platform and how it works for them.  Mark is the Chief Content Officer at Skillsoft.  He brought in information on Skillsoft's approach to learning and the importance of having consumer-led content.  Additionally, they covered how a partnership with Skillsoft works and what to look for when searching out a partnership.

You can listen to the show on the show page HERE, on your favorite podcast app, or by using the widget player below:

This was a fun and informative show, thanks to Mark and Wynn for joining us and thanks to the team at Skillsoft for having us at the event.

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PODCAST: HR Happy Hour 403 - Developing the Next Generation of HR Leaders #HRHappyHour

HR Happy Hour 403 - Developing the Next Generation of HR Leaders 

Hosts: Steve Boese

Guest: Andrea Butcher, Co-Founder, Next Gen Talent

This episode is sponsored by 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.

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This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve was joined by Andrea Butcher, Co-Founder of Next Gen Talent. Andrea shared insights on how she and her organization have developed an innovative program called “Next Gen Talent”, an immersive and wide-ranging two-year program that helps prepare early career HR professionals for future HR leadership positions.

Andrea shared some ideas on how today and in the future, HR leaders are expected to be proficient at a much wider range of skills than ever before - finance, marketing, operations, executive presence, technology and much more, and that a more thoughtful and comprehensive approach to developing these HR pros for their HR careers was needed - and the Next Gen Talent project was launched.  Finally, we discussed how HR leaders can think about developing their own teams and how they can connect with Andrea to talk about how to bring the Next Gen Talent program to their city.. Learn more about the Next Gen Talent program here. And connect with Andrea on LinkedIn.

You can listen to the show on the show page HERE, on your favorite podcast app, or by using the widget player below:

This was a really fun show, thanks to Andrea for joining us!

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UPDATE: 'Melos, ranked

UPDATE: One of my all time favorite basketball players is FINALLY back in the Association! So herewith is the updated version and comprehensive ranking of all iterations of 'Melo. Enjoy!

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In honor of the recent return of NBA basketball and in homage to a (now former), and often unfairly mailgned New York Knick, Carmelo 'Melo' Anthony, I present this unresearched, subjective, unscientific, and 100% accurate list of 'Melos, ranked.

Here we go...

8. Houston Rockets 'Melo

7. Oklahoma City Thunder 'Melo     

 

6. Portland Trail Blazers 'Melo

5. Denver Nuggets 'Melo

4. New York Knicks 'Melo

3. Syracuse Orange 'Melo

2. Team USA 'Melo

1. Hoodie 'Melo

 

Of course you can disagree with this ranking, but sadly you would be wrong.

Happy Friday.

Go Knicks.

PODCAST: HR Happy Hour 402 - The Impact of Modern Talent Acquisition Technology - #HRHappyHour

HR Happy Hour 402 - The Impact of Modern Talent Acquisition Technology

Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane

Guests: Alen Brcic, Novant Health; Joe Essenfeld, iCIMS

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On this episode of the HR Happy Hour, recorded live at the recent iCIMS Influence 2019 event in Scottsdale, Arizona, Steve and Trish talked talent acquisition and modern TA technology with Alen Brcic, Director of HR Technology at Novant Health, and Joe Essenfeld, VP and GM of iCIMS. Joe was the founder of innovative recruiting technology company Jibe, which was recently acquired by iCIMS and he shared some of the history of Jibe and how their technology augments the iCIMS talent acquisition suite. Then Alen discussed some of the talent and hiring challenges at Novant, such as a chronic shortage of qualified nurses, and how innovative HR technology is helping their organization meet these challenges. Additionally, we talked about the importance of storytelling and connection to purpose in talent acquisition and how technology can support and enable recruiters in these efforts.

You can listen to the show on the show page HERE, on your favorite podcast app, or by using the widget player below:

This was a fun and informative show, thanks to Alen and Joe for joining us and thanks to the team at iCIMS for having us at the event.

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