Some Updates and Coming Attractions

It has been a really busy last few weeks for the HR Happy Hour show. Starting with the 100th Episode Celebration on May 19th, a live show from the Aquire User Conference in Texas a few days later, and then the launch of a new series, HR Happy Hour Europe on May 25 - we definitely have been keeping busy!

Some updates on what you can expect on the show in the coming weeks and months. First off, this Thursday June 2, due to some travel and other obligations, the HR Happy Hour show will not be live, (horrors!) - I plan on replaying Episode 87 - 'Robots and Social Networks' with guest Sherry Turkle,  author of the recent book 'Alone Together', and Professor at MIT. The show should replay on June 2nd starting at the normal show time of 8PM ET, 5PM PT.

Next week on June 9th, we will be back live, (I promise), with guest Hank Gilman from Fortune Magazine, and author of the recent book, 'You Can't Fire Everyone'. Hank was meant to be with us last week, but a last minute and unforeseen conflict has required that he had to be re-booked. I promise it will be worth the wait, Hank has some great tales from his career as an 'accidental manager'.

On June 16th, the show returns to Canada for the first time in almost two years with a live show to be broadcast from the offices of our friends from Rypple. Live shows are always fun, and no one knows how to host a Happy Hour like a bunch of Canadians, so you won't want to miss that show.

Going forward we have plans to do shows on LinkedIn, Corporate Social Responsibility, Creativity, and more. And of course any ideas, suggestions, guests, topics you would like to see covered - let me know!

Lastly, fans of the show will know that co-host Shauna Moerke decided to gracefully exit stage left after Episode 100. We love and miss her of course. And while I think about whether or not to look for a permanent show co-host, in the next few weeks you are likely to hear a few different people sit in with me for some of the shows. I like the idea of having a co-pilot so to speak, so we will play around with the format and cast and see what happens.

I think that is it for now, many thanks for all your ideas, and continued support of the HR Happy Hour show!

Tonight at 8PM on the show- 'You Can't Fire Everyone'

HR Happy Hour - Episode 102 - 'You Can't Fire Everyone'

Thursday May 26, 2011 - 8PM ET

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This week author and Fortune Magazine Deputy Managing Editor Hank Gilman joins us to talk about his recent book, 'You Can't Fire Everyone and Other Lessons from an Accidental Manager'.

Hank tells the stories so many of us are familiar with - tales of a star employee suddenly thrust into a position managing others (often former peers), without the first clue as to what to do.

Hiring, firing, rewarding, motivating staff - not east skills to learn on the fly.

Hank will share some insights from his career in management and leadership, and hopefully some good advice for the other 'accidental managers' out there.

Tune in tonight for a fun and informative show!

Best of the HR Happy Hour - Number 1 - 'Robots and Social Networks'

Tonight is the big show, the 100th Episode of the HR Happy Hour show!

You can listen to the show on the show page here, on the call in number 646-378-1086, or using the widget player below:

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It should be a fun show, and I hope you can join the festivities! And be sure to follow the show on Twitter, using the hashtag #HRHappyHour.

All week long we have been counting down to the 100th Episode of the HR Happy Hour show, I thought it would be a good idea to look back through the archive of the first 99 shows to pick out my personal favorite Top 5 shows from the first two years of the HR Happy Hour.

Today's pick, coming in at the Number 1 spot on the countdown is Episode 87: 'Robots and Social Networks' featuring MIT Professor and author of 'Alone Together', Sherry Turkle. This show, originally aired on February 17, 2011,  I think presents the best of what we can do on the HR Happy Hour, superb guests, challenging and thought-provoking conversation, but still lively, fun, and accessible.

You can listen to the archive of Episode 87 on the show page here, or using the widget player below:

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Well that is it - that closes the Top 5 countdown.  I thank everyone for listening, tweeting, and supporting the show these past 2 years!

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Best of the HR Happy Hour - Number 2 - 'Live from New York (TheLadders Show)'

This week as we are counting down to the 100th Episode of the HR Happy Hour show, (Thursday, May 19th at 8:00pm ET), I thought it would be a good idea to look back through the archive of the first 99 shows to pick out my personal favorite Top 5 shows from the first two years of the HR Happy Hour.

Today's pick, coming in at the Number 2 spot on the countdown is Episode 84: 'Live from New York, (TheLadders Show)' featuring a veritable 'who's-who' of your favorite writers, speakers, and big thinkers in the fields of Human Resources and Recruiting. You can listen to the show on the show page here, or using the widget player below:

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The original broadcast date was January 27, 2001.

Just some of the names you will hear on this show, (and I know if you listen it will be the first time, this show, despite its all-star cast, was not nearly as popular as most of the other shows), include Gerry Crispin, Kevin Wheeler, John Sumser, Kris Dunn, Jessica Lee, Jim Stroud, Josh LeTourneau, Kelly Dingee, Jason Boltax, Mark Stelzner and more. This show had it all, great guests, a superb setting for broadcast, controversial and heated discussions - it was one of the very best shows we did that hardly anyone heard.

The Episode was was broadcast live from the New York offices of TheLadders, the sometimes controversial, always interesting '$100k and up' job board that no matter what position you take, usually stirs up some emotions in the HR and Recruiting space.

The folks at TheLadders were invited to participate in the show that night, but declined, and were gracious enough to allow free and unvarnished discussions to flow freely on their home turf.

So give 'Live from New York, (TheLadders Show), a listen, and let me know what you think. It is Number 2 on Steve's countdown of the best HR Happy Hour Shows.

Best of the HR Happy Hour - Number 3 - 'SHRM '09 Special'

This week as we are counting down to the 100th Episode of the HR Happy Hour show, (Thursday, May 19th at 8:00pm ET), I thought it would be a good idea to look back through the archive of the first 99 shows to pick out my personal favorite Top 5 shows from the first two years of the HR Happy Hour.

Today's pick, coming in at the Number 3 spot on the countdown is Episode 4: 'SHRM '09 Special' featuring the panelists at SHRM National's first ever panel on HR and Social Media/Blogging, including Kris Dunn, Laurie Ruettimann, Lance Haun, and Mark Stelzner, (original broadcast date July 3, 2009).

You can listen to the replay of 'SHRM '09 Special' on the episode page here, or by using the widget player below:

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This was a notable show for a couple of reasons, not the least of which was that the SHRM '09 Social Media panel, (put together and moderated by China Gorman), was kind of a watershed moment for the inclusion of social media topics, bloggers, and for a kind of recognition of the growing influence and importance of the engaged online community by the mainstream.

This also was a kind of telling moment for me, as I had never met any of the guests on the show prior to this Episode, and for them to appear on what was at that time really a new endeavor was really cool and noteworthy.

Reach back deep into the HR Happy Hour archives with Episode 4 - SHRM '09 Special and let me know what you think!