PODCAST: #HRHappyHour 365 - The Chatbot Revolution in HR

HR Happy Hour 365 - The Chatbot Revolution in HR

Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane

Guest: Brian Sommer, Founder, TechVentive

Recorded Live at the Oracle Modern Business Experience event in Las Vegas.

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This week on the first of four HR Happy Hour Shows recorded LIVE at the Oracle Modern Business Experience event Steve and Trish were joined by Brian Sommer of TechVentive to talk about how chatbot technology is emerging in HR technology solutions.

On the show, we talked about what chatbot technology is, how it is being developed and applied in HR and talent management contexts, and what some of the more interesting potential applications of this technology might be. Brian also shared advice on how HR and business leaders can better prepare for the implementation of these technologies by preparing their data and working with their technology providers to ensure data privacy and security challenges are met. Finally, we talked about where these technologies are going, and how it is likely that integrated, platform solutions are likely to be able to best support HR and end users with HR chatbot technologies.

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This was a fun and interesting conversation, thanks Brian for joining us. Thanks to Oracle for hosting the HR Happy Hour Show - learn more about Oracle HCM solutions like their Digital Assistant at www.oracle.com/HCM.

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PODCAST: #HRHappyHour 364- The Root of the Productivity Gap

HR Happy Hour 364- The Root of the Productivity Gap

Host: Trish McFarlane

Guest: George Michaels, Division Vice President at ADP

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This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Trish was joined by George Michaels, Division Vice President at ADP, to talk about how HR leaders can identify the productivity gap, key contributors to that gap being high or low, and how knowing the contributing factors can lead to changes that drive business success in your organization.  They talked about how making changes to your strategic approach with your technology and improved partnerships with your vendor can make a substantial, sustainable difference.  

George also shared his tips for making your organization's approach to technology use more actionable, and how it will enable greater consistency in the results you see from your employees and leaders.  As part of ADP's new service program, ADP Advantage, the tools you need to make these changes are now standard for ADP's customers.  This will drive greater success through the implementation process, "Go Live", and beyond.

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This was an interesting and engaging conversation on productivity from one of the world's largest and most well-known organizations. Thanks very much to George for joining Trish.  Learn more about ADP Advantage HERE.

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PODCAST: #HRHappyHour 363 - Business Transformation and Diversity & Inclusion

HR Happy Hour 363 - Business Transformation and Diversity & Inclusion 

Host: Steve Boese

Guest: Melissa Whiting, Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion, Philip Morris International

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This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve was joined by Melissa Whiting, Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion, Philip Morris International to talk about the major business transformation happening at the global organization with over 75,000 employees, how PMI's Diversity & Inclusion efforts are contributing to the success of these transformation efforts, and how the D&I role has to be emphasized and valued at organizations of any size.

Melissa also shared how PMI has become the first large, global organization to achieve the Global Equal Salary certification - and how that illustrates the company's commitment to fairness and equality in the workplace. She shared what this certification entails, the rigorous and independent nature of the review process, and the value of achieving the certification for the organization and its employees.

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This was an interesting and engaging conversation on diversity and inclusion from one of the world's largest and well-known organizations. Thanks very much to Melissa for joining us. Learn more about PMI's 'Project 42' that we talked about on the show HERE.

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PODCAST: #HRHappyHour 362 - Careers and Learning for the 21st Century

HR Happy Hour 362 - Careers and Learning for the 21st Century

Host: Steve Boese

Guest: Heidt Soltis-Berner, Managing Director, Deloitte University

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This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve is joined by Heidi Soltis-Berner, Managing Director at Deloitte University to discuss training and development, careers, and more - with a focus on the skills needed to succeed now and in the future.

On the show, Heidi shared the vision for Deloitte University, the importance of making a commitment to learning at all levels of the organization, as well as how the fast pace of how work and workplaces are changing and evolving are challenging people and organizations to keep up.

We also talked about how organizations need to adopt programs, training approaches, and technologies to best attract, engage, and retain the newest generation of the workforce.

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This was a really fun and interesting conversation, thanks Heidi for joining us. Find the Deloitte 'Explore Your Fit' resource that we talked about here.

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PODCAST: HR Happy Hour 361 - Insights on Moving HR Systems to the Cloud

HR Happy Hour 361 - Insights on Moving HR Systems to the Cloud

Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane

Guest: Nickoria Johnson, Alliance Data Systems

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This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish were joined by Nickoria Johnson from Alliance Data Systems to learn more about their journey to migrate their HR systems to the cloud and what other organizations can learn from their journey.

Alliance is a lot alike many other organizations, they had a wide variety of HR and talent systems in place, a history of building custom solutions to meet very specific business needs, but also with the need to update and modernize the solutions that were needed to effectively manage business operations and provide a great expererience for their employees.

Nickoria shared how Alliance made the transition to the Cloud, the key considerations along the way, and the positive results and outcomes the organization has seen since the transition to the Cloud has been completed.

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This was a really interesting and informative show, thanks Nickoria for joining us.

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