PODCAST: #HRHappyHour 227 - Measurement and Drivers of Org Culture

HR Happy Hour 227 - Measurement and the Emotional Drivers of Workforce Culture

Recorded Monday, December 14, 2015

Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane

Guest: Anthony Abbatiello, Principal, Human Capital Practice, Deloitte

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This week on the show, Steve and Trish were joined by Anthony Abbatiello from Deloitte to talk about Workforce Culture and how it is measured and driven - and how culture is intrinsically and inherently tied together with organizational strategy.

Anthony is a Principal in the Deloitte Human Capital practice, based out of the New York office. Anthony focuses on advising global clients on building high performance businesses that drive growth and optimization through Human Resources and Talent Management.   He is the responsible for the Leadership, Culture and Engagement practice.

In this episode of HR Happy Hour, we cover some compelling aspects of workforce culture, like:

• Misalignment of corporate culture with business objectives
• How people make decisions 
• How to harness the learnings of marketers when examining human behavior
• Putting emotion into culture analytics
• Implementing an effective culture
• How to take analytics and measurement and use it to enact real cultural change

Additionally we talked about Deloitte's CulturePath, a set of technologies and methodologies designed to help HR and organizational leaders better understand the drivers of culture and how to better align culture with organizational strategy. CulturePath helps organizations pinpoint their existing cultural strengths and gaps, and then continuously cultivate that's right for them. You can learn more about CulturePath at www.deloitte.com/culturepath.

Steve and Trish also talked some NBA basketball, how Trish is now very tight with the NBA's Orlando Magic, and how Steve talked Anthony into rescheduling a family vacation so he could speak at the HR Technology Conference in 2014.

You can listen to the show on the show page HERE, or using the widger player below, (email and RSS subscribers will need to click through).

This was a really fun and interesting show - thanks to Anthony for joining us to talk culture, strategy, and organizational success.

As a reminder, you can find the HR Happy Hour Show on iTunes and all the major podcast apps for iOS and Android. Just search for 'HR Happy Hour' and add the show to your playlists and you will never miss a show.

PODCAST - #HRHappyHour 226 - BetterWorks and Modern Performance Management

HR Happy Hour 226 - BetterWorks and Modern Performance Management

Recorded Friday, December 4, 2016

Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane

Guest: Kris Duggan, CEO and Co-Founder, BetterWorks

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This week on the show, Steve and Trish were joined by Kris Duggan from BetterWorks, a leading HR technology solution that helps organizations create and align individual and team goals, drive improved performance through increased conversations and coaching, and provide a platform to support what could be called 'modern' performance management.

A 2015 trend, and one that is likely to continue in 2016, is organizations moving away from the traditional and annual performance review and employee rating and moving towards the adoption of more frequent, ongoing, agile, and coaching-oriented performance management platforms. Kris shared his thoughts on the topic from his perspective working with BetterWorks customers and partners. This conversation is one that can help HR leaders as they think about evolving and modernizing their performance management processes in 2016.

Additionally, Trish talked about her recent trip and keynote presentation at an HR event in Dubai, Steve shared the important Pantone 'Color of the Year' selections for 2016, and in a 'big' announcement, the HR Happy Hour twitter account passed 20,000 followers this week!

You can listen to the show on the show page HERE, or using the widget player below (email and RSS subscribers will need to click through)

This was a great conversation and show - big thanks to Kris Duggan for joining us this week.

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PODCAST: #HRHappyHour 225 - Kronos and Workforce Management

HR Happy Hour #225 - Kronos and Workforce Management

Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane

Guests: Jim Kizielewicz, Chief Marketing Office, Kronos

Recorded Monday November 16, 2015

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This week on the HR Happy Hour Show while Trish was off keynoting an HR conference in Dubai (fun!), Steve attended Kronos Works 2015, the annual customer and user conference for Kronos, a leading provider of workforce management technologies.

Chances are pretty good that at some time in your career you have interacted with Kronos' workforce management technologies - as their solutions for time and attendance, workforce scheduling, absence management and more have been implemented by tens of thousands of organizations worldwide.

At Kronos Works, Steve sat down with Kronos' CMO, Jim Kizielewicz (who also has about 7 other big jobs at Kronos, you can listen for more details), about some of the most important topics affecting workforce management today. Kronos, since it touches thousands of organizations and millions of employees (most of them hourly workers), each day is in a unique position to help shape the dynamic and conversation around the workforce and the increasingly importance of scheduling to employee engagement and organizational performance. We also talked about the continued move to the cloud and how it benefits HR organizations and leaders.

You can listen to the show on the show page HERE, or using the widget player below, (email and RSS subscribers click through).

This was a really interesting and fun event. Thanks to Kronos for having meut at the event, and also thanks to Jim for taking the time to be a part of the HR Happy Hour Show.

And don't forget the HR Happy Hour Show is available on iTunes, and on all the major podcast player apps for iOS and Android - just search for 'HR Happy Hour' to find and subscribe to the show and you will never miss a new episode. Finally, many thanks to our show sponsor, Equifax Workforce Solutions, the leader in HR solutions for compliance, ACA, analytics and more.

PODCAST - #HRHappyHour 224 - iCIMS and Talent Acquisition Technology

HR Happy Hour #224 - iCIMS and Talent Acquisition Technology

Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane

Guests: Madeline Laurano, Colin Day, Adam Feigenbaum

Recorded Wednesday November 4, 2015

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This week on the show, HR Happy Hour hosts Steve Boese and Trish McFarlane were at the recent iCIMS Analyst Day in San Diego, where they sat down with fellow analyst and official 'Friend of the HR Happy Hour' Madeline Laurano in Part 1 of the show, to talk about trends in HR and recruiting technology, and followed by a conversation with iCIMS CEO Colin Day, and COO Adam Feigenbaum about the state of the Applicant Tracking System, and the broader market for Talent Acquisition technology.

You can listen to the show on the show page HERE, or by using the widget player below, (Email and RSS subscribers will need to click through). 

iCIMS has developed a substantial list of customers for its talent acquisition technology suite, and has made a commitment to talent acquisition as its primary focus - sort of unique among large, established HR tech companies, many of which are or have been pushing to develop or acquire additional or adjacent capabilities.

iCIMS has made a big bet that customers will understand and value what a provider solely focused on Talent Acquisition can offer, and on the show you can hear direct from iCIMS execs on why they have elected to stick with their core competency and how that benefits their customers.

This was a really interesting and fun event. Thanks to iCIMS for having myself and Trish out at the event, and also thanks to Madeline, Colin, and Adam for taking the time to be a part of the HR Happy Hour Show.

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PODCAST: #HRHappyHour 223 - The Chairman's Show - #HRTechConf

HR Happy Hour #223 - HR Technology Conference: The Chairman's Show

Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane

Recorded Friday October 30, 2015

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This week on the show, HR Happy Hour hosts Steve Boese and Trish McFarlane broke down the recently completed 2015 HR Technology Conference.

After many months of preparation and an amazing time at The HR Technology Conference, Steve shared some of the behind-the-scenes information you can only get here.  Trish also appeared at HR Tech as a speaker and gives some commentary from the industry analyst perspective. Steve even dropped some hints at his plans for some new elements for the 2016 HR Tech Conference.

You can listen to the show on the show page HERE, or by using the widget player below, (Email and RSS subscribers will need to click through). 

And don't forget the HR Happy Hour Show is available on iTunes, and on all the major podcast player apps for iOS and Android - just search for 'HR Happy Hour' to find and subscribe to the show and you will never miss a new episode.

Be sure to check out (and share!) this episode.  It was fun to talk about many of the things HR Tech Conference attendees don't necessarily get to see.