#HRHappyHour LIVE Tonight - 'HR and Health Care Reform'

Now that 2013 is in full swing, your thoughts as an HR and Talent Pro can only be turning to one thing - Health Care Reform!

I kid, but only a little.  Whether you call it Obamacare, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or just Health Care Reform, chances are it will impact your organization and your employees in 2013, and it might be equally likely you don't really know enough of what you need to know about these changes.

Well my friends, as you start your 2013 HR and Talent trip into the forest of Health Care Reform, you are not alone. The HR Happy Hour Show is back with you as well, with our latest live show of 2013, tonight, Thursday January 17th at 8:00PM ET.

You can listen to the show live tonight at 8:00PM on the show page here - on the listener line 646-378-1086, or on the widget player below. Also, you can participate on the show backchannel on Twitter - hashtag #HRHappyHour.

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And, if for some reason you miss the show live, you can always catch the replay on the show page, or on iTunes - just search the podcasts section for 'HR Happy Hour.'

Joining us to talk the about the upcoming changes and challenges presented by Health Care Reform will be returning guest and friend of the show Jennifer Benz, CEO of Benz Communications; and John Barkett of Extend Health, and one of the original authors and implementers of the legislation that became known as Obamacare.

And of course riding shotgun with me will be the HR Ringleader herself, HR executive Trish McFarlane.  

We will be taking about and taking your calls on:

What are the most important aspects of HCR that you as an HR pro need to know?

How does HCR and its implications and demands differ across company size?

What key communications messages and strategies do you need to consider when keeping your employees informed?

What does the medium and longer term look like in the world of employer-sponsored benefits?

Where can the HR and Talent pro go to learn more?

These questions and more will be answered on the next episode of the HR Happy Hour Show - LIVE tonight at 8:00PM.

I hope you can join us tonight, it should be a fun and informative show!

#HRHappyHour LIVE Tonight - 'Happy HR New Year'

So are you back at it as we start 2013?

The holidays are over and you are (hopefully) back to work, back to dealing with all the drama, intrigue, and mystery of life in the modern workplace?

That description sort of makes work seem like a made for Lifetime original movie. Which would probably be more fun I suppose than real work.

Well my friends, as you start your 2013 HR and Talent journey, you are not alone. The HR Happy Hour Show is back with you as well, with our first live show of 2013, tonight, Thursday January 3rd at 8:00PM ET.

You can listen to the show live tonight at 8:00PM on the show page here - on the listener line 646-378-1086, or on the widget player below. Also, you can participate on the show backchannel on Twitter - hashtag #HRHappyHour.

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And, if for some reason you miss the show live, you can always catch the replay on the show page, or on iTunes - just search the podcasts section for 'HR Happy Hour.'

Joining us to talk the about the upcoming year in HR will be long time friend of the show and HR executive Trish McFarlane.  We will be taking your calls about:

The biggest HR and Talent Management challenges you see for 2013

The buzzwords from 2012 that need to go away, and which ones really have legs, (I am looking right at you 'employee engagement').

What trends in HR and consumer technology might have the biggest impact on the workplace?

What industry events and conferences do you have on your calendar for 2013?

How do you plan to keep yourself educated, up to date, and challenged in 2013 - especially if you've been in HR for a long time?

These questions and more will be answered on the next episode of the HR Happy Hour Show - LIVE tonight at 8:00PM.

I hope you can join us tonight, else risk a disastrous 2013....

#HRHappyHour Tonight - 'The 2012 Wrap-Up Show'

Tonight at 8:00PM EST  the HR Happy Hour Show is back LIVE with Episode 152 - 'The 2012 Wrap-Up Show.'

You can catch the show live starting at 8PM on the listener call-in line 646-378-1086, on the show page here, or via the widget player embedded below.

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Our guest tonight will be HR executive, leading blogger, and industry thought leader Trish McFarlane from HR Ringleader.com, and the co-founder of HRevolution.

We will be taking a look back at the year in HR, Talent, and the workplace; kick around some ideas on how to make the most of the last part of the year, (HINT: It involves not getting blasted at the company holiday party and insulting your co-workers), and talk about what is coming up in 2013 in the HR and Talent space.

What was the HR highlight of 2012?

What was way over hyped in 2012?

What do we need to STOP talking about in 2013?

What SHOULD we be thinking about in 2013?

What are some of my most appealing qualities you'd like to share? 

As an HR, Talent, and Recruiting pro, I am sure you have an opinion about 2012, 2013, and how or if the upcoming year will be different than the one about to wind down. 

So tonight on the show, and on the Twitter backchannel (hashtag #HRHappyHour), we invite you to share your thoughts.

It should be a fun and interesting show and I hope you can join us!

#HRHappyHour Tonight - 'The LinkedIn Show'

Tonight at 8:00PM EST  the HR Happy Hour Show is back live with Episode 151 - 'The LinkedIn Show.'

You can catch the show live starting at 8PM on the listener call-in line 646-378-1086, on the show page here, or via the widget player embedded below.

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Our guest tonight will be industry analyst and thought leader John Sumser from HRexaminer.com.

Recently, HRexaminer ran a series of pieces about LinkedIn, the current state of professional networking, the impact and influence of LinkedIn for the talent management community, and finally some interesting and thought-provoking ideas about LinkedIn's future.

What you WON'T learn on the LinkedIn show are things like, 'How to stuff your LinkedIn profile with the right keywords' or 'How to use LinkedIn to find electricians in Toledo.'

What we will talk about, and we invite everyone listening tonight to join in and share your thoughts, is LinkedIn's place in the overall professional/personal networking space, how LinkedIn's platform and walled garden are impacting the industry, and what potential threats and alternatives exist to LinkedIn.

As an HR, Talent, and Recruiting pro, I am sure you have an opinion about LinkedIn as well, and tonight on the show, and on the Twitter backchannel (hashtag #HRHappyHour), we invite you to share your thoughts. 

It should be a fun and interesting show and I hope you can join us!

#HRHappyHour Tonight - 'The 8 Man Rotation NBA Preview'

This week the HR Happy Hour Show is back live - and we are back with my favorite show of the year - the Annual NBA Season Preview brought to you by your friends from The 8 Man Rotation.

You know you love sports, you love the NBA, and you love nothing better than five frustrated short (except for KD), white dudes talk about basketball.

Here are the details you need to know to catch the show tonight, and hopefully join in on the fun:

HR Happy Hour 150 - 'The 8 Man Rotation NBA Preview' 

 

Thursday November 8, 2012 - 8:00PM ET

 

Sponsored by Aquire

 

Call in on 646-378-1086

 

Follow the backchannel onTwitter - hashtag #HRHappyHour

You can listen live on the show page here - also on the widget player below (email and RSS subscribers click through)

 

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Not familiar with The 8 Man Rotation?

 

The 8 Man Rotation are your pals in the HR/Talent/Recruiting world that are just a little too obsessed with sports, pop culture, and trying to convince you that you can understand work, talent, HR, and the world in general by seeing things through the lens of sports, movies, hip-hop, and comic books.

 

This week on the show some or all of The 8 Man Rotation - Kris Dunn, Tim Sackett, Lance Haun, Matt 'akaBruno' Stollak, and Steve Boese will be in the house to talk NBA, and maybe sprinkle in some politics, movies, TV, and music as well.

 

We also plan on talking politics, the election, whether or not a new set of Star Wars movies makes sense and more.

I hope you can join us for what should be a fun and entertaining show!