PODCAST: HR Happy Hour 370 - Elevating the Employee Experience with HR Technology

HR Happy Hour 370 - Elevating the Employee Experience with HR Technology

Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane

Guests: Cecile Alper-Leroux, Johnathan Benhamou, Ultimate Software

Recorded Live at Ultimate Connections 2019

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Today on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish were joined by frequent HR Happy Hour Show guest Cecile Alper-Leroux and first time guest Jonathan Benhamou from Ultimate Software to get an Ultimate update, learn more about the PeopleDoc technology and company that Ultimate acquired in 2018, and to talk about the importance of the employee experience and the role of HR technology has to play to help elevate that experience.

On the show, Cecile and John shared their thoughts on the important role of HR and HR technologies to help develop people, allow them to achieve their goals and aspirations, and ultimately, (no pun intended), to help the organization succeed. By creating person-centric and 'people first' technologies that better understand people, streamline and enhance the way work and transactions are performed, and enable them to connect to each other in powerful ways - Ultimate is helping people and organizations of all kinds meet their individual and organization-wide challenges. We also learned a new term - "Ambient HR" - that is a really powerful idea about where HR is heading.

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This was a really fun and interesting conversation - thanks to Cecile and John for joining us and thanks to everyone at Ultimate for having the HR Happy Hour at Ultimate Connections.

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PODCAST: #HRHappyHour 369 - Driving Improvements with Cloud Technology in Higher Ed

HR Happy Hour 369 - Driving Improvements with Cloud Technology in Higher Ed

Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane

Guest: Jennifer Martindale, Office of Continuous Improvement, Boise State University

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Recorded Live at Oracle Modern Business Experience

Today on the HR Happy Hour Show recorded live at the Oracle Modern Business Experience event, Steve and Trish were joined by Jennifer Martindale of Boise State University to talk about their journey to the cloud for their administrative systems like ERP, Finance, and now with HCM systems.

On the show, Jennifer shared some of their experiences along their path, the challenge of building consensus, managing change at the University, and how they are driving continuous improvement enabled by the shift to modern, cloud-based technologies.

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This was a really interesting and fun conversation with one of the leaders from a large, complex higher ed environment and has relevant lessons and takeaways for any organization who are also making HR and HR system transformation efforts.

Learn more about Oracle HCM at www.oracle.com/HCM

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PODCAST: #HRHappyHour 368 - Conversational Technology: The Evolution of HR Tech

HR Happy Hour 368 - Conversational Technology: The Evolution of HR Tech

Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane

Guest: Emly He, SVP, Oracle HCM Cloud, Oracle

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Recorded LIVE at the Oracle Modern Business Experience event, March 2019.

Today on the HR Happy Hour Show, in a special episode recorded live at Oracle Modern Business Experience, Steve and Trish were joined by Emily HE, SVP, Oracle HCM Cloud at Oracle. On the show Emily talked about how the team at Oracle has reimagined the employee experience, and how that has informed how their products and services have evolved, and what that means for HR and for business users.

Additionally, Emily shared how Oracle's innovative Digital Assistant solution - a conversational UI technology that lets employees interact with their HR technology solution in a modern, intuitive, and fun way is making an impact in areas like Recruiting and for the HR Help Desk. Finally, we introduced a new HR Happy Hour segment called 'The Best Thing I Ate This Week'.

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This was a fun and interesting show, thanks so much Emily for joining us and thanks to Oracle for having the HR Happy Hour Show at the Modern Business Experience event.

Learn more about Oracle HCM and the Digital Assistant at www.oracle.com/HCM.

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PODCAST: #HRHappyHour 367 - Busting HR Technology Implementation Myths

HR Happy Hour 367- Busting Technology Implementation Myths

Host: Trish McFarlane

Guests: Craig John Spendiff, Senior Vice President, Field Operations Major Accounts Services at ADP and Ed Davis, VP Professional Services at ADP

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This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Trish was joined by Craig John Spendiff and Ed Davis, executives at ADP, to talk about a topic that can strike fear into technology buyers...implementation.  While there are many myths can can scare even the most steely HR pro, Craig and Ed shared their expertise and knowledge of how to bust through the myths and have a successful technology implementation.

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

They talked through what you need to know when you're starting the journey with a new technology partner, whether or not you need an implementation plan, who to involve in the implementation, change management and user adoption. They may have even created a soccer (Futbol!) challenge for the future!

As part of ADP's new service program, ADP Advantage, the tools you need to keep these implementation worries at bay are now standard for ADP's customers.  This will drive greater success through the implementation process, "Go Live", and beyond.

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PODCAST: #HRHappyHour 366 - The Future of HR in 2019

HR Happy Hour 366 - The Future of HR in 2019

Host: Steve Boese

Guest: Mike DiClaudio, Principal, Advisory, KPMG

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This week on  the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve was joined by Mike DiClaudio, Principal, Advisory at KPMG to talk about some of the findings from KPMG's recent 'Future of HR 2019' survey and report.

On the show, Mike talked about some of key findings of the research, particularly in the areas of HR and organizational digital transformation intention and efforts. From Intelligent Automation, from both a business and HR perspective, which has emerged as an increased focus area for the CHRO, to better understanding the disconnect between the CEO and the CHRO as to the value of automation, to the segmentation of employees and groups for the purposes of creating different and personalized experiences in the workplace, the research offers plenty for HR leaders to consider and introduce in their organizations.

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This was a fun and interesting conversation, thanks very much to Mike for joining us.

Access the entire KPMG Future of HR 2019 report HERE.

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