PODCAST: HR Happy Hour 409 - Insights into Development and Investing in Ourselves

HR Happy Hour 409 - Insights into Development and Investing in Ourselves

Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane

Guest: Ben Brooks, Founder & CEO, Pilot

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This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish were joined by Ben Brooks, Founder and CEO of Pilot, an innovative software-based coaching platform for the enterprise and the winner of the HR Tech Conference 2019 Pitchfest. 

Ben shared insights on how he and his team at Pilot are making coaching and development more accessible, more timely, and more beneficial to employees, managers, and teams. Ben shared also how often it is the most successful and highest performers are least likely to seek coaching and development and offered some ideas and strategies to encourage these employees to find and make time for development and how organizations can support these efforts.

Ben also talked about the importance and practical challenges of bringing more of your whole self to the workplace, and how being even a little more open, curious, and interested in each of our colleagues as real people can bring valuable benefits to ourselves, our teams, and our organizations. Additionally, we talked about “Blue Monday”, the third Monday in January is the most depressing day of the year, Steve was crabby about the weather (surprise), and the importance of curiosity - both about the world outside of our day to day roles, as well as curiosity about ourselves.

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

Learn more about the Pilot here. And connect with Ben on LinkedIn here.

This was a really fun show, thanks to Ben for joining us!

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PODCAST: HR Happy Hour 407 - Unlocking the Potential in Your Workforce #HRHappyHour

HR Happy Hour 407 - Unlocking the Potential in Your Workforce

Host: Steve Boese

Guest: Nishika de Rosairo, CEO & Founder, Experiential Insight

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This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve was joined by Nishika de Rosairo, CEO & Founder of Experiential Insight to talk about how organizations can think about addressing the skills and capability gaps in their workforces, and how to work towards unlocking people's potential in the workplace. Nishika is extremely curious about people, and passionate about their development, and she has dedicated her journey to helping people unlock their potential and helping their organizations succeed.

On the show, Nishika talked about her view on how work and workplaces are changing, and how people in the workplace have changing needs as well - searching for more meaning and belonging at work. Preparing people for the workplace of the future is not just about arming them with the latest set of technical skills, it is equally about helping them to adapt, be tolerant of ambiguity, and be open to embrace change. Nishika talked about how organizations can better adapt their own approaches to training and development to help employees navigate these changes and challenges. Nishika also talked about how their organization, Experiential Insight, helps groups of leaders in an organization grow and develop and transform in order to realize their potential.

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

This was a really fun conversation, thanks so much to Nishika for joining us!

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PODCAST: HR Happy Hour 406 - HR Happy New Year 2020 - #HRHappyHour

HR Happy Hour 406 - HR Happy New Year 2020

Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane

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This week on a special LIVE epsiode of the HR Happy Hour Show to kick off 2020, Steve and Trish will talk all things New Year 2020 - the Rose Parade, the Pantone Color of the Year, a preview of the Oscars race and more. Additionally, we will do a review of 2019 and of the 2010s overall - what were the highlights and important developments and moments in HR, HR tech, work as well as in popular culture, sports, and even for us personally and professionally.

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

This was a fun way to launch the New Year on the HR Happy Hour Show and we hope you can join us.

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PODCAST: HR Happy Hour 404 - Utilizing a Learning Platform #HRHappyHour

HR Happy Hour 404 - Utilizing a Learning Platform

Hosts: Trish McFarlane, Ben Eubanks

Guests: Mark Onisk, Skillsoft; Wynn Schollum, Datacom

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On this episode of the HR Happy Hour, recorded live at the Skillsoft Perspectives 2019 event in Orlando, FL, Trish and Ben talked with Mark Onisk and Wynn Schollum. Wynn is the  L&OD Group Manager of Datacom, based in New Zealand.  They are a digital IT solutions provider.  He talked about how people are using the Skillsoft system and how they decided to partner with them.  Wynn also spoke about the importance of the brain science behind this platform and how it works for them.  Mark is the Chief Content Officer at Skillsoft.  He brought in information on Skillsoft's approach to learning and the importance of having consumer-led content.  Additionally, they covered how a partnership with Skillsoft works and what to look for when searching out a partnership.

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

This was a fun and informative show, thanks to Mark and Wynn for joining us and thanks to the team at Skillsoft for having us at the event.

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PODCAST: HR Happy Hour 402 - The Impact of Modern Talent Acquisition Technology - #HRHappyHour

HR Happy Hour 402 - The Impact of Modern Talent Acquisition Technology

Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane

Guests: Alen Brcic, Novant Health; Joe Essenfeld, iCIMS

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On this episode of the HR Happy Hour, recorded live at the recent iCIMS Influence 2019 event in Scottsdale, Arizona, Steve and Trish talked talent acquisition and modern TA technology with Alen Brcic, Director of HR Technology at Novant Health, and Joe Essenfeld, VP and GM of iCIMS. Joe was the founder of innovative recruiting technology company Jibe, which was recently acquired by iCIMS and he shared some of the history of Jibe and how their technology augments the iCIMS talent acquisition suite. Then Alen discussed some of the talent and hiring challenges at Novant, such as a chronic shortage of qualified nurses, and how innovative HR technology is helping their organization meet these challenges. Additionally, we talked about the importance of storytelling and connection to purpose in talent acquisition and how technology can support and enable recruiters in these efforts.

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

This was a fun and informative show, thanks to Alen and Joe for joining us and thanks to the team at iCIMS for having us at the event.

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