PODCAST: #HRHappyHour 329 - Re-imagining and Redesigning Employee Performance Management

HR Happy Hour 329 - Reimagining and Redesigning Employee Performance Management

Sponsored by Virgin Pulse - www.virginpulse.com

Host: Steve Boese

Guests: Laurie Zaucha, VP Human Resources and Organizational Development; Tom Hammond, VP Corporate Strategy and Product Management, Paychex

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This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve is joined by Laurie Zaucha and Tom Hammond of Paychex - one of the largest HR technology companies who have completely redesigned their internal performance management processes.

Paychex is both a major player in the HR Technology space - they have over 650,000 clients and process payroll for 1 in 12 US workers, and is a large, complex, and dynamic technology company with over 14,000 employees.

On the show, we talked about how Paychex has evolved their performance management processes to a new format and structure called the 4x4 - four simple yet important questions, reviewed four times a year by managers and employees, which has helped to keep employees focused on their most important goals, enabled managers to do more coaching and development, and helped the organization become more agile and responsive to changing customer and business needs.

If you are an HR leader stuck between the traditional annual performance process, and the newer totally unstructured, feedback-driven tools that have become trendy but may not actually keep employees and the organization overall remain aligned, this 4x4 approach to performance development may be just the right and most impactful balance between the two.

You can listen to the show on the show page here, on your favorite podcast app, or via the widget player below:

Thanks to Laurie and Tom for sharing their insights and for hosting the HR Happy Hour Show.

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PODCAST: #HRHappyHour 328 - SHRM Annual Recap with My Daughter

HR Happy Hour 328- SHRM Annual Recap with My Daughter

Sponsored by Virgin Pulse - www.virginpulse.com

Hosts: Trish McFarlane

Guest: Carleigh McFarlane, Trish's daughter

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This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, host Trish McFarlane is joined by Carleigh McFarlane.  Trish and Carleigh attended the SHRM Annual conference, with Carleigh being a junior blogging ambassador.  As a high school freshman, Carleigh's perception of what is happening in the work world is quite unique.  

Carleigh attended sessions, participated in her first vendor product demo, walked an Expo floor for the first time, and much more!  Tune in to hear how the upcoming generation feels about the workplaces they will be joining in a few years.  This was a really engaging and interesting conversation with a student who is interested in the future of work - thanks to Carleigh for joining Trish.

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

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Have a great weekend!

PODCAST: #HRHappyHour 327 - Business and HR Transformation at General Motors

HR Happy Hour 327 - Business and HR Transformation at General Motors

Sponsored by Virgin Pulse - www.virginpulse.com

Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane

Guest: Michael Arena, Chief Talent Officer, General Motors

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This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, hosts Steve Boese and Trish McFarlane are joined by General Motors Chief Talent Officer Michael Arena to talk about GM's business and HR transformation efforts, a program called 'GM2020'. On the show Michael shared how GM's business has had to undergo pretty significant, rapid, and cultural change in response to some dramatic changes and challenges in the automotive industry. 

Michael shared how GM's HR and Talent organizations have had to help the organization meet these challenges by becoming more agile, developing and acquiring new skills and capabilities, and learning where and when to support, foster, and encourage new, innovative ways of thinking - leading to the development and launch of the next generation of great automotive solutions.

We also talked Cadillacs, Corvettes, Buicks, and Chevy Trucks - because c'mon, who doesn't love those?

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 engaging and interesting conversation with an HR leader at one of America's most famous and successful companies - thanks to Michael for joining us.

Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour Show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Google Podcasts, or your favorite podcast app - just search for 'HR Happy Hour'. 

This week on the #HRHappyHour Podcast Network

This was a big week on the HR Happy Hour Podcast Network and with the HR Happy Hour on Alexa, so in case you missed anything or wanted to catch up on your favorite HR podcasts this weekend, here is a quick rundown of this past week across the HHH Network:

HR Happy Hour 326 - High Tech HR: Innovating + Expanding Opportunity at Red Hat

Host: Steve Boese

Guest: DeLisa Alexander, Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer, Red Hat

Sponsored by Virgin Pulse - www.virginpulse.com

This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve is joined by DeLisa Alexander, EVP and Chief People Officer at Red Hat - an 11,000+ employee high tech company built on open source technology and committed to the idea that sharing, community, and being open can unlock the potential of people and organizations

HR Market Watch 10 - The Future Role of the Recruiter

Host: George LaRocque

Guest: Art Papas, CEO, Bullhorn

What's the future of recruiting? And what does that mean for recruiters?

Join George LaRocque from HRWins to explore how the role of the recruiter is changing today with guest Art Papas CEO of Bullhorn.

We're Only Human 27 - How McDonald's Measures Learning Outcomes

Host: Ben Eubanks

Guest: Kevin M. Yates

One of the hard things for HR leaders to do is understand if the work they are doing actually has an impact on the business. What's the ROI, if any, of the investments and effort you're putting into your work?

That's an question we're going to discuss today with Kevin M. Yates, a brilliant L&D leader and a self-described data detective, who recently joined the learning team at McDonald's. In the conversation, Kevin makes it really clear how to think through using data, evidence and facts to support what HR and learning leaders are doing in the business. 

Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour Podcast Network shows on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Google Podcasts or your favorite podcast app - just search for 'HR Happy Hour'.

Finally, the HR Happy Hour Show for Amazon Alexa is going strong too - in the Amazon Alexa app you can add the 'HR Happy Hour' skill to your Alexa's daily Flash Briefings for updates three or four times each week from Trish McFarlane, Steve Boese, and Ben Eubanks. These are short, 3 - 5 minute 'mini' episodes covering a wide range of topics on HR, the workplace, technology, business and more. And if you don't have an Echo device you can also listen online at  the HR Happy Hour Show on Alexa.

Here's a sample of one of the shows from this week:

HR Happy Hour Show on Alexa - Episode 32

Host: Steve Boese

In this episode, Steve talks about when to let an employee who resigns work out his or her 'two weeks notice' and when to show them the exit door immediately after they turn in their resignation

That's it from your pals on the HR Happy Hour Podcast Network - have a great weekend!

This week on the #HRHappyHour Podcast Network

This was a big week on the HR Happy Hour Podcast Network and with the HR Happy Hour on Alexa, so in case you missed anything or wanted to catch up on your favorite HR podcasts this weekend, here is a quick rundown of this past week on the HHH Network:

The Human Friendly Workplace 5  - The Power of Purpose in Business with Jason Lauritsen

In this episode, Jason interviews Kristofor Lofgren, CEO of Sustainable Restaurant Group, the parent company of Bamboo Sushi and Quick Fish--two sustainable fast casual restaurant concepts. In the discussion, Kristofor shares how creating a culture of purpose has helped him to not only attract the most qualified employees, but also to keep them. He also explains that when you treat your employees like adults and show empathy, sympathy, compassion and thoughtfulness; you will have a devoted workforce of leaders.

HR Happy Hour 325 - Connecting Technology, Data, and the Employee Experience with Steve Boese and Trish McFarlane

Sponsored by Virgin Pulse - www.virginpulse.com

This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish were joined by Scot Marcotte, Client Technology Leader from Conduent HR Services, a digital interactions company that serves HR organizations as an 'aggregator of experiences', to help HR organizations deliver better services by bringing together, data, insights, and helping employees be more informed of the services and programs for health, wealth, and career programs that are available to them.

On the show, we talked about some of the major technology and organizational changes that are driving and shaping how leading HR organizations are providing services to their employees and helping the organization achieve their desired business outcomes.

Research on the Rocks 6 - Measuring and Driving Employee Engagement with Mollie Lombardi and Madeline Laurano

In this episode, Madeleine and Mollie catch up on their spring conference travel, and sit down with Willis Towers Watson to talk about how they are measuring and driving engagement within organizations. They discuss how tools can help enable managers to take action on employee sentiment data, as well as the power of a "listening strategy" when it comes to managing change and driving performance.

Reminder: You can subscribe to all the HR Happy Hour Podcast Network shows on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Google Podcasts or your favorite podcast app - just search for 'HR Happy Hour'.

Finally, the HR Happy Hour Show for Amazon Alexa is going strong too - in the Amazon Alexa app you can add the 'HR Happy Hour' skill to your Alexa's daily Flash Briefings for updates three or four times each week from Trish McFarlane, Steve Boese, and Ben Eubanks. These are short, 3 - 5 minute 'mini' episodes covering a wide range of topics on HR, the workplace, technology, business and more. And if you don't have an Echo device you can also listen online at  the HR Happy Hour Show on Alexa.

Here's a sample of one of the shows from this week:

HR Happy Hour on Alexa - Episode 28 with Steve Boese

Welcome to the HR Happy Hour on Alexa. A short, quick version of the popular HR Happy Hour Podcast, where Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane, and Ben Eubanks take on topics on Human Resources, HR technology, work, and the workplace. And more.

In this episode, Steve talks about the Life at 2.0x speed, and what listening to podcasts at double speed says about our work culture.

That's it from your pals on the HR Happy Hour Podcast Network - have a great weekend!