PODCAST - #HRHappyHour 185 - Digital Disruption

HR Happy Hour 185 - Digital Disruption (Live from HireVue)

Recorded Tuesday June 2, 2014

Host: Steve Boese

Guest: Ben Martinez

This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve caught up with Ben Martinez, VP of HR for HireVue, a leading HR technology solution provider. Recorded live at the inaugural HireVue user conference in Park City, UT - Steve and Ben had a fascinating conversation on the challenges of growing and scaling a company, how digital technologies are transforming talent acquisition, and what the future might hold for the digital recruiitng space. 

Additionally,we talked about the Dunbar number, (look it up), and what that suggests for HR leaders that are facing the unique circumstances of growing a company while sustaining the "small company" culture.

You can listen to the show on the show page here, or using the widget player below:

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It was a fun conversation with Ben, check out his blog over at HRHound.com, and many thanks to him and the entire team at HireVue for allowing the HR Happy Hour Show to be a part of Digital Disruption.

PODCAST - #HRHappyHour 183 - Sports and HR with the 8 Man Rotation

HR Happy Hour 183 - Sports and HR with the 8 Man Rotation

Recorded Thursday, May 15, 2014

Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane

Guests: Kris Dunn, Matt Stollak, Tim Sackett, Lance Haun

Fantastic to have the entire crew from the 8 Man Rotation series of E-books on Sports and HR all together in the HR Happy Hour house to share some takes on the top sports issues of the day and their impact/relevance to work and workplaces everywhere.

The 8 Man Crew hit a wide range of current sports topics - Donald Sterling, the NBA coaching turmoil, Michael Sam and the NFL's readiness for their first openly gay player, and even dipped in the world of college sports with a take on the unionization and payment of college athletes.

Also, Steve shared his dark horse pick for the upcoming soccer World Cup, and as expected, we completely ignored the sport of hockey.

It was a really fun and engaging show with the 8 Man crew and will make for a great weekend listen.

You can listen to the show on the show page here or using the widget player below:

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This was a fun and interesting show, and I hope you check it out. Many thanks to KD, Tim, Matt, and Lance for joining the HR Happy Hour Show.

Have a great weekend!

PODCAST - #HRHappyHour 182 - People Matter

HR Happy Hour 182 - People Matter (Live from the PeopleMatter Collaborate 2014 Conference)

Recorded Thursday, May 8, 2014

Host: Steve Boese

Guests: Nate DaPore, President & CEO of PeopleMatter, John Sumser, Editor-in-Chief, HRexaminer

This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, recorded live from Charleston, South Carolina at the PeopleMatter Collaborate 2014 user conference, Steve sat down with with Nate DaPore, President & CEO of HR technology solution provider PeopleMatter, and John Sumser, Editor of HRexaminer, for a fun and interesting conversation on modern HR technology trends, the advantages for organizations to partner with solution providers that understand their particular industry, and the vibrant and growing city of Charleston, a kind of model for modern workforce development and technology progress.

PeopleMatter is the leading provider of HR technology solutions for hiring, learning, scheduling, and compliance for the hospitality, retail, restaurant, and convenience store verticals. Their technology solutions are designed to meet the specific needs of employees, managers, and even applicants that work in these industries, and have been developed over time to meet the challenges of high turnover, need to rapidly train new hires, and to communicate to a young and diverse workforce using modern tech and mobile devices.

On the show, Nate shared PeopleMatter's beginnings when a few years ago, it became apparent to him that a massive market category of employers and workers were not being well served (or even being served at all) by the larger, generic, 'one size fits all' solutions that had been on the market. From there, PeopleMatter has enhanced their focus on the markets they serve, while ensuring they continue to deliver both a highly functional solution and one that meets the user experience demands of the modern worker. Then, John and Nate talked about the dynamism and growth of Charleston as a new technology hub, and the amazing things that can happen when really smart people congregate in a really amazing city. 

You can listen to the show on the show page here or using the widget player below:

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Additionally, you can subscribe to the HR Happy Hour Show on iTunes, or for Android device users, from a free app called Stitcher Radio. In both cases just search for 'HR Happy Hour' and add the show to your podcast subscription list. 

This was a fun and interesting show, and I hope you check it out. Many thanks to Nate, John, and everyone at PeopleMatter for allowing me and the HR Happy Hour to be a part of Collaborate 2014.

PODCAST - #HRHappyHour 179 - Data Driven HR

HR Happy Hour 179 - 'Data Driven HR' (Live from Equifax Workforce Solutions Forum 2014)

Recorded Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane

Guests: Dann Adams, President, Equifax Workforce Solutions and Mike Psenka, Senior Vice President Workforce Analytics, Equifax Workforce Solutions

Last week Steve and Trish were able to attend Equifax Workforce Solutions Annual User Conference in Scottsdale, AZ and sit down with Dann Adams and Mike Psenka to talk about some of the ways that more advanced capability and increased availability of data and analytics are changing the way HR gets done, and increasing the opportunities for HR to contribute significant business value.

Data is increasingly the 'must have' resource for HR leaders. It can allow the leveraging of that data and the related insights on pay, turnover, and job movement from a wide swath of industries and millions of data points in order to give organizations a better understanding of how their workforce trends stack up to their peers. It also means using data and decision support tools to ensure the organization is making the right decisions and remaining compliant with complex ACA requirements.

Equifax Workforce Solutions through their technology solutions, extensive and robust data set from which to derive insights, and the domain experience of their team are at the forefront of delivering on the promise and potential that data and analytics offer to HR leaders and organizations. On the show, Dann and Mike share a few examples and share their insights as to how HR organizations can get the most value from these data driven approaches. 

You can listen to the show on the show page here or using the widget player below: 

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This was a fun and informative show and I would like to thank Dann, Mike, and everyone at Equifax Workforce Solutions for allowing the HR Happy Hour Show to be a part of Forum 2014. 

PODCAST - #HRHappyHour 176 - Big Bets for HR

HR Happy Hour 176 - 'Big Bets for HR'

Recorded live at Oracle HCM World - Thursday February 6, 2014

One more shot from last week's Oracle HCM World event - the HR Happy Hour Show/Podcast that Trish McFarlane and I were able to record with Oracle's Bertrand Dussert, VP of HR Transformation and one of the sharpest guys around when it comes to understanding modern HR, and the critical role of technology in that transformation to modern HR.

You can catch the show on the show page here, or using the widget player below:

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Bertrand has had a great and varied career as an HR practitioner and executive, which sets him apart from many of the typical HR software company execs you'll encounter. He knows the challenges that come with being an HR and business leader playing in the big leagues, and can lend this expertise and insight to the clients he works with in his role as a trusted advisor for Oracle.

In the show, we talked with Bertrand on some of the most interesting technological trends and the opportunities they will present - the 'Big Bets for HR' as it were. We hit upon wearable devices, the internet of things, predicitive analytics and more. And at every turn Bertrand helps us break down the topic and see what it all might mean for HR leaders in the future.

It was a really fun, lively, and quick 30 minutes or so, and I hope you take some time this week to check out the show.

Once again, you can listen to or download the show from the show page here, or from the iTunes store - just search the Podcasts section for 'HR Happy Hour'. Android users - we have you covered too. Download a podcast app called Stitcher Radio and search for 'HR Happy Hour' and add the show to your list of favorites.

Thanks again to Bertrand and to everyone over at Oracle for making it possible to record the HR Happy Hour live and on site from Oracle HCM World.