PODCAST: #HRHappyHour 384 - The Critical Role of Managers in Employee Engagement

HR Happy Hour 384 - The Critical Role of Managers in Employee Engagement

Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane

Guest: Jim Harter, Chief Workplace Scientist, Gallup

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This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish were joined by Jim Harter to talk about Gallup's most recent research, it's largest workplace study to date, and how the job of management has probably never been more complex. Jim is the co-author of 'It's the Manager', a look at how the role of manager has changed, how it remains critically important for employee engagement and organizational success. Jim shared several interesting findings from the research and the book, which all managers and leaders should understand as their workplaces evolve.

Additionally, Trish shared her excitement with the recent St. Louis Blues Stanley Cup victory, Steve admitted he has not watched a hockey game in years, and we discussed whether or not it is ethical to A/B test management theories on your kids.

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This was a really interesting and fun conversation, thanks to Jim for joining us.

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PODCAST: #HRHappyHour 383 - Improving Health and Wellbeing at Work and in the Community

HR Happy Hour 383 - Improving Health and Wellbeing at Work and in the Community

Hosts: Steve Boese

Guest: Tim State, Senior Vice President of Associate Health and Wellbeing, Humana

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This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, we were joined by Tim State of Humana, to talk about workplace health and employee wellbeing, and how Humana approaches wellbeing both inside their organization, and with the member organizations and employees they serve. Humana's 42K employees are focused on people, their wellbeing, and provides products and services to millions of people in the US and strives to help people reach their best health and life long wellbeing.

On the show Tim shared some of the innovative approaches they utilize with their associates - seeing wellbeing as a personal and individual journey to help each associate reach their wellbeing goals.At Humana they have developed a common language and mindset to holistic wellbeing, which has helped people understand their own journey. Their four dimensions of wellbeing - purpose, health, belonging, and security - which is the foundation of overall wellbeing have helped the organization define, program, measure, and improve wellbeing at work. Learn more about Humana here.

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PODCAST: #HRHappyHour 382 - Workplace Learning in 2019

HR Happy Hour 382 - Workplace Learning in 2019

Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane

Guest: Tanya Staples, Vice President of Learning Content, LinkedIn Learning

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This week on the HR Happy Hour Show Trish and Steve were joined by Tanya Staples, Vice President of Learning Content, LinkedIn Learning to talk about learning in the workplace, advances in enterprise learning technology, and what HR and learning leaders should be thinking about and doing to help address the learning needs of their workforces. LinkedIn recently published their latest Workplace Learning Report, which takes a deep dive into the current state of enterprise learning, what are some of the key drivers of learning in the workplace today, and offers advice for HR and learning leaders to make their programs and efforts more effective.

It has perhaps never been a better time to be a learning leader, and the learning function in the enterprise is more important than ever - with skills development, career development, and upskilling all being on the top of the list of HR and talent management priorities in 2019 and beyond.

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This was a really interesting conversation about an important topic in HR, learning, and talent management, thanks so much to Tanya for joining us.

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PODCAST: #HRHappyHour 381 - Building a Culture First Organization

HR Happy Hour 381 - Building a Culture First Organization

Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane

Guest: Damon Klotz, Work Culture Evangelist, CultureAmp

Sponsored by CultureAmp, the platform that turns your company culture into a competitive advantage. Your employee data tells you what's happened in the past, but what if it could tell you what might happen next. See how with your free Predictive Analytics report at www.cultureamp.com/happy.

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This week on the show, Trish and Steve were joined by Damon Klotz of CultureAmp to talk about what it really means to be a 'culture first' organization, how values in the organization drive behavior and form culture, and how strategy and talent must work in combination with culture to create the best business and people outcomes.

Additionally, we teased the next upcoming Workplace Movie Hall of Fame show, discussed boating on the Great Lakes, and we set the record for the longest pre-show pre-amble in HR Happy Hour Show history.

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This was a really fun and interesting conversation - thanks so much Damon for joiing us.

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PODCAST: #HRHappyHour 380 - Modern Approaches to Learning and Finding Knowledge

HR Happy Hour 380 - Modern Approaches to Learning and Finding Knowledge
 
Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane

Guest: Sam Crumley, VP of Employee Experience, Panopto

Sponsored by Panopto, or businesses and universities, Panopto is everything YouTube isn’t.
With enterprise-grade security, built-in recording and live streaming, and a unique search engine
that finds any word spoken in any video, Panopto is how professionals share knowledge.

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This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish welcomed Sam Crumley, of Panopto to talk about what it is like leading the people function at a company that actually provides tools to other organizations
and HR and people functions. Sam also shared how HR leaders and organizations have to respond to the new
ways employees are seeking knowledge and how they want to learn new skills. It is no surprise, video has
emerged as the primary media of choice for the modern workplace, and Sam shared some of the benefits and added analytical value that modern technology Panopto can provide.

Additionally Trish shared some of her observations from her role as Chairwoman of the recent HR Tech China
in Shanghai.

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This was a fun and interesting conversation, thanks to Sam for joining us.

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