ANNOUNCEMENT: The HR Happy Hour Podcast Network

I am super excited today to share some great news - the official launch of the HR Happy Hour Podcast Network, and the details of the three new shows that will soon debut on the HR Happy Hour umbrella. My co-host, Trish McFarlane and I are thrilled to be joined by such a great lineup of shows and contributors, and you can read the details of the announcement HERE.

Some quick backstory for folks who may not be familiar with the HR Happy Hour Show, (I know, shocking!), that will help explain and set the context for today's announcement.

Back in 2009 I was an adjunct instructor at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY teaching a graduate-level course for HR Master's students on the topic of HR Technology. At that time I got the crazy idea to try and record interviews with HR and HR Tech leaders, and make these audio files a part of the course's required materials for the class. I used the Blog Talk Radio platform to make the recording process a little easier for guests, as back then, even Skype was hardly in use by most folks, and fewer folks were recording podcasts on their own, in even a quasi-professional manner.

Since then, the HR Happy Hour Show has evolved and transformed. The first two or three years featured mostly live-streamed shows broadcasting at 8PM on Thursday nights, complete with callers, a lively Twitter backchannel on the #HRHappyHour hashtag, and even dedicated Google Wave threads!

In the last few years the HR Happy Hour has become a more traditional podcast, generally pre-recorded, or recorded live at industry events, and (lightly) edited to fit the now much more widespread and popular podcast format and formula. The last few years have seen a dramatic rise in the overall popularity of podcasting in a number of topics and domains, and I personally am proud that the HR Happy Hour Show was podcasting before podcasting was cool! We have had a series of great guests, covered the most relevant topics in HR, HR Technology, work, and the workplace, and had a lot of fun along the way.

And now with the launch of the new HR Happy Hour Network, these first three new titles, (details are in the release here), and to be partnering with such a great group of people, I am confident the next seven years of the HR Happy Hour will be just as much fun as the first seven.

Many thanks to everyone who has listened to, supported, or even guested on the show so far - stay tuned for more great and informative content, HR and HR technology insights, and hopefully - lots of fun from your pals at the HR Happy Hour Show and Network.

LIVE TONIGHT: The #HRHappyHour Show : From HR Pro to HR Consultant

HR Happy Hour 236  - From HR Pro to HR Consultant and Back Again

Broadcast LIVE Thursday March 3, 2016 - 8:00PM EST

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Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane

Guest: Robin Schooling, VP, Human Resources, Hollywood Casino

This week on a special LIVE show in our traditional Thursday at 8PM timeslot, Steve and Trish will welcome friend of the show and HR leader Robin Schooling to talk about life as an HR leader, as an HR consultant, and the key differences and challenges in performing both roles successfully.

In addition, Steve and Trish will grade each others Oscars predictions, we'll share some exciting upcoming show news, and we will take your calls and play along LIVE on the Twitter backchannel - just use #HRHappyHour to join in.

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

Reminder, you can find, listen, and subscribe to the show on iTuned or using your favorite podcast app - just search for 'HR Happy Hour' to add the show to your subscriptions and you will never miss an episode,

It will be great to be back on the air LIVE this Thursday at 8PM ET - we hope you can join the fun!

LIVE Tomorrow - #HRHappyHour Show - 'Heartland HR'

HR Happy Hour 189 - 'Heartland HR'

LIVE Thursday August 14, 2014 at 8:00PM ET

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Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane

Guest : Dwane Lay

This week the HR Happy Hour Show returns with a special LIVE show on Thursday August 14, 2014 at 8:00PM EDT. Steve and Trish will welcome guest Dwane Lay, Head of HR Process Design for Dovetail Software, author, speaker, and excellent karaoke singer to talk about his and our experiences and observations from a summer hitting up the HR circuit and talking to lots and lots of HR pros across America. Talent management, a tightening recruiting market, and even HR professionals looking to further their own personal professional development were just some of things we've heard this summer and we will hit up those topics and more in what should be a fun and lively conversation.

We will also open up the lines for you to share what is on your mind as an HR pro for the balance of 2014 and beyond.

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

Listen To Business Internet Radio Stations with Steve Boese Trish McFarlane on BlogTalkRadio

And of course you can always catch the replay on the show page, on iTunes for Apple devices, or for Android using an app called Stitcher Radio. Just search for 'HR Happy Hour' and add the show to your podcast subscriptions to be sure not to miss an episode.

It should be a fun show and we hope you can join us LIVE this Thursday August 14, 2014 at 8:00PM.

LIVE Tonight - #HRHappyHour Show 187 - Summer Special

HR Happy Hour 187 - 'LIVE Summer Special'

Broadcast LIVE Thursday July 10, 2014 - 8:00PM EDT

Hosts: Trish McFarlane, Steve Boese

Back in the first few years of  the HR Happy Hour Show, Thursday nights at 8:00PM was the normal weekly day and time when the HR Happy Hour Show would broadcast live, and take calls, check out the #HRHappyHour backchannel on Twitter, and just enjoy hanging out (virtually) with the great HR community.

So even though it has been a while since the HR Happy Hour Show has actually broadcast live, we thought it might be fun to occasionally bring back the live format and connect with the listeners, take a few calls, and have some fun on the back channel

So this week the show will be going LIVE at 8:00PM EDT on Thursday July 10, 2014 to talk about some of the most current, interesting and challenging topics in HR, work, and the workplace and to take your calls as well. We will plan to hit a wide range of topics but most of all want to hear from you.

You can listen to the show Live tonight at 8:00PM ET using the show page here, on the Call-in number 646-378-1086, or the embedded player below: 

Listen To Business Internet Radio Stations with Steve Boese Trish McFarlane on BlogTalkRadio

It will be fun to be back on live tonight, so we hope you can join us on the show, back live for the first time in 2014.

PODCAST - #HRHappyHour 178 - Making Talent Data Actionable

HR Happy Hour 178 - 'Making Talent Data Actionable'

Recorded Friday March 21, 2014

On the latest HR Happy Hour Show, hosts Steve Boese and Trish McFarlane sat down with Mark Brandau, Vice President of Solution Marketing at SAP, responsible for Cloud Solutions including SuccessFactors to talk about talent management, Talent Reviews, and how some of the latest developments from SuccessFactors including the new 'Presentations' capability are helping to make workforce and talent data accessible and actionable.

If you have been in HR or line management long enough you know how tedious, manual, and downright painful traditional Talent Review meetings can be. Lots of paper, lots of manually created PowerPoint decks, lots of people trying to make some of the most important talent management decisions for the organization but spending too much time on executing the process and not enough making the important, strategic decisions that the business demands. Modern technologies for Talent Reviews have come light years from where they were just a few years ago, and the modern HR organization can now have advanced capability to rate, review, align, and develop talent all in one place.

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

Check Out Business Podcasts at Blog Talk Radio with Steve Boese on BlogTalkRadio

 

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 informative show and I would like to thank Mark and the folks at SAP for being a part of the HR Happy Hour Show.