HR Happy Hour Network

The HR Happy Hour Network Welcomes "Take a Different Seat" Hosts:  Steve Boese  &  Trish Steed Guest:  Chris Havrilla , Podcast Host & Founder of AI Alchemists™   Summary The HR Happy Hour Media Network is welcoming a new show to the network:  Take a Different Seat , hosted by longtime technology strategist, analyst, advisor, and product leader Chris Havrilla....

From Low-Wage Work to Career Opportunity: Building Better Talent Pathways Host:  Steve Boese Guest:  Connor Diamond-Yauman , Co-CEO of Merit America   Summary In this episode of  At Work in America , Steve is joined by Connor Diemand-Yauman, for a conversation about economic mobility, workforce development, and creating stronger pathways from low-wage work into sustainable care...

The Crossroads of HR: AI, Judgement, and the Future of the Profession Hosts:  Mervyn Dinnen Guest:  David D'Souza , Writer, keynote speaker, and advisor   Summary In this episode of  HR Means Business , Mervyn is joined by David D’Souza, former Director of Profession at the CIPD, for a wide-ranging conversation about the future of HR and the capabilities professionals will need...

Compliance Is Cool: Using AI to Make Employment Law Easier Hosts:  Steve Boese  and  Trish Steed Guest:  Kimball Dean Parker , CEO at SixFifty   Summary In this episode of  At Work in America , Steve and Trish welcome Kimball Dean Parker, CEO of SixFifty, for a conversation about how technology and AI are changing the way organizations manage employment law and compli...

The Q4 Scramble: Setting Boundaries Before Budgeting & Open Enrollment Begin Host:  Sabrina Baker   Summary September is the Sunday evening of the business calendar—summer vacations end, executive energy surges, and suddenly every department wants everything finished before December 31st. For small business HR leaders (1–500 employees) operating without a bench of specialists, handli...

Is the Culture You Have the Culture You Think You Have? How to Read the Culture Signals Hosts:  Steve Boese  and  Trish Steed Guest:  Meisha-ann Martin, Ph. D. , VP of People Research at  Workhuman   Summary In this episode of the  HR Happy Hour Show , Steve and Trish are joined by Meisha-ann Martin, VP of People Research at Workhuman, for a conversation about mo...

Ghosting the Ghost Jobs: Navigating Today’s Hiring Nightmare Hosts:  Jack McFarlane  and  Nicholas Schlemmer   Summary In this episode of  The Play by Play , Jack and Nick dig into the increasingly complicated world of modern job hunting, beginning with the rise of ghost jobs  -  job postings that remain online even when an organization may not actually be hiring...

What Signals is Your Culture Sending Out into the World? Hosts:  Steve Boese  and  Trish Steed Guest:  Saima Rashid , Chief Marketing Officer at  Workhuman   Summary It’s easy to point to a careers page, recruiting campaign, company values, or social media presence. But ultimately, an employer brand is shaped by something much harder to manufacture: what employee...

Reclaiming the Plot: HR’s Role in the AI Transformation Hosts:  Mervyn Dinnen Guest:  Dr. Kelly Monahan , Future of Work and AI Advisor   Summary In this episode of  HR Means Business , Mervyn welcomes Dr. Kelly Monahan, future of work and AI advisor and author of  Reclaim the Plot , for a conversation about what it means to redesign organizations for a world where humans...

Rebuilding Pathways to Work: Removing Barriers for Overlooked Talent Hosts:  Steve Boese  and  Trish Steed Guest: Dr. Lee Bowes, CEO of America Works   Summary In this episode of  At Work in America , Steve and Trish speak with Dr. Lee Bowes, CEO of America Works, about what it takes to reconnect people with meaningful employment - and why employers may be overlooking indi...

How Work Gets Done Now, and the Signals for How to Measure It Hosts:  Steve Boese  and  Trish Steed Guest:  KeyAnna Schmeidl , Chief Human Experience Officer at  Workhuman   Summary Work has outgrown the org chart. Today, work moves across teams, projects, functions, technologies, and informal networks that traditional workforce metrics were never designed to cap...

The Accidental Manager Trap (And How to Fix It) Host:  Sabrina Baker   Summary What happens when your top individual contributor gets promoted to manager but receives zero training on how to actually manage people? In small and mid-sized businesses (1 to 500 employees), "accidental managers" are created every day. While these star performers have great intentions, placing them in managem...

Workplace Movie Hall of Fame - America's Sweethearts 2026 Hosts:  Steve Boese  and  Trish Steed   Summary In this episode of  At Work in America , Steve and Trish return to Netflix’s  America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders  to unpack the workplace lessons found throughout Season 3. Following significant changes to DCC compensation, the conversation mo...

Seeing the Future: Prediction Markets on the Rise With Gen Z Hosts:  Jack McFarlane  and  Nicholas Schlemmer   Summary In this episode of  The Play by Play,  Jack and Nick break down the growing world of prediction markets and explore why platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket have captured the attention of Gen Z. They discuss how these markets work, the appeal of their...

Are You Feeding AI the Wrong Data? The Leadership Signals You're Missing Hosts:  Steve Boese  and  Trish Steed Guest:  Tom Libretto , President at  Workhuman   Summary AI is only as powerful as the data behind it. As organizations race to deploy new AI tools, they may be overlooking one of the richest sources of workforce intelligence already available to them: the ev...

Workplace Connection: What Drives Motivation, Retention, and Performance Host:  Steve Boese Guest:  Jason Lauritsen , Workplace strategist, Executive advisor, Keynote speaker, and co-author of the Human Connection Study   Summary In this episode of  At Work in America , Steve Boese speaks with workplace strategist, advisor, and keynote speaker Jason Lauritsen about the  Hu...

How Culture Can Make or Break AI Adoption Hosts:  Mervyn Dinnen Guest:  Nick Holmes , VP of Learning and Culture, and Founder of Culture Nova   Summary In this episode of  HR Means Business , Mervyn Dinnen speaks with Nick Holmes, organizational culture researcher, VP of Learning and Culture, and founder of Culture Nova. Nick is currently completing a PhD focused on developing...

Moments That Matter and Shape Employee Trust: Lessons from SHRM 2026 Host:  Steve Boese Guests:  Tom Fischer , Marketing Leader Brian Elfrink , Product Leader Troy Hupp , Product Leader for Employee Verifications Erin Derby , Sr. Director, Partners and Alliances   Summary In this special episode of the  HR Happy Hour  recorded live at SHRM 2026, Steve Boese brings together...

How Leaders Can Build AI-Native Organizations Host:  Steve Boese Guests:  Brian Solis , Head of Global Innovation -  Dave Wright , Chief Innovation Officer, ServiceNow   Summary On this episode of  System of Record , Steve Boese is joined by Dave Wright and Brian Solis, co-authors of  Infinite: How Leaders Transform Businesses with AI , for a conversation about what i...

Leadership Development, No Budget Required Host:  Sabrina Baker   Summary Small businesses run on homegrown leaders, high performers promoted into management with zero support for the completely different skill set that role actually requires. Sabrina argues that leadership development is already happening in every organization, whether intentional or not, because new leaders learn by wa...

AI and the Next Evolution of Performance Management Host:  Steve Boese Guest:  Bryan Hancock , Partner at McKinsey & Company   Summary On this episode of  At Work in America , Steve Boese sits down with Bryan Hancock, Partner at McKinsey & Company, to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping the future of human resources. Rather than viewing AI as a replace...

How AI and Assumptions are Shaping Hiring in 2026 Hosts:  Mervyn Dinnen Guest:  Ken Ward , Talent Acquisition Leader   Summary On this episode of  HR Means Business , Mervyn is joined by talent acquisition leader Ken Ward to explore what today's hiring market looks like from the perspective of an experienced executive candidate. Drawing on more than 30 years in talent acquisiti...

Rebuilding Workplace Connection in the Age of AI and Hybrid Work Host:  Steve Boese  and  Trish Steed Guest:  David Goldstein , Founder of TeamBonding   Summary On this episode of  At Work in America , Steve Boese is joined by David Goldstein, Founder of TeamBonding and author of  Beyond Trust Falls: The Definitive Guide to Building Teams That Click , to explore...

Why Gen Z is Rethinking Careers: The Rise of Skilled Trades Hosts:  Jack McFarlane  and  Nicholas Schlemmer Guest: Jake Adams, Journeyman Carpenter   Summary In this episode of  The Play by Play Podcast , Jack McFarlane and Nick Schlemmer revisit the world of blue-collar work with returning guest Jake Adams, a journeyman carpenter who first joined the show at the beginning...

Leadership in the AI Era: How Great Managers Create Clarity Through Change Host:  Steve Boese  and  Trish Steed Guest:  Ben Brooks , Founder & CEO at  PILOT   Summary On this episode of  At Work in America , Steve Boese and Trish Steed welcome leadership expert and Pilot founder Ben Brooks for a timely conversation on leading through uncertainty. As AI, econo...