HR Break Room

Guest: Amy Edmondson, Ph. D., Harvard Business School professor of leadership and management From lack of time to lack of C-suite buy-in, there's no shortage of reasons HR professionals might find themselves feeling more than a little frustrated — or even stuck — in their roles. In fact, in a role as challenging as HR, it would almost be more surprising if this weren't the case! However, these fee...

Guest: Guy Kawasaki, chief evangelist of Canva Guy Kawasaki, host of the podcast Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People , visits the HR Break Room ® to share his unique insights regarding attitudes toward innovation, both as it relates to HR tech and within modern organizations as a whole. In his position as chief evangelist of Canva, Kawasaki has seen and spearheaded positive changes across a diverse g...

Guest:  Steve Boese, HR Technology Conference program chair and HR Happy Hour podcast co-host As a challenging year forced more organizations to embrace the reality of the digital transformation in the workplace, how employees incorporate technology into processes becomes more important by the day. Steve Boese, chair of the HR Technology Conference, returns to the HR Break Room ® to discuss the re...

Guest: Sharlyn Lauby, founder of HR Bartender The events of 2020 exerted profound shifts in the way we think about work, including the technology we use to get our jobs done. But even as we enter the spring of 2021, a surprising number of organizations lag behind in their prioritization of automated workplace tech. Meanwhile, remote or hybrid working arrangements pose challenges of their own. For...

Guest: Justin Cameron, Paycom manager of background check product The ability to make informed hiring decisions is a crucial part of an effective talent acquisition process because it affects nearly every part of an organization. However, many businesses often overlook the importance of background checks or don't have the right HR tech to provide necessary information about candidates to help miti...

Guest: Adam Grant, organizational psychologist and New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take , Originals and Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know In episode 91 of HR Break Room ® , Adam Grant, organizational psychologist and New York Times bestselling author, joined us to talk about creating a resilient workplace in 2021 in the midst of burnout and fatigue. Throughout the...

Guest: Adam Grant, organizational psychologist and New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take , Originals , and Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know For businesses, 2020 was marked by exponential change. Many HR professionals who were on the front lines leading changes are now dealing with burnout and fatigue. How can HR teams address burnout and help create a culture of r...

Guests: Louis R. Lessig, Brown & Connery, LLP partner AJ Griffin, Paycom's director of government and community affairs The pre-employment screening process — criminal background checks, credit checks and so on — is crucial to many organizations' ability to bring in reliable talent. But the laws that govern that process exist in an often surprising state of flux, with the year to come being no exc...

Guests: Karin Hurt and David Dye, authors of Courageous Cultures Have you ever had a potentially good idea that you kept to yourself? It's a common experience, and in the world of work, it can be a problem. Organizations of all sizes and industries employ thoughtful, talented people who have ideas that could improve the customer experience, increase organizational efficiency and more. But for vari...

Guest: Steve Boese, HR Technology Conference program chair and HR Happy Hour podcast co-host With the employee experience becoming more important than ever and the continued desire of workers to function autonomously through technology, it pays to make your processes as simple as possible. If your employees can't — or, worse,  won 't  — use your HR tech because it's not sufficiently user-friendly,...

Guests: Ken Blanchard, founder and chief spiritual officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies Scott Blanchard, president of The Ken Blanchard Companies As organizational leaders around the country continue to pursue new avenues for innovation, preparing for possible business disruptions remains a priority. A company's executive team sets the tone, making it essential for organizational leaders to ensu...

Guest: Barbara Corcoran, founder of The Corcoran Group and investor on ABC's  Shark Tank Rapid change is a major challenge in every business, but it also presents great opportunity for innovation. Times like these can lead to the best ideas to move your business forward if you're smart enough to encourage and tap into your talented workforce. A competitor might be developing the next great busines...

Guests: Robin Boudreau, the New England Patriots (the Kraft Group and Affiliates) senior vice president of human resources Miranda Blaiklock, the New England Patriots (the Kraft Group and Affiliates) director of benefits, compensation and HRIS New legislation can create complex rules, weighty administrative responsibilities and allows zero margin for error: When it comes to  complying with employm...

Many paths exist to help you avoid profit drain in today's digital reality, with employee usage of HR technology serving as your compass. Take it from the New England Patriots' senior vice president of human resources, Robin Boudreau, and New England Patriots director of benefits, compensation and HRIS, Miranda Blaiklock, who believe executing an employee usage strategy has enabled their organizat...

Guests: Rob Magness, Paycom's regional vice president of sales A key to organizational effectiveness is the ability to adapt. One major element is an efficient process that allows you to inform and train all employees on organizational changes. Unfortunately, many companies don't have a training platform that allows for easy customization and consistent instruction. Instead, businesses are trying...

Guests: Sam Norman, Paycom's executive vice president of sales Jennifer Kraszewski, Paycom's vice president of human resources During unforeseen disruptions, your company may experience a dramatic increase or decrease in business. Experiencing the latter doesn't have to mean abandoning all projects — instead, it represents a unique opportunity to recalibrate, optimize and re-emerge stronger than b...

Guest: Henry Cloud, leadership expert, psychologist and bestselling author of The Power of the Other Jessica Melo, Paycom executive vice president of sales training Rapid change is a major challenge in every business, but it also creates the opportunity for growth, innovation and emerging leaders to step up. In today's quickly shifting environment, workplace leadership is more important than ever....

Guests: AJ Griffin, Paycom's director of government and community affairs Brian McManus, partner at Latham & Watkins LLP With major legislation already passed, organizations must  act now  to ensure continued operation and compliance. On March 27, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law. Among other provisions, employers may now elect to delay payment of...

Guest: Steve Boese, HR Technology Conference program chair and HR Happy Hour podcast co-host According to the World Economic Forum, 54% of employees expect to need upskilling or reskilling by 2022. One of the primary challenges facing organizations as they embrace the digital transformation is the gap between the limited supply of people with the right technology skills and the growing demand for...

Guests: Joe Callender, Ernst & Young executive director of quantitative economics and statistics Ken Nagle, Ernst & Young senior manager Jennifer Kraszewski, Paycom vice president of human resources In a recently updated Ernst & Young report , researchers found that performing HR tasks manually – or not allowing employees access to enter their own information – now costs an average of $4.51 for ev...

Work doesn't stop coming in when you're not at your desk. That's why we created Manager on-the-Go. This revolutionary enhancement to the Paycom mobile app helps managers make the most of their day by empowering them to complete essential tasks involving their employees – anytime, anywhere.  In this HR Break Room ®  Take 5, a manager and an HR professional talk about how their use of Manager on-the...

Guest:   Meghan M. Biro, founder and CEO of TalentCulture   Proper planning is fundamental to success, especially for HR business partners (HRBPs) who must be proactive when it comes to addressing workforce challenges, including the first fully digital generation to enter the workforce: Generation Z.   According to Gartner , "organizations that build high-performing HRBPs improve employee performa...

Guest: Steve Browne, vice president of human resources at LaRosa's Pizzeria and author of HR on Purpose: Delivering Deliberate People Passion Today's competitive marketplace is growing and advancing faster than ever before, thanks to technology. And the demand for a people-first group like HR to step up as leaders in the organization is essential to successful employee retention and engagement ini...

Guest: David Salyers, former vice president of marketing at Chick-fil-A and co-author of Remarkable: Maximizing Results Through Value Creation In today's competitive market, falling behind on employee training trends can leave your organization scrambling to keep top talent. To make matters worse, a poor employee experience can create a less productive culture and harm the employer brand. Unsurpri...

Guest: Sharlyn Lauby, HR Bartender founder and ITM Group president In a business landscape forged through emerging workplace technology, the role of HR continues to evolve. So how can HR professionals bridge the gap between their people and technology to actively participate in employee experience initiatives?   In this episode of HR Break Room , recorded at the Society for Human Resource Manageme...