HR Happy Hour Network

HR Happy Hour 314 - The Employer Health Care Benefits Update for 2018 Host: Steve Boese Guest: Shandon Fowler This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve is joined by Shandon Fowler, Founder and Principal of Four8 Insights, a benefits technology and communication consultancy based in Charleston, South Carolina to talk about important employer health care benefits issues, trends, and what HR and Ben...

HR Happy Hour 313 - The HR Happy Hour 2018 Oscars Preview and Predictions Show Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish return with their Annual Academy Awards Preview and Predictions Show, a tradition on the HR Happy Hour from at least 1983. Steve and Trish break down all the important Oscar categories - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Leading and...

HR Happy Hour 312 - HR Tech Startup Spotlight: Disco Host: Steve Boese Guests: Justin Vandehey, Veronica Belmont from Disco This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve kicks off a new series, the HR Tech Startup Spotlight with Justin Vandehey and Veronica Belmont from Disco, an AI-based engagement and recognition platform based team collaboration tools like Slack and MS Teams, On the show, Justin a...

HR Happy Hour 311 - Creating a Culture of Performance Based on Feedback Host: Steve Boese Guest: Marie-Claire Barker, Global Chief Talent Officer, Wavemaker This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve is joined by Marie-Claire Barker, Global Chief Talent Officer at Wavemaker. a  global media, content, and technology agency to talk about modern approaches to performance management and creating a cul...

HR Happy Hour 310 - The H3 "Hot 3" Hosts: Steve Boese,Trish McFarlane This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish launch a new series for 2018 - The H3 'Hot 3', where Steve and Trish break down three topical issues in the world of work, tech, sports, pop culture and more - and tie them back to the workplace and HR. This week on the inaugural 'Hot 3' episode, we take on pay equity and disp...

HR Happy Hour 309 - The Importance of the Manager - Employee Relationship Host: Steve Boese Guest: Adam Rogers, CTO, Ultimate Software This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve is joined by Adam Rogers, CTO of HR Technology solution provider Ultimate Software to talk about some recent research Ultimate published on the manager - employee relationship, why it matters, and how managers can make thi...

HR Happy Hour 308 - How Virtual Reality Will Change Workplace Training in 2018 Host: Steve Boese Guest: Derek Belch, CEO & Founder, STRIVR This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve is joined by Derek Belch, Founder and CEO of STRIVR, a Palo Alto firm that uses innovative Virtual Reality technology for workplace training and improved performance. On the show Derek explained the key concepts of Vir...

HR Happy Hour 307 - The Benefits of Hiring Disabled Candidates Host: Steve Boese Guest : Dan Peltz This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve is joined by Dan Peltz, Founder and Director of Shift NJ - an organization that helps candidates of all ability levels to connect with employers and find meaningful work.  Shift New Jersey was created to empower individuals. Dan and the team individuals of a...

HR Happy Hour 306 - New HR Tech: Connecting Employees with Trusted HR Pros Host: Steve Boese Guests: Toby Hervey, Sarah Sheehan - Founders of Bravely This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve is joined by Toby Hervey and Sarah Sheehan, Founders of Bravely, a new HR tech startup that connects employees with trusted HR pros to help them resolve workplace issues.  On the show, Toby and Sarah shared...

HR Happy Hour 305 - Workplace Movie Hall of Fame - 'Big' Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, it is the return of the popular 'Workplace Movie Hall of Fame' series with a look at 1988's massive hit 'Big' starring Tom Hanks, America's 2nd most popular and acclaimed actor.  On the show, Steve and Trish break down the workplace themes and issues that 'Big' explored...

HR Happy Hour 304 - LinkedIn, Talent Insights, and Data Science in HR Host: Steve Boese Guest: Dan Shapero, Vice President of Talent Solutions, LinkedIn This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, we welcome Dan Shapero, Vice President of Talent Solutions at LinkedIn for a discussion about data science, machine learning, and how new tools and technologies are providing information, insights, and value to...

HR Happy Hour 303 - Jeff Carr and the 'New' Zenefits Host: Steve Boese Guest: Jeff Carr, COO, Zenefits This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve is joined by Jeff Carr, COO of HR Tech provider Zenefits. Zenefits has had a pretty wild ride in only about four years, and today is at a much different place than just a year or two ago. Jeff was really open and honest discussing Zenefits efforts to cor...

HR Happy Hour 302 - Tim Sackett and Talent Acquisition Technnology Host: Steve Boese Guest: Tim Sackett This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve is joined by Tim Sackett, President of HRU Technical Resources, popular writer and speaker on all things Talent Acquisition and keynote speaker at the upcoming Recruiting Trends and Talent Tech Conference. On this show, Tim shared his perspectives on ho...

HR Happy Hour 301 - Re-inventing the Candidate Experience Host: Steve Boese Guest: Sjoerd Gehring, Global Vice President, Talent Acquisition, Johnson & Johnson This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve is joined by Sjoerd Gehring, Global Vice President of Talent Acquisition at Johnson & Johnson, to talk about how J&J has re-invented the candidate experience with a blend of enhanced processes comb...

HR Happy Hour  300 - Taking Care of Employee Caregivers Host : Steve Boese Guest: Adam Goldberg, CEO and Founder, Torchlight This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve is joined by Adam Goldberg, CEO and Founder of Torchlight, an outcomes focused, employee caregiver platform that reduces the costs and complexities of modern caregiving for families and employers in the U.S.  On the show, Adam talke...

HR Happy Hour 299 - Dan Heath and The Power of Moments Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Dan Heath This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, we welcome Dan Heath, co-author of the new book The Power of Moments, as well as previous best-sellers Switch, and Made to Stick.  On the show, Dan talked about how moments - those memorable, life-changing, and elevating moments in our work, social, and p...

HR Happy Hour 298 - HR and the Productivity Network Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Mike Psenka, President & Founder, Moovila This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish talk with Mike Psenka of Moovila, a technology solution designed to help people work together more effectively. While we all know that email is likely the worst tool for supporting collaboration and execution o...

HR Happy Hour 297 - Enterprise Learning and Development in 2017 Host: Steve Boese Guest: Jenny Dearborn, SVP and CLO, SAP This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve is joined by Jenny Dearborn, SVP and Chief Learning Officer of SAP to talk about enterprise learning and development, the role of technology, and how companies and individuals can best prepare themselves for the world of work ahead. Wi...

HR Happy Hour 296 - HR Gives Back 2017 Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Mollie Lombardi This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish welcome Mollie Lombardi from Aptitude Research Partners to talk about HR Gives Back, an initiative to support and raise funds for Parkinson's Disease research. HR Gives Back was started by a group of HR industry veterans and is an all-volunteer effo...

HR Happy Hour 295 - Discovering the Next Great HR Technology Company Host: Steve Boese Guest: George Larocque This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve is joined by George Larocque to talk about innovation in HR Tech, and discuss the eight semi-finalist HR Tech companies and the voting process for the Discovering the Next Great HR Technology Company competition at the HR Technology Conference in...

HR Happy Hour 294 - Labor Day Special: Talking about Work Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, for a special Labor Day 2017 weekend show, Steve and Trish share some of their experiences of work, workplaces, bosses, and more. Bad jobs, great jobs, crazy jobs, great bosses, horrible bosses and more. We also share some of our for the future of work and workplaces a...

HR Happy Hour 293 - Workplace Movie Hall of Fame - Flashdance Hosts: Trish McFarlane, Steve Boese This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish continue The Workplace Movie Hall of Fame series with a look at the big HR and workplace themes in the 1983 hit "Flashdance". Flashdance was released in 1983 and starred Jennifer Beals as Alex and Michael Nouri as the boss. Alex is a female dynamo:...

HR Happy Hour 292 - Shaping and Improving Company Culture Host: Steve Boese Guest: David Sturt, EVP, OC Tanner Recorded live at OC Tanner's Influence Greatness Conference in Snowbird, Utah This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve was live at the OC Tanner Influence Greatness Conference with guest David Sturt who talked about how companies can intentionally shape and improve company culture. Davi...

HR Happy Hour 291 - HR and the Internet Trends Report 2017 Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish review Mary Meeker from Kleiner Perkins influential Internet Trends Report for 2017 and discuss what some of these big trends in technology mean for HR and HR Technology. Ms. Meeker's report is an annual 'must-read' for any organizational leader and al...

HR Happy Hour 290 - Sports, HR, and the NBA Summer League Host: Steve Boese Guest: Matt 'akaBruno' Stollak This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve is joined by Matt 'akaBruno' Stollak to talk about the connections between HR, talent management, careers, the workplace and sports, through the lens of the NBA Summer League 2017. Matt and Steve are charter members of 'The 8 Man Rotation' and co-aut...