HR Happy Hour Network

HR Happy Hour - Episode 81 - 'Emotional Intelligence' Thursday January 6, 2011 - 8PM ET The HR Happy Hour kicks off 2011 with a different kind of show, one that will force us, painful as it may be, to take a look at ourselves and be honest about what we see. This week author and consultant Adele Lynn of the Lynn Leadership Group joins us to talk 'Emotional Intelligence'. You may have heard about E...

HR Happy Hour - Episode 80 - 'HR Happy New Year' Thursday December 30, 2010 - 8PM ET Please join us for a special year-end review of some of the highlights of 2010, both from the HR Happy Hour show as well as the HR and workplace world overall. We will also take a look forward to 2011, speculating on some of the most interesting and important trends and new developments in the HR, Talent, Technolo...

HR Happy Hour - Episode 79 - 'The New Communities' Thursday December 16, 2010 - 8PM ET 'Community' might rival 'transparency' and 'engagement' as one of the most often repeated, and potentially misunderstood terms of the social networking age. 'Communities', especially online ones, take many forms, have a wide variety of platforms, and operate in so many different ways that it might be said that e...

HR Happy Hour - Episode 78 - 'Politics, Religion, and Work' Thursday December 9, 2010 When it comes to what drives alliances and differences in the workforce, generational lines have nothing on politics or religion. In a poll reported on by MSNBC just before the last election, over 70% of people admitted to not being able to control their passions when it comes to politics. Think about that... how...

HR Happy Hour - Episode 77 - 'HR, Talent, and Zappos' Thursday December 2, 2010 - 8PM ET Call in 646-378-1086 Have you heard about a little company called Zappos? What was once a small online provider of shoes and accessories has in a few short years developed into a e-tailing juggernaut, famous for its exemplary customer service, dynamic leadership, and innovative talent management practices. We...

HR Happy Hour - Episode 76 - 'Wellness Strikes Back' Thursday November 18, 2010 - 8PM ET The HR Happy Hour takes a second crack at the topic of 'Wellness' in the workplace with 'Wellness Strikes Back'. The first wellness show back in September had a few technical glitches, and we knew that the topic and our great panel of guests deserved a second airing, and the opportunity to do it right. Thankfu...

HR Happy Hour - Episode 75 - 'HR and Collaboration' Thursday November 11, 2010 - 8PM ET Last week on the show we talked about some of the main workforce challenges identified by CHROs as part of the IBM Global Chief Human Resources Officer study. One of the main challenges, and opportunities, for CHROs and for HR in general, was identified to be creating and supporting an environment for better en...

HR Happy Hour - Episode 74 - 'Creativity, Flexibility, and Speed' Thursday November 4, 2010 - 8PM ET This week on the HR Happy Hour show we will be joined by IBM's Dan Roddy - the study director for IBM's Chief Human Resource Officer study, a comprehensive survey and analysis of conversations with more than 700 Chief Human Resource Officers worldwide. On the show we will talk about the overall fin...

HR Happy Hour - Episode 73 - 'HR Horror Stories II' Thursday October 28, 2010 - 8PM ET Sequels are a funny thing. For every sequel that kicks butt and helps to further the story, (think Empire Strikes Back), there are about a dozen that are a ridiculous waste of time. Last year, just before Halloween, we held the first 'HR Horror Stories' show, and it was EPIC. Listeners called in to share some of...

HR Happy Hour - Episode 72 - 'Fistful of Talent Radio' Thursday, October 21, 2010 - 8PM ET This week on the big show we welcome back the Fistful of Talent crew, from the awesome blog of the same name - www.fistfuloftalent.com. Fistful of Talent, (FOT for short), is known for insightful commentary, keen analysis, and a fine blend of snark, pop culture riffs, and controversial opinions. This week on...

HR Happy Hour - Episode 71 - 'The Women of HR take over. Again.' Thursday October 14, 2010 - 8PM EDT This week on the HR Happy Hour Shauna Moerke, aka the HR Minion, and her fellow Women of HR contributors take over the show yet again. A lot has happened with the Women of HR site since the last time they took over the show and recently they reached out to their readers and contributors for some fe...

HR Happy Hour - Episode 70 - 'Live from HR Southwest - Doing More with Less' Special Time - Tuesday October 12, 2010 - 1:30 PM ET / 12:30 PM CT The HR Happy Hour wraps up the coverage from the HR Southwest conference with a special episode focusing on 'Doing more with less'. The recession has devastated most HR departments and we often find ourselves having to balance fewer resources and lower bud...

HR Happy Hour - Episode 69 - 'Live from HR Southwest - The HR Conference Show' Special time - Monday October 11, 2010 - Noon ET, 11AM CT. The HR Happy Hour show is back on the road, this time live from the 2010 HRSouthwest Conference in Texas. We have been at several HR events in the last couple of months, and we thought it would be a good time to take stock of the current and future conference en...

HR Happy Hour - Episode 68 - 'The Career Summit' Thursday - October 7, 2010 - 8PM ET This week on the HR Happy Hour show we welcome New Media Services founders Mark Stelzner and Laurie Ruettimann to discuss their innovative and ambitious 'Career Summit' event, set for October 26 - November 17, 2010. What is a career summit? It’s like a career management conference and an online course, rolled into...

HR Happy Hour - Episode 67 - 'Live from HR Tech' Thursday September 30, 2010 - 8ET/7CT The HR Happy Hour show makes a triumphant return to Chicago, and the HR Technology Conference. Technology, social networking, conference parties - all are fair game for this week's show broadcasting live from the scene of one of the year's must attend events. When the HR Happy Hour comes to your event, prepare f...

HR Happy Hour - Episode 66 - 'Wrestling with Wellness' Thursday September 23, 2010 - 8PM ET Subtitle - 'It is quite possible you are too fat to work here'. You can't swing a cat around the office these days without coming up against some corporate wellness type initiatives. Whether it is Sally in Accounting handing you a pedometer, a company sponsored Weight Watchers meeting (oddly they are always...

HR Happy Hour - Episode 65 - 'Tomorrow's HR Today' Thursday September 16, 2010 8PM EDT The future is a funny thing, no matter how much we seem to worry, prepare, and plan, it always kind of sneaks up on us, and before we know it, Bam!- it's smacking us upside the head. Perhaps it's because inside organizations and as leaders and HR professionals we get caught up in the day to day, burdened or even...

HR Happy Hour - Episode 64 - 'Ask a Manager' Thursday September 9, 2010 - 8PM EDT Ever have a problem at work that needed solving, and you didn't have just the right person to turn to? Your peers probably don't have the expertise and insight (and besides who knows if they'd just stab you in the back anyway), you can't go to your manager (since often the problem is about them), and requests for hel...

HR Happy Hour - Episode 63 - 'The HR Tech Conference Preview' Thursday September 2, 2010 - 8PM EDT One of the biggest and most important events on the HR industry conference calendar is the Annual HR Technology Conference, being held once again in Chicago from September 29 - October 1. Joining us on the show, and making his first appearance on the HR Happy Hour, will be the legendary Bill Kutik, t...

HR Happy Hour - Episode 62 - 'Leadership and Engagement' August 31, 2010 - 1:00 PM EDT This is the second of our special HR Happy Hour shows live from the HR Florida Conference in Orlando, Florida. Joining us on the show will be Cathy Martin in her first ever appearance on the HR Happy Hour show. We will talk the about the important issue of employee engagement and the importance of leadership to...

HR Happy Hour - Episode 61- 'The World According to Tincup' Monday August 30, 2010 - 1:00 PM EDT The first of our special HR Happy Hour shows live from the HR Florida Conference in Orlando, Florida. Joining us on the show will be the man, the myth, the legend William Tincup for his first ever appearance on the HR Happy Hour show. We will talk the HR and HCM market, how HR pros can sort through all...

HR Happy Hour - Episode 60 - 'Seiden Says' Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 8PM EDT This week the great Jason Seiden takes the reigns, guest hosting a special episode of HR Happy Hour. Jason is the author of 'How to Self-Destruct: Making the Least of What's Left of Your Career'; and 'Super Staying Power: What You Need to Become Valuable and Resilient at Work', as well as a speaker, consultant, swami, g...

HR Happy Hour - Episode 59 - 'About Your Performance Review' Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 8PM EDT So let's talk about your performance this past year. I think you did do an overall excellent job, and you are a valuable resource to the team, but I am under pressure from HR not to give out too many 4's and 5's, so I have to give you a 3. Don't worry, you are still well thought of in the organization,...

HR Happy Hour - Episode 58 - 'Job Boards and the Future' Thursday August 12, 2010 8PM EDT So much has changed in the world of work and recruiting in the last five years. Global recession, rising unemployment in many countries, the maturation of social networks as a viable platform for job advertising and candidate sourcing, and oh yeah, an every three month or so prediction from someone that 'the...

HR Happy Hour - Episode - 'Exceeds Expectations with Sonar6' Thursday August 5, 2010 8PM EDT The words 'performance review' and 'suck' are so often in the same sentence that it really is not all that surprising to find that the vast majority of managers and employees look at the annual performance review with at best, trepidation, and at worst, dread. I mean, performance reviews suck, right? Well...