HR Happy Hour

HR Happy Hour - Episode 28 - 'Chief Culture Officer' Thursday January 28, 2009 - 8PM ET Grant McCracken, author of 'Chief Culture Officer' joins us to discuss the importance of understanding culture to the modern corporation and how corporations and talent managers can best leverage knowledge of cultural trends to meet business objectives. How can HR and Recruiting professionals incorporate this cultural understanding into more effective talent acquisition and retention strategies, better leverage employees' understanding of culture, and know what to look for when hiring for the new position of 'Chief Culture Officer' Join us for what should be an interesting and informative show.

Episode 27 - 'trulondon2 Preview' - Thursday, January 21, 2010 8PM Call in 646-378-1086 This week we will preview the upcoming trulondon2 event, scheduled for February 18-19, 2010 in, of course, London, England. trulondon2 is an HR and Recruiting 'Unconference' and conference founder Bill Boorman has put together a great schedule of sessions, events, track leaders, and more. We will talk with Bill, and with some of the other UK and US based track leaders and participants heading to trulondon2. Tune in this week to find out what trulondon is all about, and maybe you will find yourself booking a trip as well.

Thursday January 14, 2010 - 8PM EST This show is a challenge to our fans and listeners. Think your city has the best HR and Recruiting talent? Are organizations in your backyard doing some innovative work in HR and Talent Management? Is your city home to great bloggers, writers and community leaders? Lots of great HR events and meetups in your town? This is your chance to represent. Portland? Cincinnati? DC? Birmingham? Canada? Yes I know Canada is not really a city, but we have to make it fair. We will decide via a audience poll who has the ‘Best HR City’

Thursday January 7, 2009 8pm EST What are the big, must attend conferences and events in 2010? Where should the HR and Recruiting pro invest their time and money this year? We will talk conferences with some of the big players in the space, Jason Davis from RecruitingBlogs.com, David Manaster from ERE, and Bill Boorman from truconferences. Additionally, Lance Haun from reHaul.com and Laurie Ruettimann from punkRockHR and thehrcalendar.com will join Shauna and Steve to talk about the year ahead.

HR Happy Hour - Episode 24 - 'HR Happy New Year' December 31, 2009 8PM - 10PM EST The HR Happy Hour rings out 2009 with a special 'HR Happy New Year' show. We will play a few songs, open up the phone lines, talk to some of our friends and favorite guests and show contributors for a special 2-hour festival of fun on New Year's Eve. Crazy company holiday party stories? Big plans for New Year's Eve you want to talk about? Or like me, you are a parent of grade-school kids and the show will be the highlight of the night. No guest, just callers, so I hope you will call in and joining Shauna Moerke and Steve Boese for the HR Happy New Year's Eve show.

HR Happy Hour - Episode 23 - '2010: Looking Ahead' Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 8PM EST Join Steve Boese and Shauna Moerke for the 2010: A Look Ahead' show presented in conjunction with the SmartBrief on Workforce. Joining us for a look forward to 2010 in the Human Resources and Workforce space will be Senior Editor for SmartBrief, Mary Ellen Slayer, SmartBrief on Workforce Advisory Board member Sharlyn Lauby, and one or two other 'special' guests. What will shape the workforce in 2010? What trends do organizations need to understand to survive and thrive in these still difficult economic times? Will talented employees really begin a rush out the door if and when the economy improves? These questions and more, on the next HR Happy Hour. I hope you can join us.

Episodes 22 - '2009 in Review' Thursday December 10, 2009 8pm EST Shauna and I will be joined by several members of the SmartBrief on Workforce Advisory Board for a '2009: A Year in Review' We will discuss the major news, trends, and factors that were the most influential in HR, workforce, and business in 2009. SmartBrief on Workforce Senior Editor Mary Ellen Slayter will join us a a special 'guest host' and help us to assess and interpret the big ideas from 2009.

'The Employer Branding Show' - Thursday, December 3, 2009 8PM EST The HR Happy Hour is back with to talk about 'Employer Branding'. What is Employer Branding, why is it important to an organization, and how is it different from consumer branding are some of the topics that we will explore this week. HR/Recruiting and Marketing departments are slowly but surely evolving to embrace social media – some faster than others. And both departments appear to continue to struggle with how to best use emerging tools to recruit customers and employees alike. Who owns 'branding' and how can HR/Recruiting work more efficiently with Marketing in shaping and managing the brand. Joining Shauna Moerke and I will be Charee Klimek and Susan Burns for what should be an interesting show.

Episode 20 - 'Next Gen Recruiting' Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 8pm EST Last week on the show we were told that HR pros unwilling to get their hands dirty in Recruiting are called (by some) by another term - 'Secretaries'. So if you buy in to that, there's a good chance you as an HR pro may need to beef up your skills and get familiar with what is really happening in recruiting today. Since last week we took on 'Next Gen HR', this week we will tackle 'Next Gen Recruiting'. What has changed, and continues to change in the recruiting world? Is it getting harder to navigate the sea of candidates? What skills and training does the new HR and Recruiting pro need to succeed? Joining Shaun and I will be Paul DeBettignies, Suzy Tonini, and Ron McManmon for what should be a fun and interesting show.

Episode 19 - 'Next Gen HR with the Fistful of Talent' - Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 8PM EDT What's next? We are tired of the 'Is HR Dead' talk. Let's look forward and stop whining and start delivering solutions. What does the Next Generation of HR look like? What tools and abilities will the Next Gen Talen Professional need? And how does he/she go about getting there? If we are talking Talent, who better than the Fistful of Talent crew (www.fistfuloftalent.com). Joining Shauna and I will be FOT founder Kris Dunn, FOT Editor Jessica Lee, and many of the other smart and snarky FOT contributors. Join us for a look ahead!

Saturday, November 7, 2009 Noon EST Once again the HR Happy Hour is back on the road, in Louisville, KY with a live show from the site of HRevolution, the first and only HR/Blogger/Social Media/Technology 'Unconference'. Steve Boese and Shauna Moerke will be talkin' about a Revolution with many of the conference attendees and give the folks who can't attend a taste of the proceedings. Live shows are always wild, and this one I am sure will be no different. If you can't be at #HRevolution, this is a show you do not want to miss.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - 8pm EST, 7pm CST. The HR Happy Hour goes back on the road with a special live show from the Fail Spectacularly event in Chicago, IL. Details on the event can be found at www.failspectacularly.com. Joining Shauna Moerke and I will be event hosts Laurie Ruettimann from PunkRock HR and Jason Seiden from Seiden Leadership. And since the event will be packed with superstars, I am sure there will be a few special guests as well. Since there will be so much awesome to pack into one show, we will be live for 2 hours, with tales of failure and fun. Make sure you catch this show, on the road, in Chicago from Joe's Bar, you never know just what will happen.

Thursday, October 29 - 8PM ET Does HR really need to disappear? Is the whole idea of a central department to help manage all of an organization's talent really a relic? If HR is really dead, what happens to all the HR folks today? If HR is not dead, but is just on life support, how can it be revived? If you were able to start all over again, and re-design the HR function from scratch, what would it look like? Joining Shauna Moerke and I are special guests Frank Roche from KnowHR, Michael VanDervort from Human Race Horses, and China Gorman from SHRM.

Thursday, October 22 8PM ET Shauna Moerke and I are looking for your craziest and wildest HR and workplace stories, we want to hear them. Employee relations nightmares? Most shocking things you ever found in a candidate background check? We want to hear them. Anyone pull a George Costanza with the office cleaning lady? Bring it. Special guest The Venting HR Guy.

Join Shauna Moerke and I Thursday, October 15 at a special time, 9PM ET for a really special Episode of the HR Happy Hour. Who knows more about people and relationships than HR pros? Is the relationship advice people are getting today from counselors, friends, or 'experts' any good at all? Can HR and Talent pros do better? That is what we are aiming to find out with the Clueless@Love Show. Laurie Ruettimann of Punk Rock HR and Sarah White of I'm So Corporate have created Clueless@Love to try and answer these questions. Laurie and Sarah will take your calls, answer your questions, and try to give the clueless a clue. It should be a wild show.