HR Happy Hour

HR Happy Hour Europe #3 - 'Talking TruLondon' Sponsored by Jobsite Wednesday, August 31, 2011 8PM GMT / 3PM ET Call in via Skype or direct in the USA 646-378-1086 Follow the backchannel on Twitter on the hashtag #HRHappyHour The HR Happy Hour Europe returns from summer holidays with a great show that will focus on the upcoming TruLondon 4 event that promises to be another fantastic congregation of HR and Recruiting professionals and thought leaders. Two of the guest stars of TruLondon, Master Burnett and Jason Lauritsen will join us on the show to talk about all things talent, recruiting, quality of hire, and more. Of course our friends from Jobsite will be along for the fun as well. So make plans to join us for HR Happy Hour Europe, on August 31, you won't want to miss it!

HR Happy Hour Episode 115 - 'The New Employer Branding' Sponsored by Aquire Thursday, August 25, 2011 - 8PM ET Call in 646-378-1086 Follow the conversation on Twitter - hashtag #HRHappyHour The internet, the rise of social media, the constant connectivity that mobile smart phones and tablets provide have changed and impacted every form of communication and commerce. The ways that companies market goods and services, how they support customers, and certainly how they engage current employees and recruit new ones barely resemble many of the practices and processes from just a few years ago. Consumers expect information in real-time, with multiple delivery mechanisms, and the ability to sometimes participate in the process of production and delivery. And if a brand fails to act responsibly and respond positively to these seismic shifts, well they run the risk of being left behind. In the HR and recuiting space, companies are also increasingly mindful of their public face, the messages and implied promises that their employer brand makes to their communities. What does the company believe? What do they reward? What kinds of people like to work there? What does it mean to be 'one of them'? Employer brand is about all this and even more. This week on the show we will talk about the 'new' employer brand - open, social, and co-created, with Jake Dunlap - VP at Glassdoor.com, the leading site for employer reviews, information, and discussion. What does it mean for organizations? How can they 'win' at this game? What is the role of the employee? Employer brand conversations are always lively - I hope you can join us!

HR Happy Hour Episode #114 - 'The HR Technology Conference Preview'' Sponsored by Aquire Thursday August 18, 2011 - 8PM ET Call in on 646-378-1086 and follow the Twitter backchannel on hashtag #HRHappyHour This week on the HR Happy Hour Show welcomes the HR Technology Conference co-chair Bill Kutik, aka 'The Most Interesting Man in the World', as we chat about the upcoming 14th Annnual HR Technology Conference to be held October 3-5, 2011 in Las Vegas. Bill will highlight some of the can't miss sessions, wax poetic on some of the special presentations, and share some (just some), of his insight on the current state of the HR Technology world. The HR Tech event is fast approaching, and if you are on the fence about attending, or have already booked your place and want to learn more about the top event of the year in the HR space, then you wil want to tune in to this week's show. So please join host Steve Boese and special guest Bill Kutik for a great conversation this week on the HR Happy Hour Show.

HR Happy Hour Episode 113 - 'Passion on Purpose with Ryan Estis' Sponsored by Aquire Thursday August 11, 2011 - 8PM ET Call in on 646-378-1086 Follow the backchannel on Twitter - #HRHappyHour This week the HR Happy Hour Show welcomes Professional Speaker and Business Performance Expert Ryan Estis for his first ever appearance on the show. Also joining us on the show will be leading employee engagement expert Don MacPherson, Co-founder of Modern Survey. Ryan is a frequent and highly sought after keynote speaker to Human Resources, Sales, and other professional and corporate organizations. Ryan is recognized as an expert speaker in Leadership & Culture, Sales Effectiveness, Branding & Social Media and HR/Workforce Trends, and has been recently recognized as "one of the best keynote speakers seen or heard". This week on the show we will talk with Ryan about 'Passion on Purpose', one of his most popular presentations -  a conversation about leadership, engagement, communication, trust, relationships, performance, fulfillment and the future of work.  Specifically in the HR arena its core emphasis is around the evolving role HR plays in providing the organization sound talent strategy and workforce readiness. It should be an exciting show, and I hope you can join us this week.

HR Happy Hour 112 - 'HRevolution Las Vegas Preview #1' Sponsored by Aquire Thursday August 4, 2011 - 8PM ET Call in 646-378-1086 Follow the backchannel on Twitter - hashtag #HRHappyHour. This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, we will do the first of our planned HRevolution - Las Vegas preview shows. In the weeks leading up to the event, we will welcome some of the session leaders lined up for Las Vegas, and talk to them about their sessions, about the HRevolution, and about some of the other current and pressing issues affecting the world of Human Resources and the workplace today. First up are returning HRevolution session leaders Dwane Lay and China Gorman. Dwane and China plan on taking on technology at the HRevolution - Las Vegas; specifically how technology can play a critical role in HR and organizational success, and be a real differentiator when leveraged in the right way.  We will talk to Dwane and China about their views on technology, and also about some broader and wide-ranging topics that are on the minds of HR leaders today. Just like you never really know where an HRevolution-style session will go, you can't be sure where the conversation on this weeks HR Happy Hour will lead, but rest assured it will be interesting. I hope you can join us for this week's show - 'HRevolution - Las Vegas Preview #1'.

HR Happy Hour - Episode 111 - 'Klout and What Influences Hiring' Sponsored by Aquire Thursday July 28, 2011 - 8PM ET Call in 646-378-1086 Follow on Twitter - #HRHappyHour Klout scores, digital influence lists, friends, followers, more and more data and information about the idea of online influence, and what it may or may not mean. Should organizations consider online or digital influence as determined by algorithms or by human beings in sourcing, screening, and hiring processes? Do we think that these kinds of influence measurements are mature and accurate enough to include in recruiting? Are they any more or less accurate than traditional approaches to recruiting and assessment? This week on the show we will try to take a deeper look at digital influence and hring and we'll be joined by Megan Berry from Klout, as well as social recruiting expert Jennifer McClure. And the super Dawn Hrdlica-Burke, VP of People at Daxko will be back in the co-pilot seat as well. Digital influence, Klout scores, and more, this week on the HR Happy Hour Show. It should be a good one, and I hope you can join us.

HR Happy Hour - Episode 110 - 'Best of the HR Happy Hour Show - Replay of Episode 100 - 'A Look Back and Forward'  - Sponsored byAquire Thursday July 21, 2011 - 8PM ET Call in - 646-378-1086 (please no calls, this is a pre-recorded 'Best-Of' show) Follow on Twitter - #HRHappyHour This week the HR Happy Hour Show takes the week off from the live schedule and presents a replay of the 100th Episode Special recorded in May 2011. This was a fantastic retrospective and celebration of the HR Happy Hour Show, wtih lots well wishes, calls from friends and former guests of the show, and more. So many industry legends and luminaries checked in for the 100th show, I bet you can't even track them all. So while the live show enjoys a bit of summer vacation this week, you can still get yout HR Happy Hour Thursday night fix with this special archive presentation of the 100th show celebration.

HR Happy Hour - Episode 109 - 'Creative Approaches'  - Sponsored by Aquire Thursday July 14, 2011 - 8PM ET Call in - 646-378-1086 Follow on Twitter - #HRHappyHour   What have you been thinking about?What is your brain wrapped around? What do you need a fresh approach to? What would relieve you to solve and move beyond? What are you curious about? When are you going to do something about it? These are the questions that our guest Matt Stillman, aka 'Stillman Says' has been answering for all who ask, first in Union Square Park in NYC, then online, and now on the HR Happy Hour Show. Matt offers creative solutions to what your are thinking about, so this week, bring your issues, problems, and conundrums, and Matt will give you more than creativity, he just might give you some hope. This should be a fun and interesting show, but we need you to come strong, and let Matt attack those big things that you just can't seem to solve on your own.  I hope you can join us!

HR Happy Hour Europe - Episode 2 -  'Recruitment 3.0' Sponsored by Jobsite Wednesday July 13, 2011 - 8PM GMT / 3PM US EDT Call in 646-378-1086 or use Skype to connect to the show The HR Happy Hour Europe returns from a bit of a summer holiday with a new episode titled 'Recruitment 3.0'. Joining host HR Happy Hour host Steve Boese will be guests Matthew Jeffery, recruiting thought leader and author of the recent 'Recruitment 3.0' treatise, as well as our friends from Jobsite, Felix Wetzel and Mervyn Dinnen. What does the future of recruitment look like? What changes do recruiters and business leaders need to address and prepare for to achieve success in recruitment in the years ahead? What are the external forces that are affecting recruitment today and tomorrow? How has social media and social networking changed the game for recruiters and organizations? These questions and more will be addressed on HR Happy Hour Europe - 'Recruitment 3.0' - Wednesday July 13, 2011 at 8PM GMT.

HR Happy Hour - Episode 108 - 'The HR Echo Chamber' Sponsored by Aquire Thursday July 7, 2011 - 8:00PM ET Call in - (646) 378-1086 Follow on Twitter - Hashtag #HRHappyHour This week the HR Happy Hour Show goes a bit 'inside baseball' so to speak, with an examination and conversation about the state of the HR blogosphere; the increasing amount of activity, participation,and possible noise in the online HR space; and a look at whether or not all this activity, content creation,and energy expenditure is having an impact on the day-to-day practice of HR and Talent Management in organizations.  Social and participatory technologies have created more forums for the creation and propagation of news, opinion, insight, and quite honestly promotion and advertising, that it seems like not a minute of the day goes by without a new blog post being published, a webinar being given, or a series of hashtag-indicated live tweets from one of the newly created grass-roots gatherings. But are the HR bloggers/speakers/social mavens having an impact in the real world of HR? Are we really just saying lots of similar things to a discrete and committed audience? Is the sheer volume making it impossible to keep up, and to discover the real value and insights being created and shared in the space? Join guests Kris Dunn, John Sumser, and guest co-host Trish McFarlane with host Steve Boese for a look at the state of the online HR world. I hope you can join us!

HR Happy Hour - Episode 107 - 'Live From Rypple' - sponsored by Aquire Thursday June 30, 2011 - 8:00PM ET Call in 646-378-1086 Follow on Twitter - hashtag #HRHappyHour This week the HR Happy Hour Show hits the road with our second ever broadcast live from Canada - this time from the Toronto offices of innovative technology solutions provider Rypple. Rypple is setting out to change the conversation about feedback, goal setting and tracking,  and performance management in the workplace through an exciting technology platform designed to make feedback more frequent, interactive, social, and relevant. We will be joined by Rypple Co-CEO Daniel Debow, and Rypple VP of Sales David Priemer for an engaging hour talking about how organizations are attempting to address one of the most critical and ongoing challenges in the workforce - how to better align goals, keep people on track, give them the coaching and support they need, and create a culture of openness, recognition, and shared commitment. We will also have some time to to talk about tech start-up culture, why Silicon Valley is not the only exciting place in the tech world, and if it is true that Canada is on a slow march towards global domination. It will be a fun show , all the road trip shows are, and I hope you can join us.

HR Happy Hour - Episode 106 - 'Taking Wellness Social' - sponsored by Aquire Thursday June 23, 2011 - 8PM ET Call in 646-378-1086 Follow the conversation on Twitter - hashtag #HRHappyHour This week on the HR Happy Hour Show join host Steve Boese and special guest co-host Fran Melmed as we welcome Shape Up co-founder Rajiv Kumar to the show to talk about how taking a more social approach to health and wellness is impacting how organizations are thinking about and deploying wellness initiatives. We all know that health care costs continue to trend upward, organizations are straining to meet the needs of their employee's medical and benefit costs as well as hold the line on expenses. Increasingly organizations are looking at more innovative and socially oriented programs to make wellness programs more successful and sticky. Can adding social components to corporate wellness programs make a difference? How can companies get these programs off the ground? What are some of the keys to success? What are the barriers? I hope you can join Steve, Fran and Rajiv as we talk about 'Taking Wellness Social'. 

HR Happy Hour - Episode 105 - 'Networks and Recruiting' - sponsored by Aquire Thursday June 16, 2011 - 8PM EDT Call in 646-378-1086 Follow on Twitter - #HRHappyHour This week on the HR Happy Hour Show we will be joined by recruiting industry veteran, and CEO of Jobfox, Rob McGovern. Rob will share his insights and perspective on the history of internet and online recruiting, (Rob was the founder and former CEO of Careerbuilder), the critically important role of social and professional networks for recruiting today, and perhaps even a glimpse into the future of what technology and process may look like in the next 10 years. I hope you can join Rob and the HR Happy Hour Show this week for a conversation about recruiting, networking, and technology.

HR Happy Hour- Episode 104 - 'You Still Can't Fire Everyone' Sponsored by Aquire Thursday June 9, 2011 - 8:00PM ET Call in 646-378-1086 Follow on Twitter - #HRHappyHour This week on the show we will talk with Hank Gilman, executive at Fortune Magazine, and author of the recent book, 'You Can't Fire Everyone, and Other Lessons from an Accidental Manager'.  Hank has had a long and successful career as a writer and editor at some of the world's most prominent publications like the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe, and even the Beaufort Times. But like many successful and talented professionals, Hank's introduction to the world of 'management' was not at all planned for or simple. Why do organizations simply promote the best workers to management positions without really equipping them with the skills and tools they will need to succeed? What is it like to go from 'one of the team' to leader of the team in one fell swoop? And what has Hank learned about hiring, firing, motivating, and guiding teams of talented and creative people in his years in the journalism business? I hope you can join Hank and I this Thursday June 9th at 8:00pm ET for 'You Still Can't Fire Everyone'.

HR Happy Hour - Episode 103 - Best of the HR Happy Hour Show - Replay of Episode 87 - 'Robots and Social Networks' - sponsored by Aquire. This week the HR Happy Hour takes a one-week break from the live schedule, and replays one of the best shows from the last two years, Episode 87 - 'Robots and Social Networks' - originally aired on Feb. 17, 2011.  The show featured MIT Professor and author Shery Turkle, who talked about her recent book 'Alone Together', and how technology, and in particular artificial intelligence and social networks are fundamentally changing our relationships, our work, and ourselves. It was my favorite show of the last two years, and I hope you can take some time to listen in. We will be back next week with a live HR Happy Hour show, but for now, enjoy this first 'Best of' show!