Summary: HR Happy Hour 219 - Keeping Your Career Safe from the Robots Recorded LIVE from SuccessConnect 2015 in Las Vegas, August 11, 2015 Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Karie Willyerd, SuccessFactors This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve sat down at SuccessFactors customer conference SuccessConnect and spoke with Karie Willyerd, Workplace Futurist (i.e. the best job title ever), and author of the upcoming book Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace. On the show, Steve and Karie talked about just what a Workplace Futurist does, what are some of the big-picture work and workplace challenges that lay ahead for organizations, and then dove into the the issues and workplace opportunities that increased use of robotics and automation present. Karie laid out 5 key principles that anyone can use to help ensure their continued development, assert their value, and keep themselves and their careers safe from our future robot overlords. This was a really fun show! Thanks to SAP/SuccessFactors for having the HR Happy Hour Show at the event. Finally, thanks to our show sponsors Equifax - learn more about how Equifax Workforce Solutions can help you and your organization here. And really finally, on iTunes or your favorite podcast app just search for 'HR Happy Hour' to subscribe to the show and never miss an episode.
