HR Happy Hour

Hosted by Steve Boese and Trish McFarlane, the HR Happy Hour show is the longest running and top downloaded HR podcast.

Over the last decade the HR Happy Hour has welcomed a wide and exceptionally impressive array of guests – HR leaders, Academics, practitioners, consultants, and authors – to talk about the most timely, relevant, and challenging issues that are influencing HR technology, impacting organizations, and driving change in the global workplace today.

Hosted by

Steve Boese

Co-Founder of H3 HR Advisors and Program Chair, HR Technology Conference

Trish McFarlane

CEO and Principal Analyst, H3 HR Advisors

HR Happy Hour Episodes

HR Happy Hour 478 – The New Work Operating System

This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, we were joined by Ravin Jesuthasan, world-renowned thought leader on work and the future of work.

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HR Happy Hour 477 – Improving Employee Experience with HR Technology

This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, we were joined by Paycom's Tiffany Gamblin to talk about employee frustrations with HR technology, and how a smart application of modern, cloud-based HR technology tools can make an impactful difference in improving productivity and employee experience.

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HR Happy Hour 476 – HR Tech and Human Experience Management

This week we were joined by Meg Bear and Amy Wilson from SAP SuccessFactors.

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HR Happy Hour 475 – Training the Workforce of the Future

This week Steve was joined by Bill Bonvillian and Sanjay Sarma from MIT to discuss their new book Workforce Education: A New Roadmap.

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HR Happy Hour 474 – Creating Engaging Employee Experiences with HR Tech

This week we were joined by Gretchen Alarcon to get an update on her new role and what is happening at ServiceNow, how HR leaders should think about how work actually gets done beyond simply collecting data, and the importance of HR tech in delivering great employee experiences.

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HR Happy Hour 473 – COVID-19 and HR: Past, Present and Future

This week marks one year from our original HR Happy Hour show on the pandemic, Episode 415 "Addressing Coronavirus in the Workplace” and what a year it has been.

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HR Happy Hour 472 – Global Perspectives on Employee Mental Health

This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish were joined by Yaz Dalal from Oracle, to talk about some of the important findings from Oracle’s 3rd Annual AI @ Work study, which this year focused on employee mental health.

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HR Happy Hour 471 – Introducing the Inclusion Crusade

This week we were joined by Sarah Morgan, to welcome her to the HR Happy Hour Podcast Network, and introduce her show, Inclusion Crusade.

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HR Happy Hour 470 – Inclusion Lessons from the Special Olympics

This week we were joined by Denis Doolan from the Special Olympics and Mark Onisk from Skillsoft to discuss the two organizations’ ongoing partnership, how Special Olympics can work with organizations to improve inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities, and to share some inspiring stories and lessons from some amazing Special Olympic athletes.

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