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 – Celebrating our 500th Episode – LIVE from the HR Tech Conference

This week, we celebrated our 500th episode with some of our long-time friends and past guests of the show.

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HR Happy Hour 499 – Building the “X” in HXM

This week, we spoke with Meg Bear and Amy Wilson about Human Experience Management (HXM), and their vision and straregy behind it.

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HR Happy Hour 498 – The HR Tech Conference 2021 Preview

This week Steve Boese and George LaRocque talk about the upcoming HR Technology Conference and what they are looking forward to.

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HR Happy Hour 497 – Meeting HR Challenges as a Chief People Officer

This week we talked with Jenny Dearborn from Klaviyo about current issues and trends facing HR leaders today; return to work, inclusion, mental health, and more.

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HR Happy Hour 496 – Supporting Neurodiversity in the Workplace

This week we talked with Ed Thompson from Uptimize about neurodiversity at work, embracing diversity of thought, and how inclusion looks when attracting and training new talent.

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HR Happy Hour 495 – HR’s Strategic Priorities for 2021 and Beyond

This week we talked with Jeanne Meister from Future Workplace about prioritizing employee mental health and how to shift the focus from organizational needs to human needs.

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HR Happy Hour Show – Reinventing the Organization

On the show, Dave shared ideas and insights from his latest book, Reinventing the Organization: How Companies Can Deliver Radically Greater Value in Fast-Changing Markets.

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HR Happy Hour 494 – Employee Wellbeing and the Return to Workplaces

This week we talked with Rebecca Ray Ph.D. from The Conference Board about a study they released on employee wellbeing, return to work, and feelings around the pandemic.

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HR Happy Hour 493 – The Latest in Payroll Innovation

This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, we were joined by Jennifer Kraszewski from Paycom to talk about the latest innovation in payroll, BETI.

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HR Happy Hour 492 – Developing Skills and Increasing Career Opportunities

This week we were joined by Kevin Kelly, Director, Cloud Training Programs at Amazon Web Services to talk about how to help unemployed Americans find new career paths during the pandemic.

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