HR Break Room

By Paycom

What's HR Break Room about?

HR Break Room is a podcast from your friends working in human resources, dedicated to bringing you interesting break room conversations with experts on the latest buzz surrounding HR and HR tech. HR Break Room brings together industry experts to discuss brewing trends and robust solutions to today’s workplace challenges.

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HR Break Room episodes:

04.12.2024
Steve Boese on Tech Disengagement in a Multigenerational Workforce
Tech disengagement happens when tools intended to make our work easier actually make things more difficult. It compounds what we do, forcing us to find workarounds or abandon the tech outright. How can you bridge the gap between...
03.08.2024
Women in the Workplace: Fostering Women's Leadership and Influence
In this episode of the HR Break Room® podcast, we welcome Paycom’s director of HR business services, Tiffany Gamblin, and Sharlyn Lauby, president of HR consulting firm ITM Group. In honor of Women’s History Month, Gamblin and Lauby discuss women...
02.16.2024
Talking Time Off With HR Expert Trish Steed
As employees place an ever-increasing premium on work-life balance and mental health, time off plays an even more significant role in the modern workplace. That’s why it’s essential that the modern HR professional stay abreast of the terms, nuances and...
01.26.2024
Steve Boese Talks the Latest in Time-Off Tech
Delayed time-off decisions can create an avalanche of problems. Scheduling is slowed down, budgeting is hampered, employee trust may erode and the risk of non-compliance fines grow ever larger. Nobody wants time-off requests to languish in limbo —...
01.05.2024
Talent Strategist Steve Cadigan on Building a Positive Workplace Culture
LinkedIn’s first chief HR officer, Steve Cadigan, continues his HR Break Room® visit with a discussion about employee well-being and the idea of workplace wellness. He examines wellness in a professional context and shares ways employers can support their...
12.08.2023
Talent Strategist Steve Cadigan on the Future of Work and Cultivating a Richer Employee Experience
Most people understand that diversity and inclusion in the workplace are important, but can we do more than simply recognizing this as a fact? Is it possible to leverage diversity and inclusion to build a positive organizational culture, improve work...
11.17.2023
Neil deGrasse Tyson on the Myth of Multitasking
Stress has a sneaky way of turning into burnout before we can recognize the symptoms and take steps to protect our mental wellness. Can cutting-edge science help us regain some of our lost calm? ...
11.03.2023
The HR Automation Agenda: Best Practices for Efficient Processes With Steve Boese
With so many administrative duties on HR’s plates, multitasking can quickly give way to mental exhaustion and cognitive overload. The solution? Automating basic HR and payroll tasks! In the evolving world of work,...
10.11.2023
AI, Ransomware and the Changing Digital Landscape With the AHA's Cybersecurity Expert, John Riggi
As AI and other technologies continue their rapid advance, effective cybersecurity that can evolve with the times becomes equally important. In comes John Riggi — veteran FBI agent, senior representative to...
06.08.2023
Robin Roberts on the Significance of Authenticity for Employee Engagement
In order to create opportunities for transformational success, your employees first must have the freedom to be themselves. Emotional transparency and inclusivity are key to achieve this, and no person has demonstrated these values quite like Robin Roberts,...
05.23.2023
AI and the Evolution of Work and Leadership With Futurist Mike Walsh
Guest: Futurist Mike Walsh You may have heard about it at work or on the news. It’s artificial intelligence or “AI” for short — a complex subject that’s still evolving. While some people express concern,...
05.09.2023
Gwyneth Paltrow on Inspiring, Empowering and Investing in Your Employees
Starting a business can be scary, especially when you step outside a successful career for the unknowns of entrepreneurship. That’s exactly what Academy Award-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow did when she founded the lifestyle brand Goop. ...
03.07.2023
Flying Past Barriers: Celebrating Women’s History Month With America’s First Black Woman Combat Pilot Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour
Guest: Vernice "FlyGirl" Armour As part of our observance of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, we wanted to hear from someone who has played a substantial role in that history. Meet Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour, America’s first Black woman...
02.15.2023
Digging Deep: The Costs of Payroll Errors With Steve Boese
Guest: Steve Boese, H3 HR Advisors In a new nationwide study, Ernst & Young (EY) revealed the high cost of common payroll errors under the traditional system. On average, fixing a single payroll mistake costs...
12.06.2022
Lessons on Leadership, Diversity and Grit From the Life of Jim Thorpe
Guest: David Maraniss, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe In this episode of the HR Break Room® podcast, host Morgan Beard sits down with Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Maraniss to discuss Oklahoma native,...
11.22.2022
Secret Ingredients: Mindset, Diversity and Entrepreneurship With Candace Nelson
Guest: Candace Nelson, author and founder of Sprinkles Cupcakes Candace Nelson, entrepreneur, author and founder of Sprinkles Cupcakes, makes her first visit to the HR Break Room® podcast. From a self-made pastry chef to a permanent judging spot on Food...
11.15.2022
The Consequences of Payroll Errors: How They Disrupt Employees’ Lives (and How Beti® Prevents Them)
Guests: Christie Schmidt, manager of HRIS, and Sarah Johnson, payroll supervisor What if there were a way to fix a problem before it became a problem? Paycom’s Beti guides employees to do just that. With Beti, employees find and fix...
11.08.2022
Growing Pains: Compliance and Scalability With AJ Griffin
Guest: AJ Griffin, Paycom’s director of government and community affairs An expanding company brings excitement, hope and, of course, growing pains. AJ Griffin, Paycom’s director of government and community affairs, joins host Morgan Beard to discuss the obstacles a business...
10.25.2022
HR Tech Conference 2022: Highlights From HR Break Room®
Guests: Steve Boese and Trish McFarlane of H3HR Mark Stelzner and Kimberly Carroll of IA Stacey Harris of Sapient Insights Group HR Tech is one of the biggest and most prestigious human resource conferences in the world, bringing the industry’s...
10.18.2022
Activating the Individual: Discussing Career Development With Ben Brooks
Guest: Ben Brooks, founder and CEO of PILOT As a part of Paycom’s HR Tech series, HR Break Room®’s Morgan Beard sat down with Ben Brooks, an executive coach and thought leader, for a wide-ranging conversation in Las Vegas. From...
10.04.2022
Prepared for Takeoff: How an Aviation Company Reached New Heights of Efficiency With Paycom
Guest: Kim Hancock, vice president of human resources When you’re a state-of-the-art aviation company, streamlined and reliable processes are essential in everything you do. And when safety is absolutely critical during every part of your process, eliminating distractions and inefficiencies...
09.20.2022
The Future Is Now: Examining Generational Change and Engagement With Seth Mattison
Guest: Seth Mattison, Future of Work Keynote Speaker 2020 reshaped norms across society, including unprecedented dynamics in the workplace. Two years later, the dust has settled and a new question has emerged: What is the future of work? Business strategist...
09.06.2022
Behind the Curtain: A Look Into Paycom Marketing With Adam Ballard and Casey Twenter
Guests: Adam Ballard, VP of Marketing Casey Twenter, Senior Creative Director From TikTok to TV, Paycom has partnered with influencer Corporate Natalie to reach audiences nationwide with its message on the power of employee-driven payroll through Beti®. But how...
08.22.2022
Be Curious: Leveraging the Changing Landscape of Learning and Development With Sharlyn Lauby
Guest: Sharlyn Lauby, consultant and HR Bartender founder The future of work is changing, but what does that mean for current and future employees? In this episode of HR Break Room®, training consultant and HR Bartender founder Sharlyn Lauby discusses...
08.03.2022
Uncharted Territory: How Recruiters and Candidates Interact in the Evolving World of Talent Acquisition
Guests: Tiffany McGowen, VP of Talent Acquisition Jennifer Mathew, Manager of Talent Acquisition Paycom’s Tiffany McGowen and Jennifer Mathew join host Morgan Beard to discuss talent acquisition in an ever-changing marketplace. “The first thing is acknowledging that we know it’s...
07.19.2022
When Work and Life Connect: Rethinking Purpose, Engagement and Happiness
Guest: Jenn Lim, CEO of Delivering Happiness Happiness at home carries over into our professional lives, but what happens at work may affect us more than we realize. CEO and bestselling author Jenn Lim says, “If you have a sense...
06.30.2022
The Workplace Tech Challenge: Pro-Level Productivity With a Consumer-Grade Experience
Guest Host: Steve Boese, H3 HR co-founder and At Work in America podcast co-host Guests: Tiffany McGowen, Paycom’s vice president of talent acquisition Tiffany Gamblin, Paycom’s director of HR business services In today’s world of work, employees are engaging with...
06.30.2022
Hill Harper Talks Juneteenth and Championing Organizational Diversity
Guest: Hill Harper, best-selling author, philanthropist and award-winning actor Initiatives geared toward promoting diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) are increasingly vital to a business’s success. Philanthropist and award-winning actor Hill Harper says, “We are only as good as the...
01.06.2022
Ready for Realignment: The Employee Experience, HR and the New Age of Work
Guest: Ravin Jesuthasan, futurist, author and human capital thought leader With competition in the labor market at an all-time high, it’s essential that an organization’s culture attracts and retains in-demand talent to achieve and maintain success. Therefore, HR must innovate,...
12.02.2021
Winning the Talent Battle: How to Elevate the Employee Experience With Tech
Guest: Steve Boese, HR Technology Conference program chair and HR Happy Hour podcast co-host Last year forced many employees to engage with workplace technology more than ever before. As a result, top candidates are paying close attention to the tech...
09.30.2021
The Future of HR: Chad Richison on the Evolution of HR Tech
Guest: Chad Richison, Paycom founder and CEO In 1998, the World Wide Web wasn’t yet a household necessity, but something that tied up phone lines. However, that didn’t stop Chad Richison from bringing his idea of businesses seamlessly processing payroll...
09.15.2021
An HR Break Room Take 5: Paycom’s Beti®
Beti®, Paycom’s industry-first, employee-driven payroll experience, is making waves in the HR technology industry. Recently named a Top HR Product of 2021 by Human Resource Executive magazine, Beti is revolutionizing how organizations view payday by putting the power of payroll...
08.06.2021
The Next Step: The Future of Remote Work Solutions
Guest: Nicholas Bloom, William Eberle Professor of Economics at Stanford University According to Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom, “the fully remote plane is about to crash. I’m surprised it’s lasted this long — probably only due to the social capital we’ve...
07.14.2021
Removing the Barriers: Talking Tech, Wealth Creation and Philanthropy With Hill Harper
Guests: Hill Harper, best-selling author, philanthropist and star of ABC’s The Good Doctor AJ Griffin, Paycom director of governmental and community affairs To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission is...
06.10.2021
The HR Hierarchy of Needs: Insights and Strategies for Reaching the Top
Guest: Amy Edmondson, Ph.D., Harvard Business School professor of leadership and management From lack of time to lack of C-suite buy-in, there’s no shortage of reasons HR professionals might find themselves feeling more than a little frustrated — or even...
05.21.2021
Making Meaning: How to Foster Innovation at Work With Guy Kawasaki
Guest: Guy Kawasaki, chief evangelist of Canva Guy Kawasaki, host of the podcast Guy Kawasaki’s Remarkable People, visits the HR Break Room® to share his unique insights regarding attitudes toward innovation, both as it relates to HR tech and...
04.09.2021
Reconsidering HR Tech’s Impact on Employee Frustrations and the Employee Experience
Guest: Steve Boese, HR Technology Conference program chair and HR Happy Hour podcast co-host As a challenging year forced more organizations to embrace the reality of the digital transformation in the workplace, how employees incorporate technology into processes becomes more...
03.25.2021
A Time of Opportunity: The Current State of the Digital Transformation
Guest: Sharlyn Lauby, founder of HR Bartender The events of 2020 exerted profound shifts in the way we think about work, including the technology we use to get our jobs done. But even as we enter the spring of 2021,...
03.12.2021
Effective Talent Acquisition Starts With Efficient Background Checks
Guest: Justin Cameron, Paycom manager of background check product The ability to make informed hiring decisions is a crucial part of an effective talent acquisition process because it affects nearly every part of an organization. However, many businesses often overlook...
02.12.2021
Workplace Culture Q&A With Adam Grant
Guest: Adam Grant, organizational psychologist and New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take, Originals and Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know In episode 91 of HR Break Room®, Adam Grant, organizational psychologist and...
01.14.2021
Creating a Resilient Workplace Culture in 2021 with Adam Grant
Guest: Adam Grant, organizational psychologist and New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take, Originals, and Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know For businesses, 2020 was marked by exponential change. Many HR professionals who were...
12.17.2020
Workplace Background Check Trends for 2021
Guests: Louis R. Lessig, Brown & Connery, LLP partner AJ Griffin, Paycom’s director of government and community affairs The pre-employment screening process — criminal background checks, credit checks and so on — is crucial to many organizations’ ability to bring...
12.03.2020
Culture of Courage: Empowering Employees to Speak Up
Guests: Karin Hurt and David Dye, authors of Courageous Cultures Have you ever had a potentially good idea that you kept to yourself? It’s a common experience, and in the world of work, it can be a problem. Organizations of...
11.10.2020
Better Conversations: The Importance of Diversity and Inclusion
Guests: Jennifer Kraszewski, Paycom vice president of human resources Dickens Aubourg, Paycom director of client learning Creating an atmosphere of inclusion starts with the hiring process and extends through initiatives and conversational channels that make employees feel understood for the...
10.15.2020
Tomorrow’s Workforce: Creating Autonomy Through a Better Employee Experience
Guest: Steve Boese, HR Technology Conference program chair and HR Happy Hour podcast co-host With the employee experience becoming more important than ever and the continued desire of workers to function autonomously through technology, it pays to make your processes...
10.01.2020
Organizational Leadership: Navigating Unexpected Business Disruptions
Guests: Ken Blanchard, founder and chief spiritual officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies Scott Blanchard, president of The Ken Blanchard Companies As organizational leaders around the country continue to pursue new avenues for innovation, preparing for possible business disruptions remains...
09.17.2020
Shark Mindset: Why the Right HR Strategy Is Vital to Success
Guest: Barbara Corcoran, founder of The Corcoran Group and investor on ABC’s Shark Tank Rapid change is a major challenge in every business, but it also presents great opportunity for innovation. Times like these can lead to the best ideas to...
09.01.2020
Tech Touchdown: The Patriots’ Game Plan for HR Compliance
Guests: Robin Boudreau, the New England Patriots (the Kraft Group and Affiliates) senior vice president of human resources Miranda Blaiklock, the New England Patriots (the Kraft Group and Affiliates) director of benefits, compensation and HRIS New legislation can create complex...
08.18.2020
Tech Touchdown: How Employee Usage Led an NFL Juggernaut to HR Victory
Many paths exist to help you avoid profit drain in today’s digital reality, with employee usage of HR technology serving as your compass. Take it from the New England Patriots’ senior vice president of human resources, Robin Boudreau, and New England...
08.06.2020
Learning Never Stops: LMS Training in Today’s Digital Reality
Guests: Rob Magness, Paycom’s regional vice president of sales A key to organizational effectiveness is the ability to adapt. One major element is an efficient process that allows you to inform and train all employees on organizational changes. Unfortunately, many...

What's HR Break Room about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

HR Break Room episodes:

Steve Boese on Tech Disengagement in a Multigenerational Workforce

Women in the Workplace: Fostering Women's Leadership and Influence

Talking Time Off With HR Expert Trish Steed

Steve Boese Talks the Latest in Time-Off Tech

Talent Strategist Steve Cadigan on Building a Positive Workplace Culture

Talent Strategist Steve Cadigan on the Future of Work and Cultivating a Richer Employee Experience

Neil deGrasse Tyson on the Myth of Multitasking

The HR Automation Agenda: Best Practices for Efficient Processes With Steve Boese

AI, Ransomware and the Changing Digital Landscape With the AHA's Cybersecurity Expert, John Riggi

Robin Roberts on the Significance of Authenticity for Employee Engagement

AI and the Evolution of Work and Leadership With Futurist Mike Walsh

Gwyneth Paltrow on Inspiring, Empowering and Investing in Your Employees

Flying Past Barriers: Celebrating Women’s History Month With America’s First Black Woman Combat Pilot Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour

Digging Deep: The Costs of Payroll Errors With Steve Boese

Lessons on Leadership, Diversity and Grit From the Life of Jim Thorpe

Secret Ingredients: Mindset, Diversity and Entrepreneurship With Candace Nelson

The Consequences of Payroll Errors: How They Disrupt Employees’ Lives (and How Beti® Prevents Them)

Growing Pains: Compliance and Scalability With AJ Griffin

HR Tech Conference 2022: Highlights From HR Break Room®

Activating the Individual: Discussing Career Development With Ben Brooks

Prepared for Takeoff: How an Aviation Company Reached New Heights of Efficiency With Paycom

The Future Is Now: Examining Generational Change and Engagement With Seth Mattison

Behind the Curtain: A Look Into Paycom Marketing With Adam Ballard and Casey Twenter

Be Curious: Leveraging the Changing Landscape of Learning and Development With Sharlyn Lauby

Uncharted Territory: How Recruiters and Candidates Interact in the Evolving World of Talent Acquisition

When Work and Life Connect: Rethinking Purpose, Engagement and Happiness

The Workplace Tech Challenge: Pro-Level Productivity With a Consumer-Grade Experience

Hill Harper Talks Juneteenth and Championing Organizational Diversity

Ready for Realignment: The Employee Experience, HR and the New Age of Work

Winning the Talent Battle: How to Elevate the Employee Experience With Tech

The Future of HR: Chad Richison on the Evolution of HR Tech

An HR Break Room Take 5: Paycom’s Beti®

The Next Step: The Future of Remote Work Solutions

Removing the Barriers: Talking Tech, Wealth Creation and Philanthropy With Hill Harper

The HR Hierarchy of Needs: Insights and Strategies for Reaching the Top

Making Meaning: How to Foster Innovation at Work With Guy Kawasaki

Reconsidering HR Tech’s Impact on Employee Frustrations and the Employee Experience

A Time of Opportunity: The Current State of the Digital Transformation

Effective Talent Acquisition Starts With Efficient Background Checks

Workplace Culture Q&A With Adam Grant

Creating a Resilient Workplace Culture in 2021 with Adam Grant

Workplace Background Check Trends for 2021

Culture of Courage: Empowering Employees to Speak Up

Better Conversations: The Importance of Diversity and Inclusion

Tomorrow’s Workforce: Creating Autonomy Through a Better Employee Experience

Organizational Leadership: Navigating Unexpected Business Disruptions

Shark Mindset: Why the Right HR Strategy Is Vital to Success

Tech Touchdown: The Patriots’ Game Plan for HR Compliance

Tech Touchdown: How Employee Usage Led an NFL Juggernaut to HR Victory

Learning Never Stops: LMS Training in Today’s Digital Reality