HR Happy Hour - Episode 92 - 'HR, Communication, and Social Media'

Thursday March 24, 2011 - 8PM ET

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HR. Communication. Social media. Need I say more?

The ever thought-provoking Jason Seiden takes over the mic at the HR Happy Hour show to chat with Curtis Midkiff, SHRM social media guy, and others (hey—why not you?), about the ever interesting HR and Social Media space.

Jason and Curtis and whomever else joins the fun this week are sure to provide interesting, compelling, and maybe even some controversial takes on HR, Communications, and Social Media.

Call in with your thoughts: 646.378.1086 on the how's and why's of making social media work from an HR perspective.

Seiden back in house, it is a good thing!

HR Happy Hour - Episode 92 - 'HR, Communication, and Social Media'

Thursday March 24, 2011 - 8PM ET

Call in 646-378-1086

HR. Communication. Social media. Need I say more?

The ever thought-provoking Jason Seiden takes over the mic at the HR Happy Hour show to chat with Curtis Midkiff, SHRM social media guy, and others (hey—why not you?), about the ever interesting HR and Social Media space.

Jason and Curtis and whomever else joins the fun this week are sure to provide interesting, compelling, and maybe even some controversial takes on HR, Communications, and Social Media.

Call in with your thoughts: 646.378.1086 on the how's and why's of making social media work from an HR perspective.

Seiden back in house, it is a good thing!

HR Happy Hour - Episode 91 - 'ERE Expo Preview'

Thursday March 17, 2011 8PM ET

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This week the HR Happy Hour looks forward, in a preview of the upcoming ERE Expo to be held March 23-25 in San Diego.

The HR Happy Hour will be on site next week, doing a special live webcast version of the show, so this week we thought it would be a good idea to preview the event, talk to some of the organizers and presenters, and give a bit of a feel for what will be happening on the web show from the event itself.

So this week, we will dive into some of the main themes of the Expo, social recruiting, the changes and developments in technology, global recruiting and more.

Some friends from ERE will be on hand, as well as some leading expert presenters, and in true HR Happy Hour style, you never can be too sure what might happen next.

I hope you can join us for a kind of a recruiting roundtable on this week's HR Happy Hour show.

HR Happy Hour - Episode 91 - 'ERE Expo Preview'

Thursday March 17, 2011 8PM ET

Call in 646-378-1086

This week the HR Happy Hour looks forward, in a preview of the upcoming ERE Expo to be held March 23-25 in San Diego.

The HR Happy Hour will be on site next week, doing a special live webcast version of the show, so this week we thought it would be a good idea to preview the event, talk to some of the organizers and presenters, and give a bit of a feel for what will be happening on the web show from the event itself.

So this week, we will dive into some of the main themes of the Expo, social recruiting, the changes and developments in technology, global recruiting and more.

Some friends from ERE will be on hand, as well as some leading expert presenters, and in true HR Happy Hour style, you never can be too sure what might happen next.

I hope you can join us for a kind of a recruiting roundtable on this week's HR Happy Hour show.

HR Happy Hour - Episode 90 - 'Liquid Leadership '

Thursday, March 10, 2011 - 8PM ET

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Do generational differences matter? In society, in politics, in the workplace? For all the argument, debate, and discussion about the impact of Gen Y and Millennials as 'blocks', there are an equal amount of arguments that claim these generational labels are meaningless, and people need to be valued and managed simply as individuals.

Does the greater context of life experience, exposure to technology, and the major societal events actually shape and help define a generation in ways that can be evaluated and leveraged.

Can multiple generations survive and thrive in the workplace if these larger and broader trends are not appreciated?

This week on the show, we will be joined by Brad Szollose, author of 'Liquid Leadership: From Woodstock to Wikipedia, Multi-generational Management Ideas That are Changing the Way We Run Things' to talk about these issues.

I know the GenY is a silly label folks will be out in force telling us these kinds of debates are crazy, but I am not so sure.

Decide for yourselves this week!

HR Happy Hour - Episode 90 - 'Liquid Leadership '

Thursday, March 10, 2011 - 8PM ET

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Do generational differences matter? In society, in politics, in the workplace? For all the argument, debate, and discussion about the impact of Gen Y and Millennials as 'blocks', there are an equal amount of arguments that claim these generational labels are meaningless, and people need to be valued and managed simply as individuals.

Does the greater context of life experience, exposure to technology, and the major societal events actually shape and help define a generation in ways that can be evaluated and leveraged.

Can multiple generations survive and thrive in the workplace if these larger and broader trends are not appreciated?

This week on the show, we will be joined by Brad Szollose, author of 'Liquid Leadership: From Woodstock to Wikipedia, Multi-generational Management Ideas That are Changing the Way We Run Things' to talk about these issues.

I know the GenY is a silly label folks will be out in force telling us these kinds of debates are crazy, but I am not so sure.

Decide for yourselves this week!

HR Happy Hour - Episode 89 - 'The Union Label '

Thursday March 3, 2011 - 8PM ET

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We've been doing the HR Happy Hour show for close to two years, and we've never done a 'unions' or 'organized labor' show before. Why? Well, for the most part unions and organized labor were not really topical, not terribly interesting, and seemingly almost a relic of a earlier time in industrial America.

But in just the last few weeks the news from Wisconsin has thrust unions, labor relations, and collective bargaining from the dimly-lit back room to the front page. Today, you can't tune in to any cable news channel without getting the latest update from the statehouse in Madison. All of a sudden, we've all received a 10-minute course in collective bargaining.

Do the events in Wisconsin have broader, more universal implications? Is this really a kind of 'Custer's last stand' for public sector unions in America? Do unions even have a place any more, in an economic landscape increasingly marked by rapid change, and institutions that are forced to evolve and adapt much faster than ever before? And one final question - since the issue of union support seems to be almost entirely tied up in politics, are elected officials of all stripes taking advantage of the situation in Wisconsin (and other states) to further there own aims?

Lots of questions, lots of passion, and no easy answers. But after two years the HR Happy Hour will at least open up the floor as we talk about unions, labor, politics, and the future of work.

Our labor relations guy, Mike VanDervort will join us for the show, as well as MIT's Thomas Kochan, and maybe even an additional guest or two, but we really want you the listener to join the conversation as well.

Postscript - who remembers the 'Look for the union label' song?

HR Happy Hour - Episode 89 - 'The Union Label '

Thursday March 3, 2011 - 8PM ET

Call in 646-378-1086

We've been doing the HR Happy Hour show for close to two years, and we've never done a 'unions' or 'organized labor' show before. Why? Well, for the most part unions and organized labor were not really topical, not terribly interesting, and seemingly almost a relic of a earlier time in industrial America.

But in just the last few weeks the news from Wisconsin has thrust unions, labor relations, and collective bargaining from the dimly-lit back room to the front page. Today, you can't tune in to any cable news channel without getting the latest update from the statehouse in Madison. All of a sudden, we've all received a 10-minute course in collective bargaining.

Do the events in Wisconsin have broader, more universal implications? Is this really a kind of 'Custer's last stand' for public sector unions in America? Do unions even have a place any more, in an economic landscape increasingly marked by rapid change, and institutions that are forced to evolve and adapt much faster than ever before? And one final question - since the issue of union support seems to be almost entirely tied up in politics, are elected officials of all stripes taking advantage of the situation in Wisconsin (and other states) to further there own aims?

Lots of questions, lots of passion, and no easy answers. But after two years the HR Happy Hour will at least open up the floor as we talk about unions, labor, politics, and the future of work.

Our labor relations guy, Mike VanDervort will join us for the show, as well as MIT's Thomas Kochan, and maybe even an additional guest or two, but we really want you the listener to join the conversation as well.

Postscript - who remembers the 'Look for the union label' song?

HR Happy Hour - Episode 88 - 'Feedback and Performance'

Thursday February 24, 2011 - 8PM ET

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Dread the annual performance review? Well, join pretty much all your colleagues and friends that have come to loathe that yearly exercise in futility, discomfort, and double-talk.

Want to share the good news and recognize the great contributions of your team, your peers, or even your managers? I guess you could send an email. Better not 'copy all' though, because people get enough email every day. Maybe you could just get them a gift card or something. Although who will remember the $25 pop at Olive Garden come review time next spring.

Hate the tools and sytems (HRIS, Talent Management, collaboration) that your organization has foisted on you? Join the club.

Man it would be nice to get some help with the performance/feedback process, with the peer and team recognition process, and using a system that was actually fun and engaging.

That would be pretty awesome.

And what is more awesome is that there actually is a solution that can help your organization with all those problems, it is called Rypple. And better still Rypple co-CEO Dan Debow and Rypple Head of Sales David Priemer will be our guests this week to talk feedback, performance, and why enterprise software doesn't have to suck.

It should be a fun and interesting show as we welcome the smarties from Rypple.

HR Happy Hour - Episode 88 - 'Feedback and Performance'

Thursday February 24, 2011 - 8PM ET

Call in 646-378-1086

Dread the annual performance review? Well, join pretty much all your colleagues and friends that have come to loathe that yearly exercise in futility, discomfort, and double-talk.

Want to share the good news and recognize the great contributions of your team, your peers, or even your managers? I guess you could send an email. Better not 'copy all' though, because people get enough email every day. Maybe you could just get them a gift card or something. Although who will remember the $25 pop at Olive Garden come review time next spring.

Hate the tools and sytems (HRIS, Talent Management, collaboration) that your organization has foisted on you? Join the club.

Man it would be nice to get some help with the performance/feedback process, with the peer and team recognition process, and using a system that was actually fun and engaging.

That would be pretty awesome.

And what is more awesome is that there actually is a solution that can help your organization with all those problems, it is called Rypple. And better still Rypple co-CEO Dan Debow and Rypple Head of Sales David Priemer will be our guests this week to talk feedback, performance, and why enterprise software doesn't have to suck.

It should be a fun and interesting show as we welcome the smarties from Rypple.