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HR Happy Hour 148 - 'HRevolution 2012 Preview' Oct 05, 2012

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HR Happy Hour 148 - 'HRevolution 2012 Preview' Thursday, October 4, 2012 - 8:00PM ET Call in 646-378-1086 Follow the backchannel on Twitter - #HRHappyHour Wow, a year goes by quickly! This coming Sunday, October 7, 2012 the fifth HRevolution Event for HR, Recruiting, and Talent professionals will take place in Chicago, Illinois, (ticket information here). The HRevolution is a one-day conference unlike any other in the industry, and provides the opportunity for attendees to interact, learn from, engage, and connect with some of the most innovative thinkers in Human Resources today. If you have been to a previous HRevolution event, you know what I am talking about, and if this will be your first time, then you are in for a treat. This week on the HR Happy Hour Show we will preview the HRevolution event, and welcome an assortment of presenters, attendees, sponsors, and organizers to help set the stage for the upcoming event and help you start to get your Hrevolution on. It should be a fun show, and I hope you can join us!

HR Happy Hour 147 - 'Sports, Labor, and Lockouts' Sep 21, 2012

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HR Happy Hour 147 - 'Sports, Labor, and Lockouts' Thursday, September 20, 2012 - 8:00PM ET Call in on 646-378-1086 Follow the backchannel on Twitter - Hashtag #HRHappyHour This week the HR Happy Hour Show returns from a long summer hiatus, tanned, trim, and rested, and ready to once again take on the important issues facing the workplace, Human Resources, and Talent Management. Of course that means another sports show! Seriously though, here in the USA there are several compelling sports-themed stories that are not only impacting the sports world, but also have wider and larger implications for Talent and HR professionals in any field. Take a quick scan of the sports news today, and you'll likely see stories on: The NFL labor impasse with its on-field officials, which has led to a lockout, replacement (scab) officials, and a noticeable deterioration of the quality of officiating, and some would argue, the actual product. The NHL, also stuck in a labor battle, this one pitting the league against its own players. Another lockout, another potential situation for replacement labor, or even an entire season cancellation. A major college football power, Arkansas, that fired its former, (successful) coach after an off field scandal, only to replace him with another high-profile coach who is in the middle of a personal bankruptcy and may be coming a little unhinged. Finally, Notre Dame absolutely embarrassing Michigan State last week. So tonight we will open up the lines to talk sports, labor, talent, and more, all in the HR Happy Hour style. I hope you can join us as we relaunch the show tonight!

HR Happy Hour 146 - 'Radical Reinvention' Aug 31, 2012

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HR Happy Hour 146 - 'Radical Reinvention' Thursday, August 30, 2012 - 8:00PM ET Call in 646-378-1086 Follow the backchannel on Twitter - hashtag #HRHappyHour The HR Happy Hour Show returns from summer vacation and welcomes back to the show author Kaya Oakes, to talk about her most recent book, Radical Reinvention: An Unlikely Return to the Catholic Church. Ms. Oakes' book is about her journey back to the church after many years away, and how she attempts to come to terms as a progressive feminist in a church that at times seems to be clinging to its conservative past. What does 'Radical Reninvention' have to do with the world of work, or any of the 'normal' issues this show has been about the last three years? Probably nothing, but I loved the book, and I think the show will be fascinating for anyone interested in effecting change - whether in a religion, a corporation, a government, whatever. I think it will be a fun show and I hope you can join us!

HR Happy Hour 145 - 'Go Mobile: Relo, Recruiting, Retention' Jun 08, 2012

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HR Happy Hour 145 - 'Go Mobile: Relo, Recruiting, Retention Sponsored by Aquire Thursday June 7, 2012 - 8:00PM ET Call in 646-378-1086 Follow the backchannel on Twitter - hashtag #HRHappyHour Tonight on the show we will chat with HR and Recruiting legends Kris Dunn and Trish McFarlane about the the Allied HR IQ research study, www.hriq.allied.com, an initiative designed to conduct and deliver research on a set of topics of immediate and long-term interest to human resources professionals in all industries. This year’s research project, the 2012 Allied Workforce Mobility Survey, was developed in collaboration with distinguished human resources practitioners (us), and Allied’s research partners. The survey examined a wide range of organizational practices and capability around recruiting, onboarding, relocation, and more. Want to get some more insight as to what is happening across the nation in recruiting, retention, and more? Then the Allied HR IQ project has you covered. Tonight on the show KD, Trish, and Steve will talk about some of the highlights of the study findings, wax philosophical on the implications and takeaways for organizations and talent professionals, and mix in a little NBA playoffs analysis as well. It should be a fun show and I hope you can join us!

HR Happy Hour 144 - 'The American Way of Eating' May 04, 2012

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HR Happy Hour 144 - 'The American Way of Eating' Sponsored by Aquire Thursday May 3, 2012 - 8:00PM ET Call in 646-378-1086 Follow the backchannel on Twitter - hashtag #HRHappyHour This week the show welcomes Tracie McMillan the author of the recently published ‘The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee’s, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table’, Tracie's book takes a look at what seems to be a simple topic, eating in America, and through research, workiing in the farm fields of California, in Walmarts in Detroit, and finally in an Applebee's in Brooklyn, reveals that how, what, and why we eat like we do to be a much more compelling and complex question after all. Tonight on the show we will talk with Tracie about her journey writing, working, eating, and understanding about how we eat in America today. It should be a fantastic show, and I hope you can join us! Tracie McMillan has written about food and class for a variety of publications, including The New York Times, O, The Oprah Magazine, Harper’s Magazine, Saveur, and Slate. From 2001 to 2005 she was the managing editor of the award-winning magazine City Limits, where she won recognition from organizations ranging from the James Beard Foundation to World Hunger Year

HR Happy Hour 143 - 'Gaming Health and Wellness' Apr 27, 2012

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HR Happy Hour 143 - 'Gaming Health and Wellness' Sponsored by Aquire Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 8:00PM ET Call in 646-378-1086 Follow the backchannel on Twitter - hashtag #HRHappyHour In a climate of rising obesity rates and increasing health care costs, workplace wellness has emerged as a way for employers to address the health and well-being of their employees. Although workplace wellness has existed in one form or another for well over four decades, advances in technology have recently and rapidly changed the way employee health promotion programs are delivered. In the past five years in particular, companies have begun adopting gaming technology in the service of wellness, making the achievement of healthy goals more approachable, engaging, social, and fun. This week on the show we will welcome special guests Dr. Rajiv Kumar the the founder and chief medical officer at ShapeUp, the leading global provider of clinically proven, social networking-based employee wellness programs; as well as Fran Melmed ,the owner of context, an award-winning communication and change management consulting firm that specializes in wellness and health care consumerism to talk about: Workplace wellness challenges Why wellness can be more than just fun with games How insurers and consumers are adopting health games Why health games are proliferating and succeeding in the workplace. It should be a fun an interesting show and I hope you can join us!

HR Happy Hour 142 - 'Recruiting Your Next Boss' Apr 06, 2012

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HR Happy Hour 142 - 'Recruiting Your Next Boss' Sponsored by Aquire Thursday April 5, 2012 - 8:00PM ET Call in 646-378-1086 Follow the backchannel on Twitter - hashtag #HRHappyHour You've read the articles, seen the webinars, or maybe even attended a conference session, (or ten), about how the demographics of the workforce are shifting, and that pretty soon the next generation entering the workplace will outnumber the outgoing one, and that finding, attracting, and engaging the next generation might be a key to your organization's long-term success. And perhaps you also have bought into the idea that actually recruiting Gen Y successfully requires a new way of thinking and a new approach that what has always worked before. Or maybe you have read all of the above and don't buy into the hype at all, and that making generational, well generalizations is a foolish and shortsighted waste of time. After all, you are thinking, I'm a Boomer or a Gen X'er and I dig technology and I have a blog. Either way, you will want to tune into the show this week, as we welcome back Ryan Healy, Co-founder and COO of the Brazen Careerist Network to talk about recruiting Gen Y talent and the unique challenges that this generation presents. Ryan is a recognized workplace expert for the young workforce, appearing as a spokesperson for Generation Y in various outlets including 60 Minutes, 20/20, CNN, PBS Nightly News, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. It should be a great show and I hope you can join us!

REPLAY - Ep 141 - 'The HR Blog Power Rankings' Mar 30, 2012

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REPLAY - Episode 141 - 'The HR Blog Power Rankings' No live calls tonight please! This week since the HR Happy Hour Show is doing the live stream for two days at ERE Expo in San Diego, tonight we will broadcast an encore presentation of last week's wild and fun show, 'The HR Blog Power Rankings'. This was a really exciting show where we counted down the Top 5 HR and Talent Blogs as voted on by the Editors and Contributors at the Fistful of Talent blog last week. We had a great time doing the countdown and in case you missed the show live, now is your chance to hear all about it. We will be back live next Thursday at 8PM ET.

HR Happy Hour 141 - 'The HR Blog Power Rankings' Mar 23, 2012

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HR Happy Hour Episode 141 - 'The HR Blog Power Rankings' Sponsored by Aquire Thursday March 22, 2012 - 8PM ET Call in - 646-378-1086 Follow the backchannel on Twitter - hashtag: #HRHappyHour This week in a very special episode of the HR Happy Hour Show, and presented in conjunction with the Fistful of Talent blog, we will count down the Top 25 HR and Recruiting blogs as determined by the Editors and Contributors at Fistful of Talent. The Fistful of Talent Blog Power Rankings make their return to an HR blogging ecosystem that is developing, evolving, and changing all the time. It can be tough for the HR and Talent professional out there just getting started reading blogs to know where to go, and what sources provide consistently excellent and quality content. And even for the more savvy HR pro, I will bet there are a few blogs in the FOT Top 25 that you have missed, and should be added to your reader straight away. Tonight on the show we will recap FOT top 25 blogs 25 through 6, and then reveal the Top 5, counting them down in classic Casey Kasem fashion. And we will talk live with some of the Top 5 bloggers as well. Additionally, we will take your calls on your favorite blogs, and the state of the HR blogosphere as well. This will be a fun show and I hope you can join us!

HR Happy Hour 140 - 'Social, The Company, and The Law'' Mar 16, 2012

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HR Happy Hour 140 - 'Social, The Company, and the Law' sponsored by Aquire Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 8:00PM ET Call in on 646-378-1086 Follow the backchannel on Twitter - hashtag #HRHappyHour This week on the show social media employment law expert Eric Meyer makes a return to the HR Happy Hour to talk about the evolving and important topic of the company use of social media, social networking in the organization, and the law. Since the last time Eric was on the show a couple of years back several significant changes have occurred. First off, the use of social media and social networking platforms by organizations has exploded. It used to be clever to see a 'like us on Facebook' in an advertisement, and today fully branded Twitter hashtag campaigns are common. Second, an emerging marketing, branding, and social media and digital ecosystem of new and leading practices has emerged, influencing how organizations are choosing to interact in social media. Third, many individual employees are seeing their personal brands and images bolstered by their use of social media in their job capacity, placing additional pressure on them and on their leaders. And last, more cases, opinions, and rulings related to how employee and employer use, ownership, and policies around social media have been developing in the last few years. So will all that said, we thought it was time for a little refresher course - to try and get you caught up with what has been happening in the legal world while you have been busy poking people on Facebook. Eric is a fantastic guest and it should be a great show! I hope you can join us!

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