The Workplace Minute Welcome to the Workplace Minute, brought to you by H3 HR Advisors. Your quick-hit version of the HR Happy Hour Podcast, where Steve Boese shares the latest in Human Resources, HR tech, workplace trends, and more—all in just a few minutes. Tune in and stay on top of what’s shaping the workplace today! In this episode Steve re-visits the manufacturing workforce gap in the US - with 400,000 open jobs to fill, organizations have to think more creatively and expansively about tal...
Jul 02, 2025•7 min•Season 4Ep. 72
The Workplace Minute Welcome to the Workplace Minute, brought to you by H3 HR Advisors. Your quick-hit version of the HR Happy Hour Podcast, where Steve Boese shares the latest in Human Resources, HR tech, workplace trends, and more—all in just a few minutes. Tune in and stay on top of what’s shaping the workplace today! In this episode Steve breaks down the current Student Loan situation in America. With collections and delinquencies on the rise, thousands if not millions of workers are feeling...
Jun 30, 2025•7 min•Season 4Ep. 71
The Workplace Minute Welcome to the Workplace Minute, brought to you by H3 HR Advisors. Your quick-hit version of the HR Happy Hour Podcast, where Steve Boese shares the latest in Human Resources, HR tech, workplace trends, and more—all in just a few minutes. Tune in and stay on top of what’s shaping the workplace today! In this episode Steve shares recent research on how different Generations are experiencing work - and how Gen Z is focused on more than just compensation - flexibility, culture,...
Jun 27, 2025•6 min•Season 4Ep. 70
The Workplace Minute Welcome to the Workplace Minute, brought to you by H3 HR Advisors. Your quick-hit version of the HR Happy Hour Podcast, where Steve Boese shares the latest in Human Resources, HR tech, workplace trends, and more—all in just a few minutes. Tune in and stay on top of what’s shaping the workplace today! In this episode Steve discusses how increased enforcement of English-language proficiency requirements for commercial truck drivers could put thousands of workers out of a job -...
Jun 25, 2025•5 min•Season 4Ep. 69
The Workplace Minute Welcome to the Workplace Minute, brought to you by H3 HR Advisors. Your quick-hit version of the HR Happy Hour Podcast, where Steve Boese shares the latest in Human Resources, HR tech, workplace trends, and more—all in just a few minutes. Tune in and stay on top of what’s shaping the workplace today! In this episode Steve discusses how new research from Microsoft on email, messaging, and app usage patterns shows that for many professionals the workday has no set beginning an...
Jun 23, 2025•8 min•Season 4Ep. 68
The Workplace Minute Welcome to the Workplace Minute, brought to you by H3 HR Advisors. Your quick-hit version of the HR Happy Hour Podcast, where Steve Boese shares the latest in Human Resources, HR tech, workplace trends, and more—all in just a few minutes. Tune in and stay on top of what’s shaping the workplace today! In this episode Steve discusses the dramatic increase in Anti-DEI shareholder proposals since 2022, how none of them have been successful, and the motivations behind their creat...
Jun 20, 2025•6 min•Season 4Ep. 67
The Workplace Minute Welcome to the Workplace Minute, brought to you by H3 HR Advisors. Your quick-hit version of the HR Happy Hour Podcast, where Steve Boese shares the latest in Human Resources, HR tech, workplace trends, and more—all in just a few minutes. Tune in and stay on top of what’s shaping the workplace today! In this episode Steve shares news about Deloitte's expansion of its employee wellbeing program to include Lego sets in its list of reimbursable wellbeing expenses - up to $1,000...
Jun 18, 2025•4 min•Season 4Ep. 66
The Workplace Minute Welcome to the Workplace Minute, brought to you by H3 HR Advisors. Your quick-hit version of the HR Happy Hour Podcast, where Steve Boese shares the latest in Human Resources, HR tech, workplace trends, and more—all in just a few minutes. Tune in and stay on top of what’s shaping the workplace today! In this episode Steve discusses newly released global data on child labor, its prevalence, why it persists in many parts of the world, and why it is a truly an issue that all of...
Jun 16, 2025•6 min•Season 4Ep. 65
The Workplace Minute Welcome to the Workplace Minute, brought to you by H3 HR Advisors. Your quick-hit version of the HR Happy Hour Podcast, where Steve Boese shares the latest in Human Resources, HR tech, workplace trends, and more—all in just a few minutes. Tune in and stay on top of what’s shaping the workplace today! In this episode Steve shares key findings about the state of hybrid working from the Cisco Global Hybrid Work Study 2025, a comprehensive look at hybrid work - what is working, ...
Jun 13, 2025•6 min•Season 4Ep. 64
The Workplace Minute Welcome to the Workplace Minute, brought to you by H3 HR Advisors. Your quick-hit version of the HR Happy Hour Podcast, where Steve Boese shares the latest in Human Resources, HR tech, workplace trends, and more—all in just a few minutes. Tune in and stay on top of what’s shaping the workplace today! In this episode Steve discusses how the Four-day workweek is increasing in popularity, provides myriad benefits to workers, and has drawn the ire of some old-school leaders who ...
Jun 11, 2025•6 min•Season 4Ep. 63
The Workplace Minute Welcome to the Workplace Minute, brought to you by H3 HR Advisors. Your quick-hit version of the HR Happy Hour Podcast, where Steve Boese shares the latest in Human Resources, HR tech, workplace trends, and more—all in just a few minutes. Tune in and stay on top of what’s shaping the workplace today! In this episode Steve discusses how with Pride Month underway, many large corporations are withdrawing support for local Pride events and Pride parades - citing a combination of...
Jun 09, 2025•5 min•Season 4Ep. 62
The Workplace Minute Welcome to the Workplace Minute, brought to you by H3 HR Advisors. Your quick-hit version of the HR Happy Hour Podcast, where Steve Boese shares the latest in Human Resources, HR tech, workplace trends, and more—all in just a few minutes. Tune in and stay on top of what’s shaping the workplace today! In this episode Steve continues the discussion about reviving manufacturing in America. Today we examine whether manufacturing is the key to helping declining cities in the hear...
Jun 06, 2025•5 min•Season 4Ep. 61
The Workplace Minute Welcome to the Workplace Minute, brought to you by H3 HR Advisors. Your quick-hit version of the HR Happy Hour Podcast, where Steve Boese shares the latest in Human Resources, HR tech, workplace trends, and more—all in just a few minutes. Tune in and stay on top of what’s shaping the workplace today! In this episode Steve discusses the job market conditions and prospects for the Class of 2025 college graduates. The new crop of grads are facing a labor market that is changing...
Jun 04, 2025•5 min•Season 4Ep. 60
The Workplace Minute Welcome to the Workplace Minute, brought to you by H3 HR Advisors. Your quick-hit version of the HR Happy Hour Podcast, where Steve Boese shares the latest in Human Resources, HR tech, workplace trends, and more—all in just a few minutes. Tune in and stay on top of what’s shaping the workplace today! In this episode Steve continues coverage of the changes at Southwest Airlines. With new bag fees already here, and assigned and premium seating coming soon - can Southwest survi...
Jun 02, 2025•6 min•Season 4Ep. 59
The Workplace Minute Welcome to the Workplace Minute, brought to you by H3 HR Advisors. Your quick-hit version of the HR Happy Hour Podcast, where Steve Boese shares the latest in Human Resources, HR tech, workplace trends, and more—all in just a few minutes. Tune in and stay on top of what’s shaping the workplace today! In this episode Steve discusses a dilemma in the US labor market - trade policies designed to return manufacturing jobs to the country, when there are already over half a millio...
May 29, 2025•4 min•Season 4Ep. 58
The Workplace Minute Welcome to the Workplace Minute, brought to you by H3 HR Advisors. Your quick-hit version of the HR Happy Hour Podcast, where Steve Boese shares the latest in Human Resources, HR tech, workplace trends, and more—all in just a few minutes. Tune in and stay on top of what’s shaping the workplace today! In this episode Steve discusses what the corporate retreat from DEI has meant for HR and other professionals working in and on DEI. Plus, some advice for HR pros who want to mai...
May 27, 2025•4 min•Season 4Ep. 57
The Workplace Minute Welcome to the Workplace Minute, brought to you by H3 HR Advisors. Your quick-hit version of the HR Happy Hour Podcast, where Steve Boese shares the latest in Human Resources, HR tech, workplace trends, and more—all in just a few minutes. Tune in and stay on top of what’s shaping the workplace today! In this episode Steve discusses research from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on which college majors offer the highest and lowest early-career salaries. Plus, we reveal if...
May 23, 2025•4 min•Season 4Ep. 56
The Workplace Minute Welcome to the Workplace Minute, brought to you by H3 HR Advisors. Your quick-hit version of the HR Happy Hour Podcast, where Steve Boese shares the latest in Human Resources, HR tech, workplace trends, and more—all in just a few minutes. Tune in and stay on top of what’s shaping the workplace today! In this episode Steve discusses key trends and findings from the Global Leadership Forecast 2025 from DDI. Chief among these are the increased stress levels weighing on managers...
May 21, 2025•4 min•Season 4Ep. 55
The Workplace Minute Welcome to the Workplace Minute, brought to you by H3 HR Advisors. Your quick-hit version of the HR Happy Hour Podcast, where Steve Boese shares the latest in Human Resources, HR tech, workplace trends, and more—all in just a few minutes. Tune in and stay on top of what’s shaping the workplace today! In this episode Steve discusses new research suggesting that acceptance and inclusion for neurodivergent people at work is coming under pressure from widespread corporate retrea...
May 19, 2025•4 min•Season 4Ep. 54
The Workplace Minute Welcome to the Workplace Minute, brought to you by H3 HR Advisors. Your quick-hit version of the HR Happy Hour Podcast, where Steve Boese shares the latest in Human Resources, HR tech, workplace trends, and more—all in just a few minutes. Tune in and stay on top of what’s shaping the workplace today! In this episode Steve shares news about burger and fries giant McDonald's and their announcement of plans to hire a staggering 275,000 new employees to help meet expected increa...
May 16, 2025•3 min•Season 4Ep. 53
The Workplace Minute Welcome to the Workplace Minute, brought to you by H3 HR Advisors. Your quick-hit version of the HR Happy Hour Podcast, where Steve Boese shares the latest in Human Resources, HR tech, workplace trends, and more—all in just a few minutes. Tune in and stay on top of what’s shaping the workplace today! In this episode Steve shares an update on Target - who three months after abandoning its DEI programs, has seen foot traffic steadily decline, as the company loses ground to Cos...
May 14, 2025•4 min•Season 4Ep. 52
The Workplace Minute Welcome to the Workplace Minute, brought to you by H3 HR Advisors. Your quick-hit version of the HR Happy Hour Podcast, where Steve Boese shares the latest in Human Resources, HR tech, workplace trends, and more—all in just a few minutes. Tune in and stay on top of what’s shaping the workplace today! In this episode Steve discusses how Prompt Engineering, once touted as the next great technology job, has evolved into just another essential tech skills for all kinds of worker...
May 12, 2025•4 min•Season 4Ep. 51
The Workplace Minute Welcome to the Workplace Minute, brought to you by H3 HR Advisors. Your quick-hit version of the HR Happy Hour Podcast, where Steve Boese shares the latest in Human Resources, HR tech, workplace trends, and more—all in just a few minutes. Tune in and stay on top of what’s shaping the workplace today! In this episode Steve discusses increased in-office work requirements at Uber - where the CEO and Chief People Officer don't seem to be too worried if these mandates drive some ...
May 09, 2025•4 min•Season 4Ep. 50
The Workplace Minute Welcome to the Workplace Minute, brought to you by H3 HR Advisors. Your quick-hit version of the HR Happy Hour Podcast, where Steve Boese shares the latest in Human Resources, HR tech, workplace trends, and more—all in just a few minutes. Tune in and stay on top of what’s shaping the workplace today! In this episode Steve discusses new data from employer review site Glassdoor which shows that employee confidence - how employees feel about their organization's near-term prosp...
May 07, 2025•5 min•Season 4Ep. 49
The Workplace Minute Welcome to the Workplace Minute, brought to you by H3 HR Advisors. Your quick-hit version of the HR Happy Hour Podcast, where Steve Boese shares the latest in Human Resources, HR tech, workplace trends, and more—all in just a few minutes. Tune in and stay on top of what’s shaping the workplace today! In this episode Steve discusses how design plays a critical role in creating workplaces where people want show up at and can do their best work from. Plus, we share key insights...
May 05, 2025•4 min•Season 4Ep. 48
The Workplace Minute Welcome to the Workplace Minute, brought to you by H3 HR Advisors. Your quick-hit version of the HR Happy Hour Podcast, where Steve Boese shares the latest in Human Resources, HR tech, workplace trends, and more—all in just a few minutes. Tune in and stay on top of what’s shaping the workplace today! In this episode Steve discusses a report from Aon, which shows that offering coverage for popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic can drive substantial medical costs savings for ...
May 02, 2025•3 min•Season 4Ep. 47
The Workplace Minute Welcome to the Workplace Minute, brought to you by H3 HR Advisors. Your quick-hit version of the HR Happy Hour Podcast, where Steve Boese shares the latest in Human Resources, HR tech, workplace trends, and more—all in just a few minutes. Tune in and stay on top of what’s shaping the workplace today! In this episode Steve discusses how the combination of AI adoption and the increasing popular trend of "skills-based" hiring are making some Gen Z students and graduates questio...
Apr 30, 2025•4 min•Season 4Ep. 46
The Workplace Minute Welcome to the Workplace Minute, brought to you by H3 HR Advisors. Your quick-hit version of the HR Happy Hour Podcast, where Steve Boese shares the latest in Human Resources, HR tech, workplace trends, and more—all in just a few minutes. Tune in and stay on top of what’s shaping the workplace today! In this episode Steve shares key insights from Microsoft's 2025 Work Trend Index Report - which forecasts people and AI Agents working more closely than ever, and the potential ...
Apr 28, 2025•6 min•Season 4Ep. 45
The Workplace Minute Welcome to the Workplace Minute, brought to you by H3 HR Advisors. Your quick-hit version of the HR Happy Hour Podcast, where Steve Boese shares the latest in Human Resources, HR tech, workplace trends, and more—all in just a few minutes. Tune in and stay on top of what’s shaping the workplace today! In this episode Steve discusses how Return to Office mandates in the Federal workforce and in private sector companies threaten to reverse the progress made by people with disab...
Apr 24, 2025•5 min•Season 4Ep. 44
The Workplace Minute Welcome to the Workplace Minute, brought to you by H3 HR Advisors. Your quick-hit version of the HR Happy Hour Podcast, where Steve Boese shares the latest in Human Resources, HR tech, workplace trends, and more—all in just a few minutes. Tune in and stay on top of what’s shaping the workplace today! In this episode Steve shares news about a fintech startup that claimed to use AI to automate e-commerce processes, but it turns out the AI was really just an office full of offs...
Apr 22, 2025•4 min•Season 4Ep. 43
