The Workplace Minute from the HR Happy Hour Media Network

The Workplace Minute
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The Workplace Minute powered by H3 HR Advisors, was developed as a “Flash Briefing” Skill for Amazon “Alexa” devices. Two to three times a week get a quick 2 – 3 minute update on important news impacting the world of work, workplace technology, the labor market and more. The show is hosted by Steve Boese and Trish Steed of H3 HR Advisors.

  1. 3d ago

    The Forward Deployed Engineer: A New AI-Era Job Explained

    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! What exactly is a forward deployed engineer? In this episode Steve Boese explains this fast-growing AI-era role, how it differs from traditional consulting, and what HR should look for when hiring the people responsible for turning AI capabilities into working business solutions. To listen to the Workplace Minute powered by H3 HR Advisors on Amazon Alexa – add the Workplace Minute by H3 HR Advisors skill to your Amazon Echo device’s Flash Briefing or Daily News Update. NEW: Download the H3 HR Advisors 2026 Workplace Trends Report here The HR Happy Hour Network is sponsored by Workhuman – The future of HR has arrived. Will you – and your company – be a part of it? Learn about Human Intelligence at Workhuman.com and join their force for good.

  2. 5d ago

    The Enterprise Software Interface Is Disappearing

    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! Salesforce and Anthropic recently announced Claudeforce, an expanded partnership that brings Salesforce directly into Claude. Through the new Salesforce in Claude plugin, salespeople can analyze their pipelines, prepare for meetings, assess deal health, update CRM records, and take governed action without opening the traditional Salesforce application. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff summarized the strategy in a remarkable phrase: “The UI is the AI.” In this episode of The Workplace Minute, Steve Boese explains why this announcement represents much more than a new product integration. It signals a larger transformation in enterprise technology, as applications move into the background and AI assistants become the primary interface through which people access information and execute work. To listen to the Workplace Minute powered by H3 HR Advisors on Amazon Alexa – add the Workplace Minute by H3 HR Advisors skill to your Amazon Echo device’s Flash Briefing or Daily News Update. NEW: Download the H3 HR Advisors 2026 Workplace Trends Report here The HR Happy Hour Network is sponsored by Workhuman – The future of HR has arrived. Will you – and your company – be a part of it? Learn about Human Intelligence at Workhuman.com and join their force for good.

  3. Sep 3

    When AI Saves You an Hour, Who Gets the Hour?

    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! AI promises enormous productivity gains. But what happens to all the time AI supposedly saves us? For nearly a century, technological progress has carried the promise that greater productivity would eventually allow people to work less. Now generative AI and AI agents are renewing that possibility. Yet another future is emerging: AI makes workers more productive, organizations raise expectations, competitors respond, and everyone ends up working just as much, or even more. On this episode of the Workplace Minute, Steve examines these two possible futures of AI and work, new research suggesting AI exposure may actually be extending the workday, and the fundamental question organizations and workers will increasingly have to confront: When AI saves you an hour, who gets the hour? To listen to the Workplace Minute powered by H3 HR Advisors on Amazon Alexa – add the Workplace Minute by H3 HR Advisors skill to your Amazon Echo device’s Flash Briefing or Daily News Update. NEW: Download the H3 HR Advisors 2026 Workplace Trends Report here

  4. Sep 1

    The New Reality of Hiring: AI Is Now Part of the Process

    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! New research from Paylocity finds that 91% of surveyed HR and recruitment leaders already use AI somewhere in recruiting, while 91% say the technology has become essential for managing today’s application volumes. And those volumes are enormous. Separate research from Ashby found that applications per hire tripled from 2021 through 2024 and remained above 300 throughout 2025. Candidates are using AI to find jobs, customize resumes and generate applications. Employers are responding with AI tools to screen, rank and manage those applicants. The result is an emerging AI hiring arms race. On this episode of the Workplace Minute, Steve looks at why employers increasingly feel forced to automate parts of recruiting, what job seekers need to understand about this new environment, and how organizations can use AI while still creating a hiring experience that is fair, transparent, inclusive and humane. To listen to the Workplace Minute powered by H3 HR Advisors on Amazon Alexa – add the Workplace Minute by H3 HR Advisors skill to your Amazon Echo device’s Flash Briefing or Daily News Update. NEW: Download the H3 HR Advisors 2026 Workplace Trends Report here

  5. Aug 27

    The 2027 Health Care Cost Crisis Employers Cannot Solve

    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! U.S. employer health care costs are projected to rise 9.5 percent in 2027, pushing average costs above $19,000 per employee. Steve examines the latest forecasts from Aon, PwC, WTW and Mercer, the difficult decisions facing HR and benefits leaders, and why the employer-sponsored health insurance system has become increasingly irrational and unsustainable. To listen to the Workplace Minute powered by H3 HR Advisors on Amazon Alexa – add the Workplace Minute by H3 HR Advisors skill to your Amazon Echo device’s Flash Briefing or Daily News Update. NEW: Download the H3 HR Advisors 2026 Workplace Trends Report here

  6. Aug 25

    Your Next Co-worker May Be an AI Agent

    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! AI agents are moving beyond answering questions and generating content. They are now managing calendars, investigating customer problems, developing marketing campaigns, writing software, ordering office supplies, and completing work across multiple business systems. A new Fast Company story takes us inside Anything AI, a startup operating with more than 150 internal AI agents, including an office manager, marketing lead, executive assistant, engineering operations manager, and vice president of finance. In this episode of the Workplace Minute, Steve examines what happens when creating an AI agent begins to resemble writing a job description, how agents could raise the hiring bar for entry-level workers, and why HR and business leaders need to start treating agent deployment as a workforce design decision. To listen to the Workplace Minute powered by H3 HR Advisors on Amazon Alexa – add the Workplace Minute by H3 HR Advisors skill to your Amazon Echo device’s Flash Briefing or Daily News Update. NEW: Download the H3 HR Advisors 2026 Workplace Trends Report here The HR Happy Hour Network is sponsored by Workhuman – The future of HR has arrived. Will you – and your company – be a part of it? Learn about Human Intelligence at Workhuman.com and join their force for good.

  7. Aug 20

    AI Is Creating Great Jobs. Who Is Getting Them?

    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! New LinkedIn research shows that AI jobs are growing quickly and paying substantially more than other roles. Yet women and workers without four-year degrees remain largely excluded from the best opportunities. Today, Steve examines what the AI talent divide could mean for economic mobility, job quality, and the future of work. To listen to the Workplace Minute powered by H3 HR Advisors on Amazon Alexa – add the Workplace Minute by H3 HR Advisors skill to your Amazon Echo device’s Flash Briefing or Daily News Update. NEW: Download the H3 HR Advisors 2026 Workplace Trends Report here The HR Happy Hour Network is sponsored by Workhuman – The future of HR has arrived. Will you – and your company – be a part of it? Learn about Human Intelligence at Workhuman.com and join their force for good.

  8. Aug 17

    The $250 Million Weight-Loss Benefit: Are GLP-1s Worth the Cost?

    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! Bank of America spends more than $250 million annually covering GLP-1 medications for its employees, illustrating the growing financial stakes surrounding weight-loss drug benefits. In this episode, Steve examines employee expectations, the evidence on health outcomes and medical savings, and three strategies for employers managing this increasingly important benefit. To listen to the Workplace Minute powered by H3 HR Advisors on Amazon Alexa – add the Workplace Minute by H3 HR Advisors skill to your Amazon Echo device’s Flash Briefing or Daily News Update. NEW: Download the H3 HR Advisors 2026 Workplace Trends Report here The HR Happy Hour Network is sponsored by Workhuman – The future of HR has arrived. Will you – and your company – be a part of it? Learn about Human Intelligence at Workhuman.com and join their force for good.

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The Workplace Minute powered by H3 HR Advisors, was developed as a “Flash Briefing” Skill for Amazon “Alexa” devices. Two to three times a week get a quick 2 – 3 minute update on important news impacting the world of work, workplace technology, the labor market and more. The show is hosted by Steve Boese and Trish Steed of H3 HR Advisors.

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