The Alder Hour
Welcome to the Alder Hour, your new favorite way to close out the day. Spend 60 minutes with Matt Alder, the Talent Acquisition titan, the source for sourcers, and the overseas addition to the Purple Acorn family. But he’s not spending the entire hour alone — we’ll hear from HR specialist Jocelyn King, trend maven Rhona Pierce, and callers each week. So punch that clock and let us take you home.
Episodes

Monday Apr 07, 2025
Monday Apr 07, 2025
This week on the Alder Hour, the gang's back together! We're taking on streaming habits on the clock, AI training, and Lydia Wu's picking a bone with ethical AI. Plus, Rhona examines if at-work wellness is effective, so clock out in time for the Alder Hour!

Wednesday Apr 02, 2025
Wednesday Apr 02, 2025
This week on the Alder Hour, Robin Schooling is clocking in! Join us as we discuss JP Morgan's DEI swap, an email conundrum, and if middle management is getting squeezed out of the workplace. So tune in for this Monday for the Alder Hour!

Wednesday Apr 02, 2025
Wednesday Apr 02, 2025
This week on the Alder Hour, we're back from #Transform2025 and ready to roll with our guest, CollabWORK's Summer Delaney, MBA! So punch that clock and let Matt, Rhona, and Jocelyn take you home on the Alder Hour!

Monday Mar 17, 2025
Monday Mar 17, 2025
This week on the Alder Hour, we're LIVE from Transform! Here to take you home and bring a bit of magic in part two of our conversation with Mike Peditto, we're here to cover all things conference! 🪄

Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
This week on the Alder Hour, Rhona is guest-hosting and ready to get this show on the road! Jocelyn tackles what to do when a job wants you back, and Rhona asks if micro-retirement is part of the macro-picture. Plus we have Mike Peditto bringing a little magic our way
So clock out and tune in for the Alder Hour!

Wednesday Mar 05, 2025
Wednesday Mar 05, 2025
Move over Matt Alder, because we're the Rhona Hour this week! Join us as Rhona hosts while Matt's away (our guest James Ellis is here to help with our rebrand), and Jocelyn talks Exit Envy in the workplace. Plus we have a very special guest for Trending or Ending!

Monday Feb 24, 2025
Monday Feb 24, 2025
This week on the Alder Hour, Mike Stafiej joins us, Jocelyn's back to talk about how to ask your employer about AI implementation, and Rhona asks if tackling student debt is an effective way to pull employees.

Thursday Feb 20, 2025
Thursday Feb 20, 2025
This week on the Alder Hour, Lilith Christiansen joins us, John Baldino talks about neurodiversity in the workplace, and Rhona turns up the volume on Hush Trips.

Thursday Feb 20, 2025
Thursday Feb 20, 2025
This week on the Alder Hour, we've twice as many Matts! Matt Charney joins us, and Jocelyn talks about red flags in the workplace, plus Rhona sets her sights on bonuses — are they going away, or making a comeback?

Thursday Feb 20, 2025
Thursday Feb 20, 2025
This week on the Alder Hour, we're going live to TAWeek — joined by our favorite forecaster Serge Bordreau, we're keeping our finger on the pulse of all things TA! Plus, Robin Schooling talks about potentially downright diabolical HR practices, and Rhona Pierce wonders what the buzz is around conference season. So clock out and tune in for the Alder Hour!