"I often say you never want to be in the wrong side of innovation," he says. "People with a high level of EQ are going to, I think, do much better than people who can't really communicate or talk with people." The pandemic has made him realize how important it is for people to be empathetic and not jump to conclusions about other people's situations. He also believes that organizations that truly value diversity tend to do better financially.
Guillermo Corea is the Managing Director of the SHRM Workplace Innovation Lab and Venture Capital initiatives. He joined SHRM in 2015. He and his team are focused on finding and cultivating technologies that will impact the future of work. Guillermo’s team organizes the SHRM Better Workplaces Challenge Cup and Workplace Tech Accelerator plus they lead the organization’s impact investing program. Guillermo is a vocal leader in the HRTech community.
This was a fun one because we got to record in person at SHRMTech 2023 in San Francisco. Only our fifth live recording in more than 190 episodes!
Listen and learn...
- How HR teams should drive workplace innovation
- Which Shark Tank shark is judging the Better Workplaces Challenge Cup
- How SHRM Labs connects tech entrepreneurs with HR leaders
- Why the CHRO is the most strategic exec in the C-suite
- How the pandemic and an aging employee population are creating opportunities for HRTech
- The technology Guillermo says will change work most in the next decade
- How to confront the problem of biased algorithms making HR decisions
- Why the HR blockchain will replace background check vendors
- The HRTech company Guillermo is ready to fund!
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