Dr. Craig Starbuck, a PhD in organizational leadership with experience at Roku and MasterCard, shares insights on building effective people analytics functions. He discusses the importance of aligning analytics with business strategy and the challenges faced in creating accessible tools. The conversation shifts to AI's transformative role, particularly ChatGPT, exploring both its opportunities and challenges. Additionally, they delve into job satisfaction's impact on performance and the pitfalls of relying on Excel for data analysis.

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Directionally Correct podcast has a NEW sponsor One Model! Check them out here: https://www.onemodel.co/directionallycorrect Help support the podcast Your support will help the podcast cover the costs of producing and distributing our podcast, while getting special premium access to the hosts. Please become a patron of Directionally Correct by going here: https://patron.podbean.com/directionallycorrect Thank you for your support!   Vin's post on hot takes: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vineetvashishta_productmanagement-ai-datascience-activity-7209163033628069888-CyLB?%20utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop   The impact of GPT on human skills: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040162524001859   Testing the babble hypothesis: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1048984320300369   AI can now generate novel ideas: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/emollick_we-have-increasing-evidence-that-todays-ugcPost-7238957033553637376-ooMA?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop 

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Prasad Setty, a former VP at Google and lecturer at Stanford, shares profound insights on people analytics and its evolution. He discusses the importance of data-driven HR decisions and the challenges posed by generative AI in education. Setty also reflects on horology, the captivating world of watchmaking, and the meaning of time in our lives. The conversation humorously transitions to transportation trends, the fate of personal car ownership, and even Bond film nostalgia, combining technology and personal passion in a unique and entertaining way.

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Directionally Correct podcast has a NEW sponsor One Model! Check them out here: https://www.onemodel.co/directionallycorrect Help support the podcast Your support will help the podcast cover the costs of producing and distributing our podcast, while getting special premium access to the hosts. Please become a patron of Directionally Correct by going here: https://patron.podbean.com/directionallycorrect Thank you for your support!   These companies have the shortest interview length: https://digg.com/data-viz/link/us-jobs-longest-shortest-interview-process-companies    Country swearing map: https://digg.com/data-viz/link/countries-swear-most-map-tweets    Does satisfaction or dissatisfaction lead to more survey comments: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ludekstehlik_employeesurvey-employeeexperience-peopleanalytics-activity-7198647660193398785-bZCx?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop    State Fair of Texas foods: https://bigtex.com/the-state-fair-of-texas-announces-2024-big-tex-choice-awards-food-competition-semi-finalists/ 

Directionally Correct podcast has a NEW sponsor One Model! Check them out here: https://www.onemodel.co/directionallycorrect Help support the podcast Your support will help the podcast cover the costs of producing and distributing our podcast, while getting special premium access to the hosts. Please become a patron of Directionally Correct by going here: https://patron.podbean.com/directionallycorrect Thank you for your support!   Scott's NEW published article: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-replace-freelance-jobs-51807bc7 & https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kelly-monahan-ph-d-18879413_futureofwork-ai-data-activity-7210648714225315841-bNnA?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios    Rebels with a cause - Breaking social norms: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0294019   Sports fans are locked in young: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jayvanbavel_sports-fans-are-like-young-goslings-or-ducklings-activity-7211438488934625280-Dzeo?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios    GraphRAG - Using LLMs for ONA: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rami-krispin_llm-datascience-machinelearning-activity-7215375127419502592-WaE0?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop    Ways machine learning can deliver "zero bias" in selection: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nigel-guenole-phd-89824b2_bias-hiring-ml-activity-7215983337838948353-IT2N?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop 

Directionally Correct podcast has a NEW sponsor One Model! Check them out here: https://www.onemodel.co/directionallycorrect Help support the podcast Your support will help the podcast cover the costs of producing and distributing our podcast, while getting special premium access to the hosts. Please become a patron of Directionally Correct by going here: https://patron.podbean.com/directionallycorrect Thank you for your support!   LLMs explained an overview: https://medium.com/@arjunrao87/what-are-llms-local-llms-and-rag-0198868f8657   All the lonely people: https://www.mysocialnetwork.net/downloads/offprint/All%20the%20lonely%20people_Hampton_Wellman_2020.pdf   Different companies exposure to GenAI risk: https://www.burningglassinstitute.org/company-generative-ai-exposure-rankings