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Directionally Correct, A People Analytics Podcast with Cole & Scott

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Sep 29, 2024 • 53min

REPLAY #18 - Dr. Keith McNulty - The People Analytics & Data Science Master

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Sep 22, 2024 • 1h 13min

#102 - Prasad Setty - Where Should People Analytics Focus Now, Founding @ Google, & Watch-Making

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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Sep 15, 2024 • 58min

REPLAY #33 - Dr. Michael Arena - Org Network Analysis & The Future of the Office

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!
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Sep 8, 2024 • 1h 11min

#101 - Courtney McMahon - People Analytics @ Colgate-Palmolive, Curse Words, and Interview Process Length

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/ 
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Aug 25, 2024 • 1h 4min

#100 - Cole and Scott - THE 100TH EPISODE LIVE BONANZA AT LA TECH!

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 
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Aug 11, 2024 • 1h 8min

#99 - James Gallman - Bridging HR Technology, Analytics, AI Agents, LLMs, & Nudging at NetApp

In this engaging conversation, James Gallman, VP of HR Systems and Analytics at NetApp, dives into the fusion of HR technology and analytics. He shares insights on how large language models (LLMs) can reshape the workplace, discussing their implications and challenges. Gallman also humorously recounts his personal experiences that shaped his career, including unique job interview questions. The impact of loneliness in the digital age is explored, offering reflections on fostering genuine connections in a technology-driven world.
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Jul 28, 2024 • 1h 18min

#98 - Michael "Hutch" Hutchins - Data Engineering & Architecture at AWS and LLMs or Machine Learning in Production

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!   How do psychology researchers interpret results of multiple replication studies: https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/s13423-022-02235-5    Bonus replication article: https://www.pnas.org/doi/pdf/10.1073/pnas.2208863120    Implanting false memories: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1697260023000224?via%3Dihub   Personality more tied to life satisfaction than previously thought: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/drtomaschamorro_happiness-personality-lifesatisfaction-activity-7210991738339946496-phVV?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop 
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Jul 14, 2024 • 1h 9min

#97 - Richard Rosenow - People Data Supply Chain, One Model, and The Power of No

Expert Richard Rosenow discusses the People Data Supply Chain, One Model, and setting boundaries while emphasizing the impact of nostalgia on music preferences. The podcast explores employee behavior, corporate monitoring in remote work environments, and the importance of focusing on outcomes for productivity measurement. It also touches upon the significance of social interactions in shaping work culture and the challenges of data architecture in people analytics.
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Jun 30, 2024 • 1h 11min

#96 - Cole and Scott - Giving Presentations, Scott's New R Package, & Trading Blows Nerdery

Directionally Correct podcast has a NEW sponsor Lightcast! Check them out here: https://lightcast.io/contact 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 R package "ScottyHines": https://github.com/scottyhines/scottyhines   Moving off the map: https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/abs/10.1287/orsc.2018.1277?journalCode=orsc   ChatGPT hasn't impacted Wikipedia: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2405.10205   Should you be polite to LLMs: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2402.14531   Don't expect juniors to teach senior professionals to use AI: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4857373   The fragmentation of psychological sciences: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/zoeziani_science-psychologicalscience-research-activity-7191828812651765760-dIbQ/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios   Bayer gets ride of all middle management and moves to self-directed teams: https://fortune.com/europe/2024/04/11/pharmaceutical-giant-bayer-ceo-bill-anderson-rid-bosses-staff-self-organize-save-2-billion/   HBR seminal article on ONA/relational analytics: https://hbr.org/2018/11/better-people-analytics   White collar job recession: https://www.businessinsider.com/hiring-slump-professional-white-collar-jobs-recession-high-salary-2024-4   10K research papers retracted in 2023, new record: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/andrew-akbashev_research-science-activity-7199364033098006529-nKGe/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios
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Jun 23, 2024 • 1h 14min

#95 - Dr. Shuba Gopal - Computational Biology Helps People Analytics with Small Samples & More

Directionally Correct podcast has a NEW sponsor Lightcast! Check them out here: https://lightcast.io/contact 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!   The Phoenix and The Dragon: https://directionallycorrectnews.substack.com/p/the-phoenix-and-the-dragon?r=ybtwi   Let's Talk about the B in DEIB: https://directionallycorrectnews.substack.com/p/lets-talk-about-the-b-in-deib?r=ybtwi    Shuba's Wharton PA Presentation on Pay Equity: https://youtu.be/K0f3CmWDqD0?si=CKka5MKxRg3gD88M   Understanding the onset of hot streaks across careers: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-25477-8   ACLU says Aon AI tools are discriminatory: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-30/aclu-says-in-ftc-complaint-that-aon-s-ai-tools-discriminatory   Testing theory of mind in LLMs and humans: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-01882-z 

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