
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.

Sep 15, 2024 • 58min
REPLAY #33 - Dr. Michael Arena - Org Network Analysis & The Future of the Office
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Sep 8, 2024 • 1h 11min
#101 - Courtney McMahon - People Analytics @ Colgate-Palmolive, Curse Words, and Interview Process Length
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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/

Aug 25, 2024 • 1h 4min
#100 - Cole and Scott - THE 100TH EPISODE LIVE BONANZA AT LA TECH!
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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

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.

Jul 28, 2024 • 1h 18min
#98 - Michael "Hutch" Hutchins - Data Engineering & Architecture at AWS and LLMs or Machine Learning in Production
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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

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.

Jun 30, 2024 • 1h 11min
#96 - Cole and Scott - Giving Presentations, Scott's New R Package, & Trading Blows Nerdery
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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

Jun 23, 2024 • 1h 14min
#95 - Dr. Shuba Gopal - Computational Biology Helps People Analytics with Small Samples & More
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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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