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Latest episodes

Sep 10, 2023 • 1h 9min
Ep. 61 Sep 10th, 2023 - Dan George - People Analytics Perspective from the CPO Suite
Dan George, CPO at an analytics company, discusses his journey to becoming a Chief People Officer and the challenges HR professionals face. The podcast also includes lighthearted conversations about actors, anti-bucket lists, and the importance of engaging and showing empathy towards new group members. The hosts also explore scenarios involving inappropriate social media posts and manipulated data.

Sep 3, 2023 • 1h 10min
Ep. 60 Sep 3rd, 2023 - Jon Izenstark - HR Technology Sales & People Analytics
Directionally Correct podcast is sponsored by Orgnostic! http://orgnostic.com/directionallycorrect
Engagement & Job Performance Metaanalysis: https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1027%2F1866-5888%2Fa000316
Most Bosses Regret Return to Office Mandates: https://fortune.com/2023/08/14/bosses-regretting-return-to-office-mandates/
Nick Bloom LinkedIn Post on Global Pay Scales: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nick-bloom-86b79510b_big-debate-over-paying-remote-workers-on-activity-7099329146190798848-bjHE/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
Cole's LinkedIn Post on Global vs Local Pay Scales: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/colenapper_peopleanalytics-compensation-globalpayrate-activity-7099752128558071808-4shv/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
Rob Briner's Article on Evidence Based Management NOT Being about Truth: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rob-briner_why-dont-we-need-the-whole-truth-activity-7095376817280163840-hUDR/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios
Everyone Gets Paid the Same Theory by Cole: https://open.substack.com/pub/directionallycorrectnews/p/everyone-gets-paid-the-same-a-theory?r=ybtwi&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Aug 27, 2023 • 1h 4min
Ep. 59 Aug 27th, 2023 - Dr. Daniel Schmerling - Performance Management & Machine Learning
Directionally Correct podcast is sponsored by Orgnostic! http://orgnostic.com/directionallycorrect
Koenig et al PPsych Article - Improving Measurement and Prediction in Personnel Selection: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/peps.12608
Fun Idea - Powerpoint Karaoke: https://www.tiktok.com/@unhingedfem/video/7193048252399406382?_r=1&_t=8cUFMzkrhvS
Leadership Quarterly - Causal Inference with Propensity Score Analysis: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1048984323000048?via%3Dihub
Cole’s Peak Performance Article: https://open.substack.com/pub/directionallycorrectnews/p/how-do-you-measure-peak-performance?r=ybtwi&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Aug 20, 2023 • 54min
Ep. 58 Aug 20th, 2023 - Drs. Mike & Emily Campion - NLP Applications in Selection & New Science
Directionally Correct podcast is sponsored by Orgnostic! http://orgnostic.com/directionallycorrect
Descriptive Statistics and Advanced Text Analytics article: https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=waapIasAAAAJ&sortby=pubdate&citation_for_view=waapIasAAAAJ:LI9QrySNdTsC
Campion & Campion JAP Article - Using Practice Employment Tests: https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/features/apl-apl0000401.pdf
Sackett JAP Article - Revisiting Meta-Analytics Estimates of Validity: https://gwern.net/doc/statistics/meta-analysis/2021-sackett.pdf
Aguinis “An A is an A” Article: https://twitter.com/HermanAguinis/status/1583081386235154434?s=20&t=UMdPnSxEDnwJ7oCxqGE-CA
When Looking Hot Means Feeling Cold Article: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353688735_When_looking_%27hot%27_means_not_feeling_cold_Evidence_that_self-objectification_inhibits_feelings_of_being_cold
Harvard Professor Fraud “Clusterfake” from DataColada: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/katy-milkman_109-data-falsificada-part-1-clusterfake-activity-7075892254673907713-ga8N/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios
Stanford President Resigns over Academic Fraud: https://stanforddaily.com/2023/07/19/stanford-president-resigns-over-manipulated-research-will-retract-at-least-3-papers/

Aug 6, 2023 • 57min
Ep. 57 Aug 6th, 2023 - Cole and Scott - 6 Month Look Back, Grab Bag, & Flat Sheets
Directionally Correct podcast is sponsored by Worklytics! https://www.worklytics.co/directionallycorrect/
Richard Landers article on Impacts of Machine Learning on Selection:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/369298554_A_Simulation_of_the_Impacts_of_Machine_Learning_to_Combine_Psychometric_Employee_Selection_System_Predictors_on_Performance_Prediction_Adverse_Impact_and_Number_of_Dropped_Predictors

Jul 30, 2023 • 56min
Ep. 56 Jul 30th, 2023 - Dr. Guru Sethupathy - New York City AI Law & Fair AI Practices
Directionally Correct podcast is sponsored by Worklytics! https://www.worklytics.co/directionallycorrect/
Cole's Article - Elephant Hunting: Human vs Algorithmic Decision Making: https://open.substack.com/pub/directionallycorrectnews/p/elephant-hunting-weighing-human-vs?r=ybtwi&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Guru's NYC AI Law Article: https://fairnow.ai/understanding-nycs-local-law-144-to-regulate-ai-in-hiring/
Charles Handler's NYC AI Article on Uniform Guidelines: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/does-new-york-citys-ll144-have-dirty-little-secret%3FtrackingId=2fpz3%252Bc2SsmoytcBjYccEw%253D%253D/?trackingId=2fpz3%2Bc2SsmoytcBjYccEw%3D%3D
Using Metadata on Shopping Mall Credit Card Transactions: https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=P4nfoKYAAAAJ&cstart=20&pagesize=80&citation_for_view=P4nfoKYAAAAJ:3x-KLxxGyuUC
Detroit Lions Use of AI in Stadium: https://www.tiktok.com/@tyler.m.webb/video/7193126898858216750?_r=1&_t=8cUFKPhzMNP
What You Should Do When You Start a Data Function LI Post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ethanaaron_you-join-a-1000-person-company-as-the-head-activity-7085654074020216833-uzZ-/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios

Jul 23, 2023 • 54min
Ep. 55 Jul 23rd, 2023 - Nicole Lettich - Psychometric Network Analysis & Nasdaq
Directionally Correct podcast is sponsored by Worklytics! https://www.worklytics.co/directionallycorrect/
Human pattern finding machines: https://twitter.com/emollick/status/1595291532621271041?s=20&t=C0zbEX8vPUV8fkdNAWgIZQ
SHRM - People analytics still in early stages: https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/technology/pages/shrm-research-people-analytics-still-in-early-stages.aspx
How opposition research can be used in people analytics: https://drjohnsullivan.com/articles/opposition-research-improves-employer-branding-recruiting-retention/

Jul 9, 2023 • 1h 5min
Ep. 54 Jul 9th, 2023 - Philip Arkcoll - Optimizing Workplace Research & Worklytics
Directionally Correct podcast is sponsored by Worklytics! https://www.worklytics.co/directionallycorrect/
AI-Exposed Jobs Employ More Women According to Research (Revelio): https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-exposed-jobs-employ-more-women-ben-zweig/
Grand Theft Auto Lowers Crime Rates: https://twitter.com/emollick/status/1671716213762686979?s=20
People Paid to Train AI are Outsourcing Their Work to AI: https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/06/22/1075405/the-people-paid-to-train-ai-are-outsourcing-their-work-to-ai/?utm_source=acquisition_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tr_subscription.unpaid.acquisition&utm_term=06.23.23.outsourcing-ai&utm_content=june23-acq&mc_cid=7411e1243e&mc_eid=bea303d013
Worklytics Research Return to Office Enters the Desperation Phase: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/worklytics_nytimes-peopleanalytics-talentmanagement-activity-7077005857900675072-1xMH/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Jul 2, 2023 • 1h 10min
Ep. 53 Jul 2nd, 2023 - Dr. Fred Oswald - Generative AI & The Future of Selection
Directionally Correct podcast is sponsored by Worklytics! https://www.worklytics.co/directionallycorrect/
Recommendations for Validation of AI Based Assessments (SIOP): https://www.siop.org/Portals/84/SIOP-AI%20Guidelines-Final-010323.pdf
Using NLP to Estimate KSAs in Job Analysis: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10869-022-09824-0
Open Science, Closed Doors (SIOP): https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/industrial-and-organizational-psychology/article/open-science-closed-doors-the-perils-and-potential-of-open-science-for-research-in-practice/701215C1FEA34757CFB0FF00CFA83D62
The Ethics of Academic Peer Review: https://paulspector.com/the-ethics-of-academic-peer-review/
How Long of Breaks Do You Really Need? https://www.apa.org/pubs/highlights/spotlight/issue-182
Americans Don't Value a College Degree as Much as They Used To: https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/1643289229164945408?s=20
NYC Law for Making Automated Employment Decisions: https://rules.cityofnewyork.us/rule/automated-employment-decision-tools-updated/

Jun 25, 2023 • 1h
Ep. 52 Jun 25th, 2023 - Dr. Sy Islam & Dr. Gordon Schmidt - Leaders Assemble & I-O Stuff
Directionally Correct podcast is sponsored by Worklytics! https://www.worklytics.co/directionallycorrect/
Leaders Assemble Book: https://www.amazon.com/Assemble-Leadership-Exploring-Effective-Practices/dp/
Gordon's Gig Work Article: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/365624564_Gig_worker_organizing_toward_an_adapted_Attraction-Selection-Attrition_framework
Marvel Social Graph Analysis: https://blog.dataiku.com/2015/05/19/marvel-social-graph-analysis
Class Attendance is Best Predictor of Success in College: https://twitter.com/emollick/status/1660689315159068673?s=46&t=a_q2miz2FASLjf0XyBlWWA
IT Worker on Sick Leave for 15 Years Sues for Raise: https://www.businessinsider.com/sick-leave-years-sued-ibm-no-salary-pay-rise-failed-2023-5