Digital HR Leaders with David Green

Join Ampie Swanepoel and Werner Merbold from Standard Bank Group as they delve into the transformative power of workforce insights. With their expertise in data-driven strategies, they discuss moving beyond traditional reporting to embrace predictive analytics. Learn how empowering people leaders with actionable data enhances decision-making and employee experience. They share secrets on balancing data access with privacy regulations and reveal how analytics can tackle important issues like vaccination compliance—all while driving workforce efficiency.

Shlomit Gruman-Navot is Chief People Officer at OLX Group, one of the largest and fastest-growing global trading platforms. With over 20 years of building organisational strength for global organisations, in this podcast, Shlomit will be providing her invaluable insight into successfully leading hybrid teams during challenging and unprecedented times.  Redefining the term VUCA as Vision, Understanding, Clarity and Agility, Shlomit shares why this is key for people leaders to successfully tackle what she currently coins a ‘human-centric crisis’. The conversation also covers: how to maintain focus on long-term business goals when ‘Black Swan’ events such as the pandemic and the war in Ukraine can radically shift priorities overnight; using data as a driver for meaningful conversations and decision making, and much more.  Support from this podcast comes from Visier. You can learn more by visiting: https://www.visier.com/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian Cook is VP of People Analytics Solutions at Visier. He’s a man with a real passion for the people side of business and the subtle arts of bringing the right people together for optimum results. He’s spent the last 15 years evangelising about how data can turn that art into science. In this episode, Ian has insights, and plenty of case studies, on how best to approach data and real-life humans in separate but complementary ways.   The conversation also covers the dramatic rise in people analytics over the past few years and what it now means to be in a phase of mass adoption, the shift in what business leaders expect from HR when it comes to people analytics, how to get employees onboard with your data-driven ambitions, how to help partners become more data literate, the concept of “turmoil contagion” and much more.  Support from this podcast comes from Visier. You can learn more by visiting https://www.visier.com/   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a lively discussion, Jordan Pettman, Head of Organisation Analytics and Insight at LSEG, and Tertia Wiedenhof, Head of People Analytics at Rabobank, share insights on the evolving landscape of people analytics. They explore the pandemic's impact on HR, the shifting role of Chief People Officers, and the importance of data-driven decision-making. They also discuss adapting to hybrid work and individual employee preferences, emphasizing the need for collaboration in HR and analytics to enhance employee well-being and productivity.

Whitney Johnson is CEO at Disruption Advisors and author of “Smart Growth – How to Grow Your People to Grow Your Company”. It’s full of advice about how individuals and organisations can realise their potential by charting where they are on Whitney’s reimagined version of the “S curve” model.  Whitney has insights that speak to all of us, regardless of where we are on our professional journey. She’s got examples from companies – big and small – who have helped retain key talent by keeping them learning, developing and remaining firmly engaged.  Whitney’s also got advice for recruiters on when – and how – they can identify people at the right stage of their career path, thoughts on juggling multiple S-curves at the same time, and tips on how to navigate professional development as we continue to build a new world of work, post-pandemic.   Support from this podcast comes from Visier. You can learn more by visiting https://www.visier.com/   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the show today, I am talking to RJ Milnor, Head of People Analytics at Uber, about the work he and his team have been doing around employee listening, hybrid working and productivity. Throughout our conversation, RJ, talks about the journey that Uber embarked on to use people analytics to better understand employee sentiment, during the pandemic, and how that work has shaped Uber's approach to hybrid working and employees returning to the office. 
In this episode, we discuss:How Uber conducts employee listening and how it's approach to surveys and continuous listening has changed throughout the pandemicSome of the insights that RJ’s team has gathered on employee productivity, focus time, and collaboration, while everyone has been based at home 
How Uber has shared data and insights with the rest of the organisation, to help the business and employees make better decisions. How people analytics greatly influenced Uber’s return to office strategy and how both the CHRO and CEO, use the insights in their communications to the rest of the companyRJ’s thoughts on how HR can add business value, as we start to come out of the pandemicSupport for this podcast comes from orgvue. You can learn more by visiting https://www.orgvue.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the show today, I am talking to Peter Cappelli, the George W. Taylor Professor of Management and the Professor of Education and Director for The Centre for HR, at The Wharton School. Throughout the conversation Peter shares his extensive knowledge and research on the world of work, HR, and leadership and we cover a number of different topics that Peter, has unique insights on.These include:The impact of hybrid working on employees and employers and the effect this could have on people in their careers, now that we are coming out of the pandemicHow employers are approaching bringing employees back to the office and what that means for employee productivity and engagementThe rise in employee activism and how organisations should respond to this and why, in Peter’s view, companies just aren't getting better at workforce planningPeter’s thoughts on how HR can add business value, as we start to come out of the pandemicSupport for this podcast comes from orgvue. You can learn more by visiting https://www.orgvue.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the show today, I am talking to Abdul Hummaida, Chief Technology Officer at orgvue. Throughout our conversation, Abdul shares his perspective on the evolution of org design and workforce planning and the shift that companies are making, to more frequent and regular planning cycles. We also discuss: The importance of having access to real-time data that can support planning decisions and enable collaboration across different parts of the businessThe role of technology in supporting organisations to move to shorter planning cycles and provide better security when dealing with sensitive dataHow to build an effective planning process that supports both bottom-up and top-down planning inputs to be aggregated and integrated in a transparent wayAbdul’s thoughts on how HR can add business value as we start to come out of the pandemicSupport for this podcast comes from orgvue. You can learn more by visiting https://www.orgvue.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the show today, I am talking to Lisa Chang, Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer at the Coca-Cola Company. Throughout our conversation Lisa shares her perspective on how HR is evolving as a function, based on her experiences throughout a nearly 30 year career in HR and her current role as a Chief People Officer, for employees across more than 200 countries worldwide. We also discuss:The role of the Chief People Officer and the HR function in supporting organisational transformationThe impact of the pandemic on employee experience and wellness and how the Coca-Cola Company has addressed thisThe critical areas that HR needs to focus on to be successful in the futureHow HR can add business value as we start to transition out of the pandemicSupport for this podcast comes from orgvue. You can learn more by visiting https://www.orgvue.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the show today, I am talking to Ethan Burris, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Management at The University of Texas at Austin, where we will discuss Ethan’s fascinating work on employee voice.Throughout our conversation Ethan and I discuss the organisational dynamics surrounding employee voice and leadership. In particular, we discuss:What employees need to consider when giving feedback to their managers and selling ideas up the chain of commandHow managers can create an environment where their employees feel comfortable giving and receiving feedbackWhat companies need to consider when trying to scale employee listeningEthan’s thoughts on how HR can add business value as we start to come out of the pandemicSupport for this podcast comes from orgvue. You can learn more by visiting https://www.orgvue.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.