Digital HR Leaders with David Green

On the show this week, I am talking to Jason Averbook, CEO and Co-Founder at Leapgen, one of the leading global authorities on HR technology and employee experience.Throughout this episode, Jason and I discuss:His thoughts on how companies should approach employee experience and why that involves a whole person approach with human experience as the focus.Why it is so important to understand an individual's purpose and how they want to work, so you can design solutions that meet them where they are and where they are goingThe role of data and technology in helping organisations to understand and measure employee experienceWhy building trust and understanding how people feel, is so important when designing employee experience. And finally, Jason walks through some examples of how some of the best companies are building great employee experience.Support for this podcast comes from 365Talents. You can learn more by visiting https://365talents.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we have got two guests on the show: Ravin Jesuthasan, Senior Partner at Mercer and John Boudreau, Professor Emeritus of Management and Organisation at the University of Southern California, The Marshall School of Business, who are releasing a new book, their fourth together, called Work Without JobsIn this episode we will explore, with John and Ravin, what they are calling a new work operating system, to help people to better understand the link between qualifications, learning and jobs and move away from the current system. Throughout the episode, John and Ravin discuss: How they see the future of work and jobs evolving, including the core principles behind their new work operating systemExamples of organisations like Unilever, Genentech, and DHL, who have already started to move towards this future systemThe impact on leadership of moving to a new work operating system and what that entails for existing leadership behavioursWhat this means for HR, people analytics, and society in general, and look at how you can get started with adopting this new way of workingSupport for this podcast comes from iPsychtec. You can learn more by visiting https://ipsychtec.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s podcast guest is Placid Jover, VP of HR for Latin America at Unilever.Throughout the episode, Placid and I discuss:His perspective on how the people analytics field has evolved over the last decadeHow Unilever is tackling inclusivity, in particular when it comes to age and changing workforce demographicsThe new innovative model that Unilever has launched called, U-Work, that helps its workforce to work, earn, learn, and live differentlyThe impact of the pandemic on the advancement of new working models for the future of workHow behavioural science can help improve the workplaceSupport for this podcast comes from iPsychtec. You can learn more by visiting https://ipsychtec.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s podcast guest is Hani Nabeel, Chief Behavioural Scientist at iPsychTech, who discusses how behaviours are the leading indicator of culture, and why he thinks it is time to stop relying on measuring the outcomes of culture, like engagement, during a culture transformation.Throughout the episode, Hani and I discuss:The use of neural thinking, neural technology, and predictive analytics to measure cultureHow to connect culture to business outcomes and demonstrate the value of culture transformationVarious case studies from companies who are tackling cultural transformation and measuring successSupport for this podcast comes from iPsychtec. You can learn more by visiting https://ipsychtec.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s podcast guest is Nigel Guenole, Director of Research and Ethics at the Institute of Management at Goldsmiths, University of London and a former colleague from our respective time at IBM.Throughout the episode Nigel and I discuss: How the field of organisational behaviour has evolved over the last few years
What the value of the field is to the enterprise and what some of the new opportunities areThe capabilities that companies should build in organisational behaviour and how to do thisNigel's recent research, looking into emerging analytical methods, skills identification, and building a skills ontologySupport for this podcast comes from iPsychtec. You can learn more by visiting https://ipsychtec.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nancy Doyle, Chief Research Officer at Genius Within, dives into the significance of neurodiversity in the workplace. With 15-20% of the population being neurodiverse, she argues for systemic changes in hiring and inclusive practices, highlighting examples from companies like Microsoft. Nancy shares insights on cognitive challenges faced by neurodivergent individuals and the advantages their unique skillsets can bring to organizations. She emphasizes the need for effective management strategies and innovative programs to foster neuro-inclusivity.

This week’s podcast guest is René Gessenich, Head of Strategic Workforce Planning at Novartis, who shares the work that he’s been doing to build a skills operating system for workforce planning at Novartis.In this episode, René and I discuss: Why having a robust skills ontology is so importantHow to incorporate internal and external skills data, in a single skills ontologyNovartis's approach to skills-based workforce planning with some examples of their targeted approachSpecific advice for organisations looking to adopt a skills-based approach to workforce planningSupport for this podcast comes from Medallia. You can learn more by visiting https://www.medallia.com/employee-experience/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s podcast guest is Charles Jennings, Partner at the 70:20:10 Institute. Charles is a big believer in getting the learning context right by better embedding learning into work, often called informal learning, experiential learning, or real learning. While the 70:20:10 model was designed to promote this approach, many organisations adopting the model are still falling short of the mark. Charles and I dig into this in more detail throughout the episode, with many insights, both from the academic literature and practical case studies from organisations. In this episode, we discuss:How to re-think our traditional conceptions of learning, and better embed up-skilling into daily work and social interactionsFocusing on performance analysis over skills or learning analysis, and how organisations can achieve this with examples from a couple of companiesThe relevance of the 70:20:10 model for learning today and getting L&D teams back on track, thinking about performance and impact instead of viewing learning itself as the end goalSupport for this podcast comes from Medallia. You can learn more by visiting https://www.medallia.com/employee-experience/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s podcast guest is Melissa Arronte, Employee Experience Practice Lead at Medallia. Melissa started her career in people analytics before the term really even existed and her career has taken her on a fascinating journey where she has become a bonafide expert in employee surveys and continuous listening, two topics that we cover extensively throughout this episode. Throughout this episode Melissa and I discuss:The state of employee experience todayHow to measure the business impact of employee experience and the future of the fieldThe technology buying journey for employee experience leadersContinuous listening in the workplace, the business value, the key challenges and the data sources available beyond employee surveysSupport for this podcast comes from Medallia. You can learn more by visiting https://www.medallia.com/employee-experience/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s podcast guest is Steve Scott, Managing Director and Global Head of Workforce Management and Analytics at Standard Chartered Bank, talking about the critical importance of developing a data-driven culture in HR, in order for people analytics to deliver sustainable value to the business. Throughout this episode, Steve and I talk about:How the field of people analytics is evolvingBuilding an effective talent marketplace that functions in a hybrid work environmentThe transformation of people analytics at Standard Chartered, to a value adding functionHow to ensure that the field continues to address business challenges and the future of people analyticsThe role of the CHRO and the people analytics leader in developing a data-driven culture for HRSupport for this podcast comes from Medallia. You can learn more by visiting https://www.medallia.com/employee-experience/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.