Digital HR Leaders with David Green

This week’s podcast guest is Anshul Sheopuri, Vice-President and Chief Technology Officer at IBM Workforce, talking about one of the key skills for HR professionals at IBM, data literacy. As both a business and technical executive at IBM, working in HR, Anshul shares his views with us on both the strategic and technological future of HR, with a particular focus on the application of artificial intelligence across the field. Throughout this episode Anshul and I discuss:The five pillars of trustworthy AI and HR: transparency, explainability, fairness, robustness, and privacy, as well as examples of trustworthy AI in actionThe applications of AI in HR, that Anshul is most excited about, including the multifaceted recommendation engine that connects IBMers to learning, mentors, job roles, and career opportunities, with skills data as the silver thread that holds it all togetherAnshul’s top tips for HR and people analytics professionals, to deploy AI ethicallyHow to develop a data-driven culture at IBM by celebrating individuals who embody that culture, investing in the right tools and technology to democratise data across the organisation and making it clear which skills are needed, including data literacySupport for this podcast is brought to you by Huler, you can learn more by visiting huler.io. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s podcast guest is Patrick Coolen, Global Head of People Analytics, HR Intelligence and Organisational Design at ABN AMRO, talking about his journey, setting up and evolving his people analytics team at ABN AMRO, over the last eight years. 
I have known Patrick, for most of that time and one of the main things that has always stood out to me has been his laser sharp focus on delivering value to the business. Throughout this episode, Patrick and I discuss:His brilliant article written together with his colleague Jaap Veldkamp, 8 Big Ticket Items for People AnalyticsAnalytics for personalisation as well as analytics for value and analytics for evaluationPatrick's journey developing the people analytics team at ABN AMRO over the last eight years, which all started with a focus on advanced analytics and the businessThe excellent work Patrick is doing in employee listening 
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This week’s podcast guest is Nicky Hoyland, CEO, and co-founder of Huler who talks about moving away from defining where work gets done and instead focusing on the task at hand, the ultimate goal we are striving towards, and letting people figure out for themselves the best way to do that. As a self-proclaimed work tech nerd, Nicky talks about the role that workplace tech plays in a new world of work, enabling people to get work done in the easiest simplest way possible, so once again, we can focus on the end goal of business, above all else.Throughout this episode, Nicky and I discuss:How workplace tech has rapidly evolved over the last two years and what to expect of workplace tech, employee experience, and digital wellbeing, moving forwardsHow to set up your hybrid meeting for success How to create a culture of trust in the workplace, which is vital for performanceSupport for this podcast is brought to you by Huler, you can learn more by visiting huler.io. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ernest Ng, Vice President of Global Employee Success Strategy and People Analytics at Salesforce, discusses how people analytics drive employee success. He highlights the importance of a data-driven culture in HR and shares insights on Salesforce's innovative success-from-anywhere strategy. Ernest emphasizes the need for stakeholder engagement in analytics and reveals how skills inference enhances internal mobility and career development. The conversation also explores the evolution of people analytics in addressing modern workforce challenges.

This week’s podcast guest is Dr. Jaclyn Lee, Chief Human Resources Officer at the Singapore University of Technology and Design, who is talking about the role of data and analytics in the culture transformation program at the university. While technology plays a big part in culture transformation at the university, Jaclyn remained ever cognisant of the people at the heart of the transformation and ensuring that their diverse values were understood and respected. Throughout this episode Jaclyn and I discuss:How to attract a diverse pool of international talent to a brand new universityBridging the practitioner, academia divide to develop a tool to measure culture transformationEstablishing a data-driven workforce planning process at the university and overcoming initial resistance by establishing a task forceUp-skilling HR professionals to become more digitally literate and analytically capableSupport for this podcast is brought to you by Huler, you can learn more by visiting huler.io. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s podcast guest is April Rinne, Change Expert and Author of her fantastic new book, Flux: Eight Superpowers For Thriving in Constant Change. April is on a mission to get us to think differently about our relationship to change. It is not something we can necessarily control, but it is something we need to be very comfortable with.Throughout this episode, April and I discuss:The eight superpowers to help individuals and organisations successfully navigate change, as well as April's number one piece of advice to organisations going through changeThe power of portfolio careers for workforce planning, for the individual to have a meaningful, satisfying work life and on a societal level, to provide unparalleled access to opportunitiesThe shifting relationship between employee and employer and how the concept of a job is swiftly becoming extinctSupport for this podcast is brought to you by Degreed, to learn more visit degreed.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s podcast guest is Tina Kao Mylon, Chief Talent and Diversity Officer at Schneider Electric. In this episode, Tina talks about how Schneider Electric uses their talent marketplace platform to not only match individuals to career opportunities, but also to mentors, striking the right balance between being technology enabled and human centric.Throughout this episode Tina and I also discuss:Schneider Electric’s pragmatic and applied high tech, high touch, approach to culture and leadership transformationHow Schneider Electric is using employee voice to help build a flexible and hybrid work approach that is inclusive of everyoneHow data and analytics ensures the success of Schneider Electric’s unique multi-hub modelThe ways in which Schneider Electric’s talent marketplace model, disrupts manager’s understanding of work and careers and democratises opportunities for the workforce Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s podcast guest is Janice Burns, Chief People Officer at Degreed, who is passionate about the importance of learning and that the impact of learning isn't limited to remaining within the four walls of an organisation. Throughout this episode, Janice and I discuss:Janice’s key strategic roles moving into the Chief People Officer roleThe concept of guided freedom and why learning leaders should think differently about facilitating learningThe role of coaching and mentoring in professional developmentSupport for this podcast is brought to you by Degreed, to learn more visit degreed.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s podcast guest is Joan C. Williams, distinguished Law Professor at the University of California, Hastings College of Law, and Director for the Centre of WorkLife Law, and author of a brilliant new book, Bias Interrupted: Creating Inclusion for Real and for Good. Joan is dedicated to propagating an approach to Diversity and Inclusion that delivers real impact for the business and ensures real change is made.Throughout this episode, Joan and I discuss:How to connect D&I initiatives to business metrics that matter, with case studies from companies around the worldThe five patterns of bias that repeatedly emerge across organisations and industriesThe concept of bias interrupters, what they are and how to use them in everyday scenarios, to reduce the impact of biasThe ethical and legal challenges of measuring diversity data and why these challenges are not a good enough excuse for not doing the workSupport for this podcast is brought to you by Degreed, to learn more visit degreed.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s podcast guest is Peter Manniche Riber, Head of Digital Learning and Analytics at Novo Nordisk, speaking about how the shift to remote work and digital ways of working has, in many ways, democratised learning and made it more inclusive. Great learning experiences should deliver value to the individual by opening up new opportunities as well as creating value for the organisation.  
Throughout the episode Peter and I discuss:What a great learning experience looks like and how it delivers value to the businessHow to measure the business impact of learning, using business indicators and data that already exists in the organisationHow to focus on the ethics of analysing learning data, to deliver value, not only to the business, but to the individual employee as wellWhat we mean by data driven learning design and why it is so importantSupport for this podcast is brought to you by Degreed, to learn more visit degreed.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.