Digital HR Leaders with David Green

The HR technology space continues to attract a lot of attention as well as a growing level of investment. There are literally thousands of vendors in this space. John Sumser said there's 40,000 that he's tracking, which means there is a hell of a lot of choice. But whether you are an HR practitioner, a buyer, an investor or an HR tech company itself, how do you navigate what is a complex and at times confusing market and should it even be called HR Tech anyway?That's the topic for this weeks episode. Where I talk to one of the most knowledgeable and experienced people working in the space, Jason Corsello, now founder and CEO at the Acadian company and previously Head of Strategy and Corporate Development at Cornerstone as we talk about the shift from HR Tech to Work Tech.In our conversation Jason and I discuss: Advice to offer to potential investors, startups looking to secure investment, and practitioners looking to buy work tech for their organisations We talk about the areas of Work Tech that are attracting the most attention and investment We also explore the likely areas of consolidation moving forward And like with all our guests, we look into the crystal ball and ponder what the role of HR and HR Tech will be in 2025This episode is a must listen for anyone in the HR space particularly those looking to invest, those looking to secure investment for their Technologies and practitioners seeking to navigate a complex market.Support for this podcast is brought to you by pymetrics, to learn more, visit pymetrics.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The lens on HR continues to intensify. McKinsey talks about the G3 the group of three Executives at the top of the company the CEO, the CFO and the CHRO. But how does a CHRO partner successfully with a CEO and the rest of the executive team?That's the topic for this week's episode where my guest is Jill Larsen, Chief People Officer at Medidata on how to transform HR to drive more business value. Jill has over 20 years experience in senior HR roles in companies like Cisco, EMC and SunGard. So she is ideally placed to talk about how the role of the CHRO has changed.In our conversation Jill and I discuss: The key responsibilities of the CHRO in our Modern Age and how these have evolved over the past years The digital transformation of HR and how to bring the rest of the organisation with you along the journey The changing skills requirements for HR professionals We also talk about how you can harness technologies to support this change and transformation And like with all our guests, we look into the crystal ball and ponder what the role of HR will be in 2025This episode is a must listen for anyone working in HR or Business Leaders who want more from their CHROs and people functions.Support for this podcast is brought to you by pymetrics, to learn more, visit pymetrics.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Unconscious bias is a huge problem in the workplace, especially in areas like recruitment, promotion, and performance management as well as being a major barrier in efforts to improve diversity and inclusion. Whilst training and awareness can help, as humans we have inherent unconscious biases. So how can technology data and science help? And what steps do you need to take to minimise bias through the use of technologies like AI rather than to perpetuate it?That's the topic for this week's podcast where my guest is Frida Polli co-founder and CEO of pymetrics, where we discuss how AI and behavioural science can reduce bias in recruiting.In our conversation Frida and I discuss: Why recruiting is broken and how AI and behavioural science can help to fix it We talk about the ethical issues we need to think about when using AI to support hiring and people decisions We talk about the bold initiative pymetrics has taken to open-source it's code as well as talking about the challenges involved in being a female CEO and founder of a successful HR tech company Finally like with all our guests we also look into the crystal ball and ponder what the role of HR will be in 2025This episode is a must-listen for people working or interested in recruiting, HR technology, behavioural science and people analytics as well as diversity and inclusion.Support for this podcast is brought to you by pymetrics, to learn more, visit pymetrics.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Building a people analytics function in a global fortune 50 company is as wonderful an opportunity as it is a significant undertaking. This was the challenge facing my guest today, Ian O'Keefe, when he took the role as Global Head of Workforce Analytics at JPMorgan Chase in June 2016. Ian and I walk through his journey in building the function at the bank as well as reflecting on his 10 years in the space, which has included people analytics roles at Google, Sears, and American Express.Ian is one of the most knowledgeable, experienced, and insightful leaders in the space so I know that listeners will enjoy this episode of the podcast. In this episode, Ian and I talk about: The three-year build of workforce analytics at JPMorgan Chase, which he built from the ground up The skills and capabilities you need in a people or workforce analytics team How to balance demand for analytics from the business with prioritising the work We reflect on the people analytics space, in general, based on Ian's unique perspective of having worked in several sectors like tech, banking, and retail And like we do with all our guests we look into the crystal ball and ponder what the role of HR will be in 2025.This episode is a must-listen for anyone in a workforce or people analytics role. HR and business professionals interested in how people data can drive business outcomes. And CHROs looking to build or scale their people analytics headquarters.Support for this podcast is brought to you by pymetrics, to learn more, visit pymetrics.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The guest on this week’s show is none other than Dave Ulrich, the renowned university professor, author, speaker, coach, and management consultant. Dave is a Professor of Business at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, and co-founder of the RBL Group. With his colleagues he has written over 30 books that have shaped the HR profession, defined organisations' capabilities, and shown the impact of leadership on customers and investors.In our conversation, Dave and I delve into a multitude of topics, including: How HR can increase its impact to leaders, organisations, and workers We talk about the qualities that a great chief HR officer has, we actually even talk a little bit about some of the criticism of his infamous HR business partner model, and how the model has evolved over time We talk about four phases of digital HR, efficiency, innovation, information and connection We talk about the impact that technology and the future of work is having on strategic workforce planning We also delve into some of the surprising, and perhaps worrying findings Dave's researchers unearthed on how companies are using people analytics We talk about what Dave calls his new moonshot, an organisational guidance system that could herald the dawn of next generation HR, and increase the business impact of the function by several multiples Lastly, we look into the crystal ball, as we do with all our guests, and look at what the role of HR will be in 2025This episode is a must listen for HR professionals looking to increase their business impact, as well as business leaders looking to get more out of their HR teams.Support for this podcast is brought to you by pymetrics, to learn more, visit pymetrics.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

According to research by the Corporate Research Forum, 69% of organisations with 10,000 employees or more now have a People Analytics team. The reality is perhaps not so rosy, as in my experience, many of these teams are still essentially restricted to reporting, and not really doing analytics. At least it shows the ambition is there.One organisation that is definitely doing people analytics is Nestlé. Since the arrival in June 2016 of Jordan Pettman, our guest on the show this week, as Global Head of People Data Analytics and Planning, the progress has been remarkable. In this episode, Jordan and I discuss:   Key milestones in Nestlé's People Analytics journey, how he grew capability in the team, both centrally and regionally, in line with Nestlé's decentralised business model We talk about some examples of projects undertaken including one that helps address the gender pay gap We also talk about what excites and concerns Jordan about the continual growth of people analytics Like with all our guests on the show, we also look into the crystal ball and ponder what the role of HR will be in 2025This episode is a must-listen for anyone in a People Analytics role, as well as HR and business professionals interested in how people data can drive business outcomes and support initiatives in areas like diversity and inclusion. Support for this podcast is brought to you by ClickIQ - find out more at www.clickiq.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The top trend in the Deloitte Human Capital Trends Report for 2019 is the need for organisations to change the way people learn. The report highlighted three broad trends in how learning is evolving. It is becoming more integrated with work. It is becoming more personal, and it is shifting slowly towards lifelong models.Our guest this week is Catalina Schveninger, Global Head of Learning at Vodafone, and we're going to look at this new world of learning. In our podcast, Catalina and I discuss:  The evolution of corporate learning at Vodafone The role of personalisation in learning, and the challenges that need to be overcome in this area The links between learning and organisational effectiveness as well as how learning can support strategies around skills in the future We also look into the crystal ball to ponder what the role of HR will be in 2025This episode is a must listen for anyone interested in learning, either working in corporate learning, or actually interested in learning themselves, the personalisation of HR and the shift towards continuous and lifelong learning. Support for this podcast is brought to you by ClickIQ - find out more at www.clickiq.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're living in a time of massive disruption, whether it's politics, business, technology, or HR. Perhaps no part of HR is facing bigger disruption than recruiting. The vast bulk of investment in HR technology continues to be in the talent acquisition space, but how is automation, AI and analytics changing recruiting?That's the topic for this week's podcast where my guest is Richard Collins, co-founder of ClickIQ. In our podcast, Richard and I discuss: The big trends in the recruiting space, as it relates to the increased use of automation and data  The evolution in how people find work, and companies find people We talk about the revolution in recruitment advertising and the tricks we can learn from marketing, where Richard spent part of his career, and the role of data and analytics in recruiting We also look into the crystal ball, and ponder what the role of HR will be in 2025This episode is a must listen for anyone working in recruiting, or interested in the space. You may find the future isn't quite as dystopian for recruiters as it is sometimes painted.  Support for this podcast is brought to you by ClickIQ - find out more at www.clickiq.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The focus on HR continues to intensify, and with it so does the importance of the role of the Chief Human Resources Officer. The CHRO role becomes even more critical in a hyper growth company where balancing culture and talent with the use of technology and data, can prove the difference between success and failure.But what does the role of CHRO actually entail, and how has it evolved in our digital world? That's the topic for this week's episode where my guest is Katarina Berg, Chief Human Resources Officer at Spotify.In our podcast, Katarina and I discuss: The key responsibility to the CHRO, and the unique challenges involved in leading HR in a hyper growth company The importance of developing and evolving the right culture to support business growth About Spotify's approach to using people data and how this has helped drive business outcomes, and employee experience We also look into the crystal ball and ponder what the role of HR will in 2025This episode is a must listen for current and aspiring HR leaders eager to develop a winning culture, and harness digital and analytics. Support for this podcast is brought to you by ClickIQ - find out more at www.clickiq.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We hear a lot about how HR needs to change, particularly in regard to becoming more digital and analytical and all to deliver greater business value. But how can HR become more business relevant? That's the topic for this week's podcast where my guest is Nick Holley. Nick has extensive experience. Not only in researching key trends in HR. He was voted the fifth most influential thinker in HR by Human Resource magazine. He also works with major global businesses, but he also has a background in senior HR roles as a partner at Arthur Andersen and a Director of Global People Development at Vodafone.This gives Nick a highly focused commercial and practical outlook on HR. As well as running his own Consulting business. He is Director of Learning for the Corporate Research Forum. One of the largest HR networks in Europe where he runs open and bespoke in-company programs helping HR business partners, HR directors and Group HR directors become less HR and more business focused.  In our podcast Nick and I discuss:  How HR can prepare their organisations for a more ambiguous and disruptive world We talk about some of the traps that HR tends to fall into when using data We look at the characteristics required to be a successful CHRO and how that is changing We also look into the crystal ball and ponder what the role of HR will be in 2025This episode is a must listen for HR professionals looking to increase their business impact and position their organisations to be disruptors.  Support for this podcast is brought to you by ClickIQ - find out more at www.clickiq.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.