Digital HR Leaders with David Green

Our memory can lead us astray in an astonishing number of ways, including by causing us to remember things we think we've done, but actually haven't. My guest on today's episode of the podcast, is Dr. Julia Shaw. The psychologist, honorary research associate at University College London, author of two fascinating books, the memory illusion and evil and co-founder of artificial intelligence-based r...

We in HR have heard it all. We are slow. We focus too much on the tactical. We can't think strategically. We are all about risk management. We get in the way of progress. We can't be analytical. We need to be broken into two or even blown up, not my words, but those of my guest for this episode Stela Lupushor. Like me, Stela believes that we are at an exciting juncture for HR and that the planets...

Employee experience is pretty much the biggest topic in HR and it's set to get even bigger in 2020 so to kick off the Digital HR Leaders podcast this year, we thought we'd start with a special episode on how to scale employee experience. Our guest, Volker Jacobs is the co-founder and CEO of TI people, and he is one of the world's leading authorities on employee experience having worked in this spa...

The role HR plays in a successful business transformation is significant and increasingly important. On this week’s podcast, we are joined by Julie Digby who has led several successful integrations and transformations at Mars, including a two-year project which saw a merger of Mars and Wrigley. What struck me most from our conversation is the key triumvirate Mars forms for successful transfor...

One of the fastest growing areas of people analytics and one that garners a lot of interest from practitioners is organisational network analysis or ONA, which could provide a fresh lens on how work really gets done in an organisation. The challenge for companies wanting to deploy ONA is to identify the right use case or business problem beyond the common use of ONA to identify key influencers wit...

Our guest this week is Rupert Morrison. A native New Zealander and rugby fanatic who grew up on a sheep farm, but off the field, Rupert is leading the way in data-driven organisational planning as CEO of OrgVue. It was in Rupert's years as a management consultant, frustrated by the many tedious hours spent building models in PowerPoint and Excel that were unsustainable for his clients that drove h...

I'm often asked to provide examples of global organisations that lead the way when it comes to people analytics, whether that's based on business outcomes, benefit to the workforce or sophistication of the work. Microsoft is always one of just a handful of companies that I mention. The leader of Microsoft's People Analytics team is Dawn Klinghoffer and she is my guest on today's episode of the pod...

John Boudreau joins me on this week's podcast to explore some of the themes and the concepts from his recent book, Reinventing Jobs. John is the Research Director for USC's Center for Effective Organizations and Professor of Management and Organisation at the Marshall School of Business. His large-scale studies and focused field research address the future of the global Human Resources profession,...

How do you define and develop the culture required to deliver on your organisation's purpose? How do you involve employees? And how do you measure the impact to ensure that you're on the right track? My guest on today's episode of the podcast is Tanuj Kapilashrami and she's tackled all of these challenges in her role as Group Head of HR at Standard Chartered and also ensured that HR has taken the...

Agile isn't just for Tech anymore. It's transforming how organisations hire, develop and manage their people. It's also transforming how HR interacts with the Workforce from doing things to employees to designing programs and Technology with and for employees. In many ways agile is the backbone of efforts to design, understand and improve the employee experience.  My guest this week on the po...

We increasingly expect a similar experience at work as that we enjoy as consumers. This coupled with advances in technology and the growth of people analytics has seen a surge of growth and innovation in the field of employee experience and surveys. With growth comes noise. How often should I survey my workforce? Is it time to ditch the annual survey? What about survey fatigue? How do I combine su...

Our guest on the podcast this week doesn't require much of an introduction as she is one of the most recognised, respected and leading voices in our field and a real catalyst of change for our profession. Leena Nair the Chief HR Officer at Unilever.  Leena speaks passionately about the need to become more human in our increasingly digital age. Leena and her team at Unilever are rightly regard...

Our guest on this week’s podcast is Keith McNulty, Global Director of People Analytics and Measurement at McKinsey. Keith is a prolific and renowned writer which saw him recognised by LinkedIn as a top voice in December 2017. Keith is a deep thinker and one of the most knowledgeable and visionary leaders in the space so I know that listeners will enjoy this episode of the podcast as we explore McK...

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 ti...

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....

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...

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 t...

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...

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 N...

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 Vodaf...

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-f...

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 digi...

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...

In this week's episode we look at how to build a people analytics team in a global organisation. Being the Global Head of People Analytics in a large multinational is an exciting but at the same time challenging role. Building and structuring the team, developing your operating model, identifying the right projects and business sponsors as well as turning insights into outcomes, are just some of t...

We're fond of hyping new technologies in HR, but I sense that the buzz around blockchain is actually being underplayed. Recent research by Accenture, which was published at the World Economic Forum in Davos found that if companies can unlock the value of workforce data whilst maintaining high levels of employee trust, the 600 biggest publicly listed companies in the world alone could unlock a comb...