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Al Adamsen - HR Tech 2021 Series - People Analytics: Past, Present, and Future


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HR Data Labs took the studio mobile and went live at HR Tech 2021 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV, talking to thought leaders in People Analytics and HR Technology.  Join us as we go on this enlightening journey gathering cutting-edge insights from our guests!  

Summary:

Al Adamsen is the founder and CEO of PAFOW (People Analytics and Future of Work), a company that organizes in-person events focusing on the world of people analytics and produces a podcast, a YouTube channel, a blog, and more. Al is a globally recognized thought leader, advisor, and educator in the areas of talent strategy, workforce planning & analytics, talent measurement, and organizational change. 

In this episode, Al gives his perspectives on what he is seeing and hearing at HR Tech 2021, and talks about how he’s seen people analytics evolve over the years and even how he thinks it might continue to evolve in the years to come! 


Chapters:

[0:00 - 7:05] Introduction

  • Welcome, Al Adamsen!
  • Today’s Topic: The Past, Present, and Future of People Analytics
  • [7:06 - 20:26] How HR Has Grown and Developed to Today

    • Giving managers the “why” behind their data
    • Anticipating the needs of your customers
    • [20:26 - 29:56] Observations on the State of HR Today

      • Predictive vs descriptive analytics
      • The importance of carefully reviewing the data that feeds AI
      • [29:57 - 42:41]  Looking Forward to the Future of HR

        • Getting in Front of HR Challenges
        • Having Frequent, Actionable Conversations with Your Workforce
        • [42:41 - 44:15]  Final Thoughts & Closing

          • Episode summary
          • Al shares his closing thoughts

          • Quotes:

            “If we are doing our jobs as people analytics professionals, we’re actually going to our internal customer first, identifying what they want or need, and then creating a product for that appetite.”

            “What people analytics does is it creates accountability where accountability did not exist before.”

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