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Episode 20 | Angela Le Mathon: Speaking the Language of Business – From Skills to AI ROI

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Angela Le Mathon reveals how HR leaders can move beyond the "skills data trap" to drive real business outcomes with AI. Learn how to speak the language of business, avoid the employee experience trap, and design AI-native organizations in this thought-provoking conversation on business transformation and leadership.

**🔑 KEY INSIGHTS:**

  • Skills data works for talent marketplaces but doesn't drive business outcomes
  • HR must shift from talking about programs and platforms to speaking outcomes language
  • Treat AI as experimental technology and focus on safe use cases first
  • Employee experience initiatives need specific productivity unlocks, not general improvements
  • Future organizations will be designed AI-native from the ground up

    • **⏰ TIMESTAMPS:**
    00:00 Introduction to Angela Le Mathon
    02:05 Culture shock: Coming back to America
    03:57 Angela's journey into analytics
    07:29 Evolution from "what's happening" to "what's possible"
    15:28 Building cross-functional analytics teams
    16:50 Why everyone needs to become a unicorn
    19:53 The analytics evolution moment
    23:14 AI advisory tips for CHROs
    26:31 The employee experience trap
    42:46 AI native org design and workforce planning
    45:30 Speaking the language of business
    47:00 The skills data reality check
    49:11 Final advice: Embrace experimentation
    50:23 Leadership Corner: Getting senior colleagues to listen


    **📚 RESOURCES:**
    Angela's Guest Lecture at Stanford: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7358923352830296065/
    Everything is Figureoutable: https://amazn.so/mOs1fUJ
    Range: https://amazn.so/iUn324r

    **🔗 CONNECT:**
    Angela: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lemathon/
    Leadership Questions: [email protected]
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megandamyshow/
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-meg-amy-show

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