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Chris Havrilla, Vice President of HCM Product Management at Oracle, joins us in this episode to discuss the hurdles organizations face (or merely think they face) when looking to integrate new technologies into their workflows. She also explores how organizations can benefit from learning to work with AI.

[0:00] Introduction
•Welcome, Chris!
•Today’s Topic: How to Reduce Technological Adoption Barriers in Organizations

[4:34] How has HR evolved in the last few years?
•HR is finally in a place where technology can work for it
•The root causes of HR teams’ reluctance to adopt new technologies

[16:06] How can organizations reduce technological adoption barriers?
•Reframing new technology as a strategic “team member” rather than a threat
•Mitigating fear, uncertainty, and doubt surrounding AI implementation

[29:11] How can organizations practically integrate AI?
•Shifting the conversation from “Will AI replace me?” To “How can AI help me work more efficiently?”
•Why quality assurance remains essential in AI-assisted workflows

[34:09] Closing
•Thanks for listening!

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“I think the thing that is really messing people up is the notion of transformation [when adopting new HR technologies] . . . but if you can show people how to take baby steps, the momentum builds pretty quickly.”

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Jack Coapman, Chief Strategy Officer at GR8 People, joins us in this episode to discuss the evolution of recruitment and its relationship to compensation. He explores the pros and cons of emerging technologies and emphasizes that successful recruitment still fundamentally depends on people and processes.

[0:00] Introduction

[4:18] How is the relationship between recruitment and compensation evolving?

[15:10] How has recruitment technology and processes evolved?

[24:26] Was Jack shocked by anything he saw at HR Tech 2024?

[34:18] Closing

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“You don’t want to get days, weeks, months into a screening process with somebody only to find at the end that you’re never going to be able to align the dots when it comes to [the compensation] that candidate is seeking and what the organization wants to pay.”

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Sapient Insights Group is the research and advisory firm that organizes the annual HR technology survey which seeks to shed light on HR professionals’ relationships with existing and emerging technologies. In this episode, Stacey Harris (Chief Research Officer & Managing Partner) and Teri Zipper (CEO & Managing Partner) join us to discuss HR’s technical revolution and how it has been affecting compensation. 

This conversation took place at the HR Tech 2024 conference in Las Vegas. 

[0:00] Introduction

[5:28] How has HR’s landscape changed (besides AI)?

[12:44] HR’s technology paradox

[20:33] How important is compensation in the modern HR ecosystem?

[32:32] Closing

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“[Compensation] shows up in places we often forget inside the whole HR model—it’s part of your time and attendance . . . that’s a really important issues for those people who depend on it.”

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Kathi Enderes, Senior Vice President of Research and Global Industry Analyst at The Josh Bersin Company, joins us in this episode to explore why compensation practices have stagnated and how organizations can modernize their approach to pay.

[0:00] Introduction

[5:13] How has compensation evolved in recent decades?

[13:40] How can organizations make compensation more accessible?

[23:10] Should organizations replace merit programs with targeted incentive programs?

[31:39] Closing

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“In all areas of HR . . . if we speak our own language, business won’t understand it and you’re not going to gain any credibility.”

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Noelle London, Founder and CEO of Illoominus, joins us in this episode to discuss the strides people analytics has made over the years, how the intersection of compensation and people analytics gives leaders another tool to better steer their organizations, and what organizations can expect of AI once the hype subsides. 

This conversation took place at the HR Tech 2024 conference in Las Vegas. 

[0:00] Introduction

[4:52] How are organizations using people analytics?

[9:44] How do compensation and people analytics intersect?

[20:35] Beyond the hype cycles, how will AI change HR?

[29:40] Closing

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“HR is not administrative. Organizations that look at HR as administrative are not truly seeing . . . that investing in your people is investing in your business.”

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Stacia Garr, Co-founder and Principal Analyst at RedThread Research, joins us this episode to explore the current state of AI in HR technology. Stacia dives into how vendors’ AI expectations often diverge from those of their customers and examines the disconnect in how employers and employees relate to AI in the workplace.

This conversation took place at the HR Tech 2024 conference in Las Vegas. 

[0:00] Introduction

[4:33] How has HR technology evolved in recent years?

[15:51] Beyond the hype cycle, where does AI land in the world of HR?

[25:46] Is 2025 the year HR embraces and adopts AI?

[34:56] Closing

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“Many of the [HR technology] acquisitions that are happening now are less about the technology and more about the data”

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Jay Polaki is the Founder and CEO of HR Geckos™ and the host of the HR Bytes™ Podcast. In this episode, Jay unpacks HR trends that everyone should be following in 2025, what happens when AI gets assigned the role of administrative assistant, and how AI will realistically contribute to HR once the hype settles. 

This conversation took place at the HR Tech 2024 conference in Las Vegas. 

[0:00] Introduction

[3:16] What’s the latest HR tech trend everyone should be following in 2025?

[11:27] How does HR change if AI is used for administrative assistance?

[17:16] What will AI be bringing to the table once the hype cycle dies down?

[32:44] Closing

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Quick Quote

“HR can never be automated 100% . . . the ‘H’ in ‘HR’ [stands for] ‘human,’ but the way AI is evolving, we can’t just sit back and say we’re not going to embed it into our workflow.”

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Susan Richards is the Founder and Managing Partner of Sapient Insights Group. In this episode, Susan discusses the evolution of HR tech over the past year, the role consultants play in helping organizations effectively implement AI into their HR workflows, and how to prepare AI models to assist with administrative tasks.

This conversation took place at the HR Tech 2024 conference in Las Vegas. 

[0:00] Introduction

[5:14] How has HR tech evolved in the last year?

[11:53] Do organizations need consultants for AI implementation?

[21:47] How does HR use AI for administrative assistance?

[32:32] Closing

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“I believe there are a lot of compliant-related tasks that could be handled by an [AI model], and it could be done consistently, on time, and keep us out of hot water.”

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Mark Stelzner is the Founder and Managing Principal of IA, an HR consulting firm. In this episode, Mark discusses what people aren’t talking about when it comes to AI; why organizations should let their employees safely explore AI in the workplace; and how basic AI guidelines and data governance can be transformational. 

This conversation took place at the HR Tech 2024 conference in Las Vegas. 

[0:00] Introduction

[2:47] What are we missing when it comes to AI?

[11:41] How can organizations safely explore AI?

[22:49] What role does data governance play in an organization’s AI rollout?

[32:26] Closing

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“If an organization has not invested in content that is accurate [and refreshed], an AI model will hallucinate . . . because the large language model is sourcing from content which is not truly authoritative.”

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Danielle Bushen, Global Head of People Analytics Data Governance and Stewardship at Sanofi, joins us to explore how people analytics intersects with compensation. She shares insights on modernizing compensation through data-driven practices, the importance of pay transparency, and the role of well-designed HR processes in the successful integration of AI.

This conversation took place at the HR Tech 2024 conference in Las Vegas. 

[0:00] Introduction

[3:08] When and how do people analytics and compensation intersect? 

[15:45] How should organizations approach pay transparency compliance?

[33:47] How can organizations intentionally integrate AI into their HR systems?

[42:40] Closing

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“I think the world of pay transparency is moving in exactly the same direction that data privacy went.”

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