Paul and Greg discuss what happens that causes an employee to consider leaving a company, and how this affects the approach we take as HR practitioners in diagnosing employee attrition. Greg also highlights the work he does to help individuals network more effectively without going to networking events.

Greg Roche helps introverts grow their networks without going to networking events. He is the author of The Fast and Easy Guide to Networking for Introverts, he posts every weekday on LinkedIn about networking, and he recently launched The Introverted Networker which is his weekly newsletter that delivers one networking tip to your inbox every Saturday morning. He's a VP of Compensation at large healthcare company and has spent the last 25 years of his professional life working in the healthcare, consulting, cybersecurity, and multifamily real estate industries. Greg is a Colorado native who has lived in the Denver area for the past 20 years. 

Sites / Links mentioned in the show:

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-happens-right-before-your-best-employee-quits-greg-roche/ 

https://www.gregsroche.com/
https://www.novoinsights.com/novoretain

Paul is joined by Alex Marcus, CEO of Integral Recruiting Design and co-founder of the ATS Think Tank, to discuss metrics in the Talent Acquisition space.

Alex's website: https://integralrecruiting.com/
ATS Think Tank: http://ats-thinktank.com/

Paul reviews some recent content around some key trends and priorities facing the HR profession for 2023.

Referenced:
www.brianheger.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianheger/
Priorities cheat sheet 

Josh Bersin post on HR Tech trends:
https://joshbersin.com/2022/12/hr-technology-2023-whats-hot-whats-not/ 

Paul and Bryan discuss Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. They discuss its history, evolution, and common applications - as well as the pitfalls and risks.

Link to original Dan Ariely tweet that makes Bryan's quote seem less controversial: https://twitter.com/danariely/status/287952257926971392?s=20&t=w1hwoGgX0tviEeG2EqXaXg

Arthur Samuel Checkers Paper: https://www.cs.virginia.edu/~evans/greatworks/samuel1959.pdf

Chat GPT: https://chat.openai.com/chat

Paul and Bryan discuss remote work: their histories, some key research on the topic, and some learnings about how to make remote and hybrid work more successful.

Research cited:
Nicholas Bloom research with Trip.com: https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w30292/w30292.pdf
Microsoft Study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-021-01196-4
Inc.com Summary of Microsoft study: https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/remote-hybrid-work-paradox-microsoft-satya-nadella.html

Paul and Bryan rate and discuss the level of hype around three emerging technologies: artificial intelligence, the metaverse, and blockchain. For each, they discuss the level of hype, and share the results of a recent LinkedIn poll about the expected impact of each technology. They then discuss and debate the use cases of each technology and how this could impact the HR profession. 

Specific topics worth hearing:
Bryan defines Artificial Intelligence, and compares its adoption to a certain teenage behavior. Paul and Bryan discuss how AI and the mathematical underpinnings have proven value for HR. 

Paul discusses his skepticism for the metaverse, though both acknowledge the real possibilities for value in applications where dangerous, multi-sensory experiences can be effectively trained through virtual experiences. 

Bryan expresses doubt around the efficiency of blockchain technology at scale, and Paul and Bryan agree that blockchain may still be a solution in search of a problem. Paul raises one HR use case that may add value: employee verification. 

Welcome to People Data Insights. In this introduction episode, Paul and Bryan introduce their love for data, share stories about data in their history, and discuss their goals for this podcast.

Content of value: Paul shares a story about the challenges with pay conversations, and how one set of data suggests the “better” conversations actually are the most difficult. 

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