This episode features an interview with Jordan Katz, Chief Insights Officer at Simpplr. Jordan advises organizations on the influential use of data and analytics to develop strategies that predict outcomes and increase performance. Prior to Simpplr, he was one of the Heads of Employee Experience Strategy at Qualtrics and has consulted hundreds of SaaS companies and global organizations.

In this episode, Shawn and Jordan dive into Simpplr’s Future of Employee Experience Report. They discuss the importance of personalized and efficient communication platforms, analyzing diverse data sources to create a seamless employee experience, and taking a human-centered approach to AI.

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“87% of professionals are passionate about their current jobs, but 64% of them frequently feel stressed or frustrated at work. We have a primed and ready to go race car with rocket fuel in the tank. We load up a bunch of sandbags in the trunk that represent crappy tools and inefficient processes. There’s no reason for that. The more we study employee experience, the more we learn how critical it is to think holistically about the work people do, the task distribution they have, and how we can operationalize great efficiency. Using systems and AI to free up people to do the strategic work that will catapult our organizations into the next level from a performance perspective.” – Jordan Katz

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Episode Timestamps:

*(03:11): Jordan defines employee experience 

*(05:00): Rapid fire questions

*(14:36): What the report says about frontline workers 

*(22:54): Creating a personalized employee experience

*(34:11): What prevents companies from implementing an HR stack 

*(41:05): How AI impacts employee experience

*(51:49): Jordan’s golden rule for work

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Links:

Connect with Jordan on LinkedIn

Read Simpplr’s Future of Employee Experience Report

Connect with Shawn on LinkedIn

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