The entrepreneurship literature emphasizes the importance of imprints founders leave on companies; those imprints can change at transformational events such as the initial public offering (IPO). Prior research has found that objective measures (such as structure or...
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WEBINAR: AI and Beyond: The Strategic Challenges Facing HR Today
View Slides Two of the most respected voices in HR leadership - Susan Kelliher, former CHRO of Chemours, and Patrick McLaughlin, former CHRO of PepsiCo Foods North America had a candid, forward-looking conversation grounded in decades of experience leading world-class...
Using AI to Transform Organizations: The Promise and the Barriers
https://vimeo.com/1139023447/412bde228b?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci View the Slides AI is bringing a tsunami of change, challenge and opportunity to organizations. Everything from product development and backend operations, to the basics of how work is organized...
USC CEO Webinar: Driving Organizational Change with Data – in the Age of AI
Over the past quarter century, workforce/people analytics has become central to the work of HR. Yet good analytical work often fails to gain traction. And even though AI is poised to transform how analytics is conducted, it cannot solve the challenge of integrating data-based insights with effective organizational change. Integrating analytical practices with organization development and change practices can help each of these HR specialties be stronger, driving better overall outcomes for the organization, and make the best use of what AI has to offer.
AI’s Impact on Analytics, OD and Strategic HR
AI is going – and has already started – to transform how work is done within organizations. Anywhere people are asked to weigh in on decisions has the potential to be disrupted by AI. And in these early days, it’s really hard to say for certain what the limitations of AI will be in most cases.
Podcast: Workforce Analytics: A Global Perspective
Dr. Mark Huselid and Dr. Alec Levenson join the Directionally Correct podcast to discuss their book Workforce Analytics: A Global Perspective, diving into the value of measuring employee variance, the impact of High Performance Work Systems on firm performance, the importance of systems thinking in people analytics-all in one engaging episode.
Webinar: A Strategy-First Approach to Talent Systems and Decisions
Watch this insightful conversation and learn how to effectively synergize talent systems with human judgment to position your organisation as a talent management leader
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Tariffs, inflation and compensation
The global economy is suffering through a particularly difficult time right now. The recent onslaught of sharply-changing tariffs, and uncertainty about the future of international trade and supply chains, has leaders turning to time-honored strategies for keeping costs down. And since labor costs often are the largest on a company’s balance sheet, cutting headcount, salaries and hourly compensation usually are at the top of the list. But should they be?
Using systems diagnostics to drive process improvement and change
This article is the first in a two-part series on applying systems diagnostics to understand the sources of organizational underperformance (this article) and why transformations often fail to deliver (next article). It is based in part on Alec Levenson’s Strategic Analytics book. The issues addressed in the series will be covered in depth in the upcoming virtual workshop Driving Organizational Change with Data.
A Strategically Aligned HR Operating Model
Proposal of a pivot in how HR is structured and works to focus more directly on the capabilities required for successful strategy execution.
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WEBINAR: Building Organizational Capability to Improve Strategy Execution
September 26, 2023
With Alec Levenson and Carl Watson
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2023 Labor Day Update: Labor Market and Organizational Trends and Challenges
Commemorating Labor Day 2023, I take a look at some key trends and challenges that have emerged over the past 30 years.