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The HR Data Labs Podcast
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Here’s an experiment for you:
- Take passionate experts in Human Resource Technology,
- Invite cross-industry experts from inside and outside HR,
- Mix in what’s happening in people analytics today,
- Give them the technology to connect,
- Hit record,
- Pour their discussions into a beaker,
- Mix thoroughly, and…
- Voila… you get the HR Data Labs podcast where we explore the impact of data and analytics to your business.


Every episode will feature a rockstar inside or outside the field of Human Resources to provide us with the inside scoop on how the world of HR Technology is evolving through the use of Data and People Analytics. The podcast will be roughly 30 minutes. We value your time and the time of our guests.
Topics include:
- Data Quality
- HR Processes
- HR Technology and innovations
- Integrations
- Analytics tools and techniques
- Benchmarking and surveys
- Data relevance
- Statistical methods
- Regulations and laws affecting you and your business
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Podcast Episode Blog Posts

HR Data Labs – Season 2 – Episode 6 – Pat Acheampong – The Purpose is Profit: Using the Employee Experience to Boost your Organization’s Bottom Line
Is what you’re doing in HR impacting your bottom line? If not, why are you doing it? Pat Acheampong is the founder of Ahumka Digital. He is a self-proclaimed Tech Junkie, a Would be Philanthropist, an Entrepreneur, Bon Vivant, and Aspiring World Changer.

HR Data Labs – Season 2 – Episode 5 – Vikas Saini – How to Get Started with People Analytics
Analytics is not just a one time thing, it has to be treated as something you will use in a continuous cycle that will improve your business processes and performance. Let’s dig deeper. Vikas Saini is a Technology Product Leader at Willis Towers Watson with specific expertise in HR Technology, Analytics and Big Data platforms. His core expertise is in delivering consumer grade analytics and big data products with a career that spans across startups to fortune 500 organizations.

HR Data Labs – Season 2 – Episode 4 – John Tardy – Big Value Not Big Data!
Sometimes in analytics we can get so absorbed in the numbers that we forget about the value they should be upholding. John Tardy is a hard hitter in business savvy data and a leader in technology. John sets himself apart by focusing on delivering BIG value through technology, data analytics, and business intelligence, as well as building trust and confidence among stakeholders and guiding cross-functional teams and leaders to business insights and clarity amidst ambiguity and complexity.

HR Data Labs – Season 2 – Episode 3 – Jon Burton – Lessons Learned from 100 People Analytics Deployments
Today, we hear from Jon Burton who has performed over 100 People Analytics Deployments to learn from his experience rather than having
learning the hard way ourselves!

HR Data Labs – Season 2 – Episode 2 – Mike Smith – The Foundation of Employee Benefits is Data
Today, we talk to my great friend Mike Smith about the impact of data advancements in the World of Employee Benefits.

HR Data Labs – Season 2 – Episode 1 – Dwight Brown – The Role of Data Governance in Analytics
Welcome to Season 2. Some changes, but still HR Data and Analytics talk about topics that matter to you.
Today, we talk to my friend Dwight Brown, from Turetsky Consulting about the ins and outs of Data Governance in the world of Analytics. Careful here, we get passionate and irreverent a lot! I hope you have as much fun listening as we did in recording this episode.
If you have a topic you would like to hear on the podcast, please e-mail us!
We are always on the lookout for new topics and we want to know what’s on your mind. What topics would be of interest to you?
If you want to be a guest,
please send us an e-mail!
The list of guests grows every day. We already have many people from HR, Finance, IT, and business operations signed up to be guests.