Listen "Ep 665: Aligning HR With Business Strategy"
Episode Synopsis
In this disruptive time, HR and Talent Acquisition must be perfectly aligned with organizations’ business strategies. However, recent research from Eightfold AI and 3Sixty Insights highlights a significant misalignment between the two. This misalignment creates challenges that impact everything from hiring to employee satisfaction and ultimately negatively impact long-term organizational success.
So, why is this misalignment happening, and what can HR leaders do to address it? Could AI help bridge the gap and drive better outcomes for both HR and the wider business?
My guest this week is Teresa Wykes, Senior Director of Talent-Centered Transformation at Eightfold AI. Teresa shares valuable insights from the research, and we explore some of the root causes of the misalignment and assess potential solutions to the problem.
In the interview, we discuss:
Business strategy development. C-Suite collaboration and talent strategy alignment.
The extent and causes of misalignment of HR with the business
The implications of prioritizing an administrative culture over strategic initiatives
The crucial difference between being data driven and data literate.
How HR is deprioritizing the activities that could help them achieve their objectives.
Solving the problem
The new skills needed in HR and Talent Acquisition teams
Dealing with resistance to change
What does the future look like?
Access the full report here - Aligning the Path Forward: How to Bring HR and Business Strategy Together.
Follow this podcast on Apple Podcasts.
Follow this podcast on Spotify.
So, why is this misalignment happening, and what can HR leaders do to address it? Could AI help bridge the gap and drive better outcomes for both HR and the wider business?
My guest this week is Teresa Wykes, Senior Director of Talent-Centered Transformation at Eightfold AI. Teresa shares valuable insights from the research, and we explore some of the root causes of the misalignment and assess potential solutions to the problem.
In the interview, we discuss:
Business strategy development. C-Suite collaboration and talent strategy alignment.
The extent and causes of misalignment of HR with the business
The implications of prioritizing an administrative culture over strategic initiatives
The crucial difference between being data driven and data literate.
How HR is deprioritizing the activities that could help them achieve their objectives.
Solving the problem
The new skills needed in HR and Talent Acquisition teams
Dealing with resistance to change
What does the future look like?
Access the full report here - Aligning the Path Forward: How to Bring HR and Business Strategy Together.
Follow this podcast on Apple Podcasts.
Follow this podcast on Spotify.
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