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Artificial Intelligence for HR: The Book is Live! (#AI for #HR)
Over the winter holidays you might have missed the fanfare, but the new book, Artificial Intelligence for HR, is now available! We will not be pushing this heavily in the coming months so this is your chance to get the book and learn the insights so you can be prepared for what’s coming to a…
Read MoreNew Report: Career Planning as a 2019 Talent Imperative
Today’s workers have more transparency and choice of jobs than any generation before, which means retention is a critical component for employers across the globe. A variety of mechanisms have been deployed to keep people engaged at work, but research shows that one of the most valuable options of all is career management. A variety…
Read More2019 HCM Trends: Market Size, Investment Priorities, and More
As we edge closer and closer to 2019, I’m receiving more and more questions from employers and vendors in the community about what trends I’m seeing. What will define the coming year? Obviously AI is going to be a big part of that, especially with my book coming out just before the new year starts,…
Read MoreAlgorithms, Bias, and Decision-Making: Podcast Insights from IBM Leaders
To prevent biased algorithms you need to make sure you have unbiased training data on hand. You also need algorithms to be developed by a diverse set of people. –Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Director of Offering Management and Distinguished Engineer for IBM Watson Internet of Things How do we select vendors and what do we focus…
Read MoreThe #AI Enabled Future of Work Requires Essential Human Skills
In my new book on Artificial Intelligence for HR (debuted at #1 on the New and Noteworthy books on Amazon), the final chapter is dedicated to the future human skills of the workplace. As I worked through the research I realized there were some common themes that blended together across academic and industry research sources…
Read MoreAnalytics for Diversity: How IKEA Uses Data to Improve D&I Outcomes
Recently I had the opportunity to speak at a SHRM Diversity Conference. I spoke on bias, HR technology, and how AI might be able to help us avoid some of our biased tendencies (if we can keep the bias out of the systems themselves). It was a great session because the audience was more than…
Read MoreSaba Buys Lumesse: Fills Critical Gaps for Technology and Customer Acquisition
Things are moving quickly in the HCM technology industry. Last week I reported in from Saba Insight, the company’s annual user conference. This week news popped that Saba has entered talks to acquire Lumesse, a European talent management provider. Here’s the snippet from the news. In the News Saba, a portfolio company of Vector Capital,…
Read MoreHR Tech 2018: Let’s Connect!
The HR Technology Conference is the biggest show in the HR tech space for a reason: powerful practitioner content and case studies, great vendor participation, and a phenomenal set of keynotes. This year I’m really excited about the event as it’s where my firm builds the best relationships with the solution providers in the marketplace.…
Read More4 Fundamental Qualities that Separate Humans and #AI
Note: one of the research efforts we have undertaken here at Lighthouse is the We’re Only Human podcast. This show is now two years old and features interviews with HR and talent executives, business leaders, vendors, and more to help you stay on top of the interesting trends and insights you need to perform at…
Read MoreThe Best Business is Built on Relationships: A Visit with ExponentHR
We’ve been keeping busy here at Lighthouse, and this past week I was on the road for my last travel of the summer. I visited the SHRM conference in Chicago, which is the largest HR event on the planet with more than 20,000 attendees. While I was in town I didn’t go to any sessions.…
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