Tony Ashton surely is one of the most experienced leaders in the field of HR technology and people analytics product innovation.
Currently, he is the Chief Product Officer at One Model, an HR analytics solutions provider. One Model offers a comprehensive data management platform and a complete suite of people analytics solutions directly from various HR technology platforms to measure all aspects of your employee lifecycle.
Tony moved to One Model after gaining seventeen years of experience leading the people analytics product team at SAP SuccessFactors and, before that, Infohrm.
As part of the executive management team of the Infohrm company, Tony led the acquisition and integration of Infohrm within SuccessFactors. He also continued his contributions toward significant company growth throughout that period.
Tony also worked for 10 years as a senior HR practitioner in the Australian Commonwealth Government.
In this episode, Tony offers us a deeper perspective beyond traditional analytics into how AI and ML are being used in people analytics.
What is the difference or unique things in applying AI/ML for people analytics compared to other disciplines? He also shares with us some of the key challenges in applying people analytics in your organisation. Additionally, Tony explains how to get started and overcome these challenges.
The key thing that we have to keep in mind is that people analytics is the input to the strategy you already have in the organization to streamline your HR operations and enhance workforce productivity.
Some other related topics covered are:
- Future of work in light of the happenings in 2020.
- Negatives and positives of workforce surveillance.
- Positive use of data to guide decision making.
- Metrics to track how well the talent machine is running.
- State of people analytics in Australia and the globe.
- Overcoming the challenges of biased data in AI/ML.
So, if you are in the fence on applying people analytics for your organization or are currently working on improving your workforce, this is the episode you shouldn’t miss for anything.
More links about the guest
LinkedIn:
What is one book he would gift to his younger self:
- The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton Christensen
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2615.The_Innovator_s_Dilemma
Organisation:
In the News:
- https://www.onemodel.co/blog/one-model-announces-new-executive-chief-product-officer-tony-ashton
- https://www.workforce.com/news/big-data-bigger-deal
Articles:
Podcasts and Webinars:
- https://www.onemodel.co/people-analytics-for-hr-webinar-series
- https://soundcloud.com/peopleanalytics/tony-ashton-chief-product-officer-of-one-model
Publications: