Predictive What?HRExaminer Weekly Edition v7.45 December 2, 2016 |
| It takes 40 minutes of dedicated time on the world’s most powerful computer to simulate one second of human brain activity. Yet, the more you listen to the parade of folks who claim that they can accurately measure people, teams, and organizations, the more concerned you get. We are in a spot where we have to look closely at what we believe about ourselves and what the numbers are claiming. John Sumser has more in, “Predictive What?.” In her latest article, Maren Hogan dismantles some of the myths and legends that surround using artificial intelligence for recruiting and hiring. Read, Maren on AI. Rebecca Callahan and Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic of Hogan Lab explore two real-world scenarios of The Dangerous Rise of the Rogue HiPo. On Episode 96 of HR Tech Weekly: Glint garners $10 million Series C, iCIMS Appoints New General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Big Issues Surrounding Big Data, No End in Sight for Rising Cybercrime, and Many Companies Require Non-Compete Clauses For Low-Wage Workers. On Episode 97 of HR Tech Weekly: John’s update from the Recruiting Trends/Talent Acquisition Conference (LRP) and Stacey’s update from the KronosWorks Conference, plus more. On Episode 98 of HR Tech Weekly: Google’s Powerful new job search, Facebook is Now for Your Career, Zugata raises $7 million, Amazon promises to change ‘Hunger Games’ employee review process, and Handshake nabs another $20M. Ryan Healy is the founder & president, Brazen Technologies, Inc., a venture-backed technology company that enables organizations to better engage and interact with talent through a chat-based messaging platform. Ryan Healy is on HRExaminer Radio. Kent Plunkett is a serial entrepreneur with vast experience in starting and growing companies, Kent Plunkett is thrilled to be back at the helm of Salary.com, the company he founded in 1999. Listen to Kent Plunkett on HRExaminer Radio. |
This Week's Articles
 Predictive What?Currently, it takes 40 minutes of dedicated time on the world’s most powerful computer to simulate one second of human brain activity. We have no capacity to model or simulate the actual moment to moment function of even the smallest teams. Read Now » |
 Maren on AI“It’s generally admitted that AI is this year’s Big Data, meaning a large concept that we’d all like to understand but few rarely do. So, without setting myself up as an expert, just someone who’s been grappling with concepts far above my pay grade, I’d love to dismantle some of the myths and legends that surround using artificial intelligence for recruiting and hiring.” -Maren Hogan Read Now » |
 The Dangerous Rise of the Rogue HiPoWhy is it so challenging for organizations to manage their HiPos well? In our view, the key problem has to do with the common gap between leadership emergence and effectiveness. Specifically, a large proportion of employees with the ability to emerge as HiPos are not equipped to be effective in leadership roles when they get there. Read Now » |
 HR Tech Weekly: Episode #96: Stacey Harris and John Sumser Glint garners $10 million Series C, iCIMS Appoints New General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Big Issues Surrounding Big Data, No End in Sight for Rising Cybercrime, and Many Companies Require Non-Compete Clauses For Low-Wage Workers. Listen Now » |
| HR Tech Weekly: Episode #97: Stacey Harris and John Sumser John’s update from the Recruiting Trends/Talent Acquisition Conference (LRP), Stacey’s update from the KronosWorks Conference, Wipro to acquire Appirio, and Accenture to Acquire DayNine. Listen Now » |
| HR Tech Weekly: Episode #98: Stacey Harris and John Sumser Powerful job search and discovery built for the talent industry from Google, Facebook Isn’t Just for Friends – Now It’s for Your Career, Zugata raises $7 million to make annual performance reviews obsolete, Amazon promises to change its ‘Hunger Games’ employee review process, Handshake nabs another $20M to make the job hunt more fair, and #CampusRecruiting. Listen Now » |
 HRExaminer Radio: Episode #208: Ryan Healy Ryan Healy is the founder & president, Brazen Technologies, Inc., a venture-backed technology company that enables organizations to better engage and interact with talent through a chat-based messaging platform. Healy has been named one of Washington D.C.’s Top Entrepreneurs Under 40 and one of the Top 25 Online Influencers in Recruiting. He has nearly a decade of experience in the Human Capital field and has appeared in national media outlets including 60 Minutes, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. Listen Now » |
| HRExaminer Radio: Episode #209: Kent Plunkett A serial entrepreneur with vast experience in starting and growing companies, Kent Plunkett is thrilled to be back at the helm of Salary.com, the company he founded in 1999. Kent holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and A.B. in Economics and Government from Georgetown University. He is a three time Inc. 500 CEO, a six-time Deloitte Fast 50 awardee and recipient of the 2007 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of Year Award for business services. Listen Now » |
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