306 - Breaking Down the HR-Finance Gap: Nir Leibovich (Intuit QuickBooks Workforce)

Nir Leibovich, Product Executive at QuickBooks Workforce, joined us on The Modern People Leader to discuss why HR and finance teams struggle when data lives in silos and how unified systems create better business decisions. Downloadable PDF with top takeaways: https://modernpeopleleader.kit.com/episode306----  Sponsor Links:🔗 Book a conversation with Compete at compete.com/mpl🔗 Learn more about Tilt at hellotilt.com/mpl🔗 Learn more about Intuit QuickBooks Workforce at QuickBooks.com/workforce----  (06:34) Nir’s Entrepreneurial Journey: Builder Mindset and Solving Problems(15:12) HR’s Admin Burden and Why the Function Still Feels Broken(17:23) Why HR and Business Teams Operate in Silos(20:08) Why HR Teams Must Understand the Business to Support People Better(21:17) Why Finance and HR Alignment Matters More Than Ever(22:29) The Problem with Separate Systems and Separate Data Sources(23:18) Construction Industry Example: Real-Time Workforce Data in Action(26:11) Why Unified Systems Create Better Business Decisions(26:34) The Spreadsheet Problem: Finance vs HR Source of Truth(28:22) Moving Beyond Parallel Processes and Building Shared Metrics(34:00) AI, Unified Data & Better Business Recommendations(35:02) AI Use Cases and Why Unified Workforce Data Changes Everything(36:18) Employee Trust, Sensitive Data & Responsible AI Adoption(38:16) The Two Biggest Barriers to AI Adoption: Value and Trust(40:00) Using AI to Become Better Managers and People Leaders(42:25) How Close Are We to the Future of AI-Powered Workforce Decisions?---- 📬 Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get episode recaps💡 Follow The Modern People Leader on LinkedIn😊 Follow Daniel Huerta on LinkedIn😊 Follow Stephen Huerta on LinkedIn---- Past guests on MPL include Brené Brown, Annie Dean (VP of Team Anywhere, Atlassian), Josh Bersin, Katie Burke (Chief People Officer, Harvey), Liz Fosslien, Helen Russell (Chief People Officer, HubSpot), Dave Scott (Chief People Officer, ADT), Melanie Rossenwasser (Chief People Officer, Dropbox), Crystal Boysen (Chief People Officer, Sprout Social), and many more.