Ben Waber on Using AI-Driven Behavior Analytics to Strengthen Talent Management

DescriptionPeople analytics and behavioral analytics are data-driven ways of analyzing people and their behavior to improve systems and accomplish long-term corporate goals. Including this approach in your business asset will help you better understand your company and handle specific workplace social concerns. People now recognize the value of mental and emotional health in the workplace, and adopting this method can help you get insights and build better workplace rules that will help your employees grow, develop skills and talents, and achieve success in their sectors.In this episode, Erin and Rigvi are joined by Ben Waber, the president and co-founder of Humanyze, a software company that pioneers workplace analytics. Ben explains what workplace analytics are and why they are vital to have in your company. Ben also talks about his firm, "Humanyze," and how they use data in the workplace to aid their clients. Ben also discusses the issue of AI Biases in analytics, as well as how to address and solve the issue. He also shares some case examples where tech tools affect and influence the Work Dynamics in a company. Lastly, Ben gives some takeaways of what was his experience in writing his Book titled “People Analytics”. Key TakeawaysWhat is People and Behavioral Analytics and How Humanyze is using it?How Humanyze processes and analyzes data to avoid AI Bias.The Importance of Retraining or Readjusting Algorithms to fixed Unavoidable BiasesHow The Usage of Tech Tools can be used to Influence Work DynamicsSome Case Examples where Personal Interaction greatly affects Behavioral AnalyticsTakeaways from our Guests when doing His Book “ People Analytics” Quotes“There is always bias in data, always. And no matter how much work you do to try to remove it or minimize it, things will still exist that you don't know about” - Ben“Minority groups have small numbers and it does matter when it comes to discrimination. Less of them means less of data which the tools of data science are not helpful in those cases” - Ben Featured in This EpisodeRigvinath (Rigvi) Chevala | Chief Technology Officer, EvalueserveProfile: https://theorg.com/org/evs/org-chart/rigvinath-chevalaLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rigvinathchevalaWebsite: www.evalueserve.com Erin Pearson | Director GTM, EvalueserveLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pearsonerinWebsite: www.evalueserve.com Benjamin Waber | President & Co-Founder of HumanyzeProfile: https://humanyze.com/about-us/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminwaberTwitter: https://twitter.com/bwaberWebsite: https://humanyze.com/ Book Mentioned in the EpisodePeople Analytics: How Social Sensing Technology Will Transform Business and What It Tells Us About the Future of Work (FT Press Analytics)Find them here:https://www.amazon.com/People-Analytics-Technology-Transform-Business/dp/0133158314https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16283666-people-analytics Chapters00:00 Introduction01:04 What is Behavioral Analytics04:20 How Humanyze analyzes data07:53 How Humanyze process data to avoid Ai bias12:58 AI biases are unavoidable but can be fixed17:47 Techs That Will Influence Work Dynamics23:09 Some Case Examples Where Work Dynamics are Influenced35:21 Takeaways from our Guest when writing his Book titled “People Analytics” This episode was produced by Heartcast Media