Martin Low - Why For a Business People are More Important Than Its Technologies

Send us a text Martin Low is the Founder and CEO of On Plane Consulting, a consulting firm that helps small businesses and startups optimize and scale. Having held HR Director positions at multiple successful companies, Martin bring a wealth of experience to the table.  In this episode, Martin talks about the fact that despite the evergreen landscape of new and emerging technologies, businesses still need one essential resource: people. Chapters [0:00 - 9:17] Introduction •   Welcome, Martin! •   Today’s Topic: Why A Business’ People are More Important Than Its Technologies   [9:18 - 18:23] Why can’t businesses just rely more on technology and less on people? •   If you rely less on people, those you do rely on will matter much more •   Emerging technologies likely won’t replace people so much as improve their productivity   [18:24 - 27:15] As someone in HR, how do you facilitate technological change within your business? •   Good data and insights into a business’ current state are essential •   Why HR practitioners should be business minded (and vice-versa)   [27:14 - 38:00] How HR practitioners can drive progress within their business •   Data will help you identify problems and build a business case for the solution •   Building a solution for reducing the people cost of a business   [38:01 - 38:55] Closing •   Thanks for listening!   Quotes “[HR] data will do a couple of things for you: . . . it’ll tell you if you really have a problem, and it’ll help you show others that it might be.” “If you can [reduce the people cost of a business] by 1 or 2%, it’s night-and-day for the profitability because that can all drop straight down to the bottom line.”Contact:Martin's LinkedInDavid's LinkedInDwight's LinkedInPodcast Manger: Karissa HarrisEmail us! To schedule a meeting with us: https://salary.com/hrdlconsulting For more HR Data Labs®, enjoy the HR Data Labs Brown Bag Lunch Hours every Friday at 2:00PM-2:30PM EST. Check it out here: https://hrdatalabs.com/brown-bag-lunch/ Produced by Affogato Media