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Directionally Correct, A People Analytics Podcast

Directionally Correct is the #1 people analytics podcast in the world. Hosted by Cole Napper, the podcast dives into people analytics, workforce planning, behavioral science, and talent intelligence, helping leaders navigate the future of AI in the workplace with insight and a dash of fun. To find out more, check out colenapper.com

Scott RETURNS for a Co-Host Reunion - Scott Hines - #166

70 hours 1 min; March 30, 2026

AI Workforce Transformation at Salesforce & Work Intelligence - Neil Morelli - #165

66 hours 30 mins; March 23, 2026

The REAL Conversation about People Analytics in LATAM - Maria Nolazco Masson and Paola Alfaro- #164

69 hours 4 mins; March 16, 2026

Global Talent Disruption, Mobility & Expats, & Soft Skills Importance - Dr. Paula Caligiuri - #163

54 mins; March 09, 2026

Workforce Intelligence in Healthcare & Being a Leader for 10 Years - Dr. Gary Russo - #162

64 hours 50 mins; March 02, 2026

Workforce Strategy at Edwards Jones & Everything Wrong with HR - Buddy Benge - #161

82 hours 22 mins; February 23, 2026

#160 - Rob Dees - People Analytics at Target, Decision Science, & Employee Listening

107 hours 48 mins; February 16, 2026

#159 - Tyler Weeks - People Analytics & HR Tech at Marriott

92 hours 50 mins; February 09, 2026

#158 - Amy Armitage - The Future of Work, Human Capital, & The Conference Board

48 mins; February 02, 2026

#157 - Peter Louch - HR Tech Voices series episode with Vemo for Workforce Planning

72 hours 39 mins; January 26, 2026

#156 - JR Keller - Should You Let Your Top Employee Leave, Internal Mobility, & Cornell EMHRM

70 hours 2 mins; January 19, 2026

#155 - Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic - Storytelling with Data & People Analytics at Google

75 hours 39 mins; January 12, 2026

#154 - George LaRocque - 2026 Predictions, WorkTech Investments, & Follow the Money

61 hours 12 mins; January 05, 2026

#153 - Cole Napper - Ask Me Anything AMA Episode with Special Guest Host Chayce Kowalski

76 hours 52 mins; December 08, 2025

#152 - Joey Price - The Power of HR & Does Active Listening Matter Right Now?

74 hours 39 mins; November 24, 2025

#151 - Cara Christopher - HR Tech Voices Series Episode with Lightcast

70 hours 14 mins; November 17, 2025

#150 - Cole and Scott - Reflecting on 150 Episodes, Wild Previous Guests, and Innovation

69 hours 50 mins; November 10, 2025

#149 - JP Elliott - The Future of HR is About Value & Do Middle Managers Even Matter?

64 hours 31 mins; November 02, 2025

#148 - Dr. Mike Knott - Fatherhood & Parenting, IVF, Fertility, Disability Research, and Employee Benefits

64 hours 40 mins; October 26, 2025

#147 - Denise Hemke - HR Tech Voices Series Episode with NEOGOV

54 mins; October 19, 2025

#147 - Denise Hemke - HR Tech Voices Series Episode with NEOGOV

54 mins; October 19, 2025

#147 - Denise Hemke - HR Tech Voices Series Episode with NEOGOV

54 mins; October 19, 2025

#147 - Denise Hemke - HR Tech Voices Series Episode with NEOGOV

54 mins; October 19, 2025

#146 - Ludek Stehlik - What are the most sophisticated methods in people analytics? And what does it take to be a people analytics 'expert'?

68 hours 48 mins; October 12, 2025

#145 - Alexis Fink - Who has the best people analytics team? And what does the future hold for Alexis?

76 hours 30 mins; October 05, 2025

#144 - AJ Herrmann - People Analytics at the CIA, Cognitive Biases, and Task Intelligence

73 hours 26 mins; September 28, 2025

#143 - Cole and Scott - Embarrassing Job Interview Stories & More

64 hours 12 mins; September 21, 2025

#142 - John Barry - HR Tech Voices Series Episode with HRBench

72 hours 6 mins; September 14, 2025

#141 - Michael "Hutch" Hutchins - Jam Bands, Gen Z Personality, Stack Ranking, & PhD Attractiveness

72 hours 53 mins; September 07, 2025

#140 - Ben Eubanks - Artificial Intelligence in HR, Industry Analysts, & Southern Accents

69 hours 38 mins; August 31, 2025

#139 - Cole Napper - Book Release Episode: "People Analytics" Available Aug 26th!

62 hours 28 mins; August 24, 2025

#139 - Cole Napper - Book Release Episode: "People Analytics" Available Aug 26th!

60 hours 27 mins; August 24, 2025

#138 - Ross Sparkman - Strategic Workforce Planning, Star Teams, & The Nike Story

66 hours 37 mins; August 17, 2025

#138 - Ross Sparkman - Strategic Workforce Planning, Star Teams, & The Nike Story

64 hours 36 mins; August 17, 2025

#137 - Dr. Gina Thoebes - Organizational Performance @ The Arizona Cardinals

62 hours 50 mins; August 10, 2025

#136 - Kristin Cullen-Lester and Greg Pryor - The Social Capital Imperative & Network Analysis

66 hours 29 mins; August 03, 2025

#135 - Craig Starbuck - HR Tech Voices Episode with OrgAcuity

42 mins; July 26, 2025

#134 - Scott Reida - Rule of 72, Michael Jordan, & Talent Hubs

63 hours 51 mins; July 20, 2025

#133 - Yuyan Sun - What's Really Going On In People Analytics & Why LinkedIn Sucks

66 hours 46 mins; July 13, 2025

#132 - Ingen Fitzhugh - Does Executive Development Really Work?

69 hours 10 mins; July 06, 2025

#131 - Angela Le Mathon - AI-Native HR Operating Model & AI Agents for Skills/Tasks

63 hours 10 mins; June 29, 2025

#130 - Kris Saling - The US Army & Data Driven Talent Management

62 hours 5 mins; June 22, 2025

#129 - Drs. Mark Huselid & Alec Levenson - Workforce Analytics: A Global Perspective

57 mins; June 15, 2025

#128 - Chris Butler - HR Tech Voices Episode with One Model

41 mins; June 08, 2025

#127 - Dr. Stephanie Murphy - SIOP People Analytics LEC 2025 & SPA

52 mins; June 01, 2025

#126 - Deborah Weiss - TALREOS, WORRC, and Human Capital Reporting Standards

52 mins; May 25, 2025

#125 - Dr. John Boudreau & Pete Ramstad - Why Beyond HR is More Relevant Than Ever

63 hours 33 mins; May 18, 2025

#124 - James Birchler - The Science of Executive Coaching

58 mins; May 11, 2025

#123 - Shonna Waters & Tara Behrend - LIVE from SIOP 2025

52 mins; May 04, 2025

#122 - Nelson Spencer - Building AI Agents & The Original Moneyball

55 mins; April 27, 2025

#121 - Jenny Dearborn - How to be an Insight-Driven CHRO

53 mins; April 20, 2025

#120 - Dr. Steve Hunt - Talent Tectonics, Quality of Hire, & Grunge Music

79 hours 37 mins; April 13, 2025

#119 - Cole and Scott - The Paradox of Critical Thinking

62 hours 36 mins; April 06, 2025

#118 - Sonali Kumar - How to Break into People Analytics in 2025

65 hours 36 mins; March 30, 2025

#117 - Dr. Roxanne Laczo - Has People Analytics Lost Its Way? Bring Back Validity

63 hours 34 mins; March 23, 2025

#116 - Jennifer Hanniman - HR Tech Voices Episode with PeopleInsight

60 hours 30 mins; March 16, 2025

#115 - Dr. Sandra Loughlin - The Data, Tasks, & Skills Needed for a Skills-Based Future

61 hours 20 mins; March 09, 2025

#114 - Dr. Holly Lam - Bridging the Chasm Between People Analytics & the Business

59 mins; March 02, 2025

#113 - Dr. Jim Henderson - What is the Future of Higher Education? LIVE with Louisiana Tech University President

75 hours 17 mins; February 23, 2025

REPLAY #31 - Dr. Max Blumberg - The Renaissance Man Round Two

81 hours 20 mins; February 16, 2025

#112 - Marc Effron - The Science of Talent, 8 Steps to High Performance, & One-Page Talent Management

65 hours 53 mins; February 08, 2025

REPLAY #48 - Dr. Rob Stilson - NLP & The Mighty Ducks Problem

60 hours 6 mins; February 02, 2025

#111 - Cole and Scott - Sprinkle XGBoost On It, New Year New You, In-Person Weirdness

76 hours 53 mins; January 26, 2025

REPLAY #53 - Dr. Fred Oswald - Generative AI & The Future of Selection

70 hours 31 mins; January 19, 2025

#110 - Jeremy Shapiro - People Analytics Trends for 2025 & Revisiting Competing on Talent Analytics

57 mins; January 12, 2025

REPLAY #65 - Dr. Charles Handler - GenAI for Talent Assessment & SIOP LEC

68 hours 40 mins; January 05, 2025

#109 - Gary Segars - College Football Analytics & Does Winning Cure Everything?

65 hours 0 mins; December 29, 2024

REPLAY #61 - Dan George - People Analytics Perspective from the CPO Suite

69 hours 16 mins; December 22, 2024

#108 - Dr. Matt Clancy - The Economics of Innovation, AI, and Collaboration

62 hours 21 mins; December 15, 2024

REPLAY #35 - Dr. Emily Pelosi - Intuit’s Employee Listening & The Biggest Survey Snobs

54 mins; December 08, 2024

#107 - Jane Datta - Why is Workforce Planning Hot Again? NASA Retrospective

74 hours 33 mins; December 01, 2024

REPLAY #63 - Toby Culshaw - Everything Talent Intelligence... Collective

61 hours 26 mins; November 24, 2024

#106 - Cole and Scott - Should You Bring Your Whole Self To Work?

76 hours 39 mins; November 17, 2024

REPLAY #45 - Rob Cross - Microstress, Network Analytics, & High Performance at Work

56 mins; November 10, 2024

#105 - Dr. David Solot - Leadership, Tech, AI, and IOPsych in Star Trek & Passive Assessments

61 hours 11 mins; November 03, 2024

REPLAY #28 - Dr. Craig Starbuck - Starting People Analytics Functions & ChatGPT

59 mins; October 27, 2024

#104 - Bradford Williams - People Analytics & Workforce Planning @ Northwestern Mutual, People Analytics World NYC 2024

63 hours 9 mins; October 20, 2024

REPLAY #29 - Dr. Amit Mohindra - How to Navigate Organizational Politics

66 hours 29 mins; October 13, 2024

#103 - Vin Vashishta - Are AI Bots Coming for Your HR Job & From Data to Profit

68 hours 6 mins; October 06, 2024

REPLAY #18 - Dr. Keith McNulty - The People Analytics & Data Science Master

52 mins; September 29, 2024

#102 - Prasad Setty - Where Should People Analytics Focus Now, Founding @ Google, & Watch-Making

73 hours 21 mins; September 22, 2024

REPLAY #33 - Dr. Michael Arena - Org Network Analysis & The Future of the Office

57 mins; September 15, 2024

#101 - Courtney McMahon - People Analytics @ Colgate-Palmolive, Curse Words, and Interview Process Length

70 hours 43 mins; September 08, 2024

#100 - Cole and Scott - THE 100TH EPISODE LIVE BONANZA AT LA TECH!

64 hours 3 mins; August 25, 2024

#99 - James Gallman - Bridging HR Technology, Analytics, AI Agents, LLMs, & Nudging at NetApp

68 hours 14 mins; August 11, 2024

#98 - Michael "Hutch" Hutchins - Data Engineering & Architecture at AWS and LLMs or Machine Learning in Production

78 hours 19 mins; July 28, 2024

#97 - Richard Rosenow - People Data Supply Chain, One Model, and The Power of No

69 hours 17 mins; July 14, 2024

#96 - Cole and Scott - Giving Presentations, Scott's New R Package, & Trading Blows Nerdery

71 hours 4 mins; June 30, 2024

#95 - Dr. Shuba Gopal - Computational Biology Helps People Analytics with Small Samples & More

73 hours 41 mins; June 23, 2024

#94 - Kevin Oakes - 2024 People Analytics Predictions from i4cp & Culture Analysis Deep Dive

62 hours 39 mins; June 16, 2024

#93 - Ron Hetrick - Who's Going To Do The Work, Demographic Drought, & The Jobs Mismatch

71 hours 5 mins; June 09, 2024

#92 - Dr. Serena Huang - Modern Careers in People Analytics & GenAI Training Classes

73 hours 51 mins; May 26, 2024

#91 - Cole and Scott - Skills You Should Know, Job Searches, & Overlooked Articles

82 hours 25 mins; May 12, 2024

#90 - LIVE from SIOP 2024 - Special Returning Guests: Anthony Ferreras, Amy Stevenson, Rob Stilson, Emily Pelosi, Kelsie Colley

59 mins; May 05, 2024

#89 - Dr. Matthew Jackson - Power, Game Theory, & Networks as a Different Kind of Influence

63 hours 24 mins; April 28, 2024

#88 - Drs. Harold Goldstein & Charles Scherbaum - NFL Draft Player Performance Assessment

73 hours 24 mins; April 21, 2024

#87 - Dr. Alan Colquitt - Is Performance Management Fine, Or Rotten To The Core?

71 hours 33 mins; April 14, 2024

#86 - Cole and Scott - Prepping for SIOP 2024, Yacht Rock, & Zombie Deer

56 mins; April 07, 2024

#85 - Dr. Jennifer Diamond Acosta - Job Skills & Upskilling When AI Is Coming For You

65 hours 51 mins; March 31, 2024

#84 - Dr. Nathan Carter - Causal Attitude Networks & The Octopus Murders

69 hours 40 mins; March 17, 2024

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