Bradford Williams, the Head of People Analytics, Insights & Workforce Planning at Northwestern Mutual, joins the Directionally Correct podcast to discuss the intricacies of people analytics and succession planning of leadership within organizations. In this episode, we discuss the time Bradford played basketball with LeBron James, the importance of relationships and community within the field of people analytics, Cole and Bradford reflect on their experiences at the People Analytics World Conference NYC 2024, the impact of storytelling and the necessity of aligning analytics with business objectives, what is a “mutual” like Northwestern Mutual, and more shenanigans in the Nerdery. You’ll want to check out this episode of the #1 people analytics podcast!
Scott wasn’t able to join this episode due to a death in the family. Our thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family.
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