Insight222

As part of my role at Insight222, since May 2019 I have hosted the Digital HR Leaders podcast where I speak to a range of chief human resources officers, heads of people analytics, other senior HR leaders, thought leaders and executives of HR technology firms who are pushing a data-driven and digital HR agenda.

Since the podcast was created, we have released nearly 200 episodes, with each episode attracting in excess of 5,000 listens.

Find out more and access past episodes here: https://www.myhrfuture.com/digital-hr-leaders-podcast
Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/digital-hr-leaders-with-david-green/id1459322652
Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/40LdYb32asJxvZ9JnYYlTL

Host, Digital HR Leaders Podcast

After my initial period as a NED, I become an Executive Director and full member of the board at Insight222 in January 2019 with a global remit for the business.

Insight222 is a networking, consulting and learning business focused on People Analytics. We supports chief human resource officers, people analytics leaders and senior human resources executives to create sustainable business value with people analytics and develop a data-driven culture in HR. Our signature offering, 'The People Analytics Program', provides members (Heads of People Analytics and CHROs) with techniques, co-creation workshops, on-line collaboration, training and design thinking techniques to help them increase expertise and improve their success in bringing more value to their organisations.

Insight222's purpose is to put People Analytics, as a discipline, at the centre of business and upskill the HR profession -- in turn helping Insight222's current and future clients create more cultural and economic value through the wise and ethical use of people data and analytics. 

Through myHRfuture.com, we provide online training for HR professionals on people analytics, digital HR and the future of work. See https://www.myhrfuture.com/academy for details of all courses and https://www.myhrfuture.com/academy-teams, if you are looking to upskill your HR team. 

If you are a people analytics leader or CHRO interested in finding out more about The People Analytics Program, please get in touch at david.green@insight222.com

Executive Director and Member of the Board

I joined Insight222 initially as a Non-Executive Director to help the company advance its strategy, portfolio of clients and assets. 

During 2018, we grew significantly and by the end of the year we had 50 member organisations as part of The People Analytics Program across Europe and North America.

Examples of the activities delivered to members in 2018 were:
- The inaugural Global Executive Retreat, which took place in Philadelphia in October 2018 and brought together the Head of People Analytics from our European and North America member organisations for two days of learning, reflection and planning.
- An Ethics Charter co-created through design thinking workshops with members.
- The launch of the Nine Dimensions for Excellence In People Analytics model, which I created together with Jonathan Ferrar
- Quarterly regional peer meetings in Europe (London, Amsterdam, Zürich and Copenhagen) and the United States (New York and San Francisco)
- The launch of the myHRfuture academy and blog

Non Executive Director & Board Advisor

Zandel | davidrgreen.com

I created Zandel in 2018 as a business centred on providing three services in the people analytics, HR and future of work domain. These are outlined below, with further information available on my website - davidrgreen.com:

SPEAKING: I am a popular keynote speaker, moderator and chair who has presented at conferences all over the world. For example, I have chaired Tucana’s People Analytics World and People Analytics Forum conferences since 2015, I was the main stage emcee at the UNLEASH conference in Amsterdam in 2018, and Paris in 2019 and 2022, and was the co-chair of the People Analytics & Future of Work (PAFOW) conferences in San Francisco, Philadelphia and London from 2017 to 2020.

Recent speaking engagements include:
- HR4results (São Paulo, Jun 2023)
- HR Tech by HR Norge (Oslo, May 2023)
- People Analytics World (London, Apr 2023)
- Workday Rising Europe (Stockholm, Nov 2022)
- UNLEASH World (Paris, Oct 2022)

CONSULTING: I deliver a range of consulting services to help organisations embark upon and progress their people analytics and digital HR journeys. I am regularly invited to share my knowledge on people analytics, HR technology and the future of work at internal company events, which since the start of 2017 includes global organisations such as ABN Amro, Bosch, Vodafone, Rolls Royce, Amdocs and AXA.

ADVISORY: I am available for board advisory and Non-Executive Director roles in the people analytics, HR technology and digital HR spaces.

If you would like to get in touch, please contact me at dgreen@zandel.org

Founder and CEO

UNLEASH

I have partnered with UNLEASH (formerly known as HR Tech World), the organisers of the award-winning conferences in cities including Paris, Las Vegas, Amsterdam, London and San Francisco since 2015.

•	MC: I was MC of the main stage at the UNLEASH World shows in Amsterdam (Oct 2018), and Paris (Oct 2019 and Oct 2022)
•	CHAIR/MODERATOR: I moderated the Smart Data track at the shows in Paris (Oct 2016), London (Mar 2017), Amsterdam (Oct 2017), London (Mar 2018), Las Vegas (May 2018), Las Vegas (May 2019) and Paris (Oct 2019) as well as the Influencer Stage (Lon 2019)
•	SPEAKER: I spoke on People Analytics Trends and Innovations at the inaugural US show in San Francisco (Jun 2017), People Analytics Readiness in Europe in Amsterdam (Oct 2017), Ethics in People Analytics and Six Trends in People Analytics (both London, Mar 2018), 'The role of ONA in People Analytics' (Las Vegas, May 2018) and How to Create Business Value from People Analytics (Lon 2019, Las Vegas 2019)
•	WRITER:  regular contributor to the UNLEASH Blog since 2015 where my articles are consistently amongst the highest viewed. 

For more information on the UNLEASH shows please visit http://www.unleashgroup.io

Speaker and Main Stage Emcee

TrustSphere

I joined TrustSphere's advisory board to support the executive team drive the next level of the company’s evolution as a leading provider in the people analytics and relationship analytics technology space until May 2022, when Bigtincan invested in the company.

Board Advisor

People Analytics & Future Of Work

I worked as Conference Co-Chair, Speaker and Advisor to Al Adamsen and the PAFOW (People Analytics and the Future of Work) from 2017 until 2021. Until the onset of the pandemic, this took on PAFOW in-person events in San Francisco (2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020), Philadelphia (2017, 2018 and 2019), and London (2019) plus virtual conferences in April 2020 and January 2021.

Visit pafow.net for details of upcoming events.

Conference Co-Chair, Speaker & Advisor

IBM Watson Talent combines the power of people analytics and workforce science, with market-leading solutions to help organisations build an impassioned and engaged workforce and deliver better business outcomes.

I was responsible for:
•	Helping clients get started and accelerate their people analytics journeys through a combination of consulting, solutions and services 
•	Amplifying the voice of IBM Watson Talent in the marketplace as it relates to people analytics, digital HR transformation, AI and the future of work
•	Promoting the wider adoption by HR of a data driven, analytical and insight led approach to link people based decisions with improved business outcomes and employee experience
•	Working with the IBM Smarter Workforce Institute research team, which conducts rigorous and innovative research programs about all aspects of the workforce

Global Director, People Analytics | IBM Watson Talent

Tucana

I partnered with Tucana, the organisers of the People Analytics World and People Analytics Forum conferences in London since 2014. The Tucana events grew to be the best regarded and highest attended conferences on people analytics in Europe. 

•	Chair, People Analytics World 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018
•	Chair, People Analytics Forum 2016 and 2017
•	Advised on content and speakers
•	Writer and a co-host of the People Analytics Podcast

Conference Chair, Advisor, Writer and Podcast Host

Various HR & People Analytics blogs and conferences

I write and speak on some of the key tenets driving this seismic change. Principally, this enables me to indulge my passion for helping to make analytics and evidence based decision making part of HR’s standard practice.

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Since the start of 2016, I have spoken at and/or chaired 40+ conferences across the world including: HR Tech World (Paris, London, Amsterdam & San Francisco), People Analytics World/Forum (London), Stamford Global Workforce Analytics Summits (Amsterdam, Sydney, New York & Singapore), People Analytics & The Future of Work (San Francisco & Philadelphia), HR Digital Summit (Moscow), Social Recruiting Days (Berlin), hiQ Elevate (San Francisco), HR Technology Conference (Las Vegas), HR Norge HR Tech & People Analytics Conferences (Oslo), Beyond HR Leadership Forum (Amsterdam) & HR Congress (Amsterdam & Brussels). I have also been invited to speak at internal company events on people analytics, HR Tech and the future of work including with: ABN AMRO, Bosch, Vodafone, BT and AXA. 

This led to me establishing Zandel Ltd in April 2018, which acts as an outlet for my speaking and advisory work.

Please feel free to contact me on dgreen@zandel.org with any speaking or advisory opportunities.

Speaker, Conference Chair & Writer | People Analytics, the Future of Work

Cielo

Cielo is recognised as a leading global partner for recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and talent management solutions. 

As part of the European leadership team, I was responsible for:
•	Global and multi-regional new business pursuits and solutions design
•	Growth of existing customers through regional expansion and additional services
•	Leading out our people analytics services and capability

Director / VP | Business Development | Customer Solutions | People Analytics

Capita

Responsible for the consulting, solution design and commercial delivery of tailored end-to-end and/or project based talent acquisition, RPO and MSP solutions both for organisations considering outsourcing and/or co-sourcing options.

I was responsible for leading the creation and go-to market strategy for a Professional Services offering. This was founded upon a project I also led to establish Strategic Resourcing Assessment tool, which measured the effectiveness of the resourcing function against the objectives of the business.

Solutions & Development Director | Head of Professional Services

Co-Author of Excellence in People Analytics | People Analytics leader | Director, Insight222 & myHRfuture.com | Conference speaker | Host, Digital HR Leaders Podcast

I am a globally respected writer, speaker, conference chair and executive consultant on people analytics, data-driven HR and the future of work.

My main role is as an Executive Director at Insight222. Our clients include several Fortune100 firms and through 'The People Analytics Program', we help member organisations create more value and better employee experience through the wise and ethical use of people analytics. The consumer side of Insight222 - myHRfuture.com - provides training for HR professionals in 'future-oriented' topics.

WRITING | PODCASTING
I write regularly about people analytics and its role in the future of work and the evolution of the HR function. My articles are published on LinkedIn and myHRfuture.com. Subscribe to my Digital HR Leaders newsletter and podcast via myHRfuture: https://www.myhrfuture.com/subscribe 

SPEAKING
I am fortunate to speak at and chair conferences all over the world. Recent and upcoming speaking engagements include:
- UNLEASH World (Paris, Oct 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2019)
- UNLEASH America (Las Vegas, May 2025)
- Workday Rising Europe (2024, 2023 and 2022), Workday Rising US (2024)
- People Analytics World (London, 2014-2025), Zurich 2025, 2024, New York 2025, 2024 Amsterdam, 2023)
- Wharton People Analytics Conference (2025)
- Workhuman Live (London, 2025)
- People Matters TechHR India (Delhi, 2025)
- Visier Outsmart (London, 2024)
- HR4results by Gupy (São Paulo, Jun 2023)
- HR Tech by HR Nørge (Oslo, May 2023)

GET IN TOUCH
Please feel free to follow me here on LinkedIn and subscribe to my LinkedIn newsletter - Data Driven HR Monthly. 

If you would like to book me as a speaker/chair, please contact me at dgreen@zandel.org.

If you are a people analytics leader or CHRO interested in joining Insight222's People Analytics Program, or finding about more about how we upskill HR professionals in data literacy, please get in touch at david.green@insight222.com.  

For my full biography, please visit davidrgreen.com.

David Green 🇺🇦

🤖 As AI increasingly reshapes work, organisations and leadership, is HR the new R&D department?

🔥 That’s one of the topics that features in the November edition of the Data Driven HR Monthly, which brings together the HR, people analytics, AI and future of work resources that caught my eye over the month 🔥

🔎 This month’s edition also explores what the leading 5% of companies are doing to generate value at scale from AI and move from experimentation to real business impact. One of these factors is strategic workforce planning, which McKinsey report is a top practice for AI high performers. We also discover how to measure ROI in people analytics, how the HR operating model should be reimagined, and examine the evolution of the L&D function. I’ve also provided a list of 11 newsletters I recommend readers subscribe to.

🙏 Thank you to Jennifer Blumfield and the Go1 team for sponsoring the November edition of the Data Driven HR Monthly.

Perfect for a Sunday read 🥐 ☕ 🗞

🚀 If you find the newsletter valuable, please share some data-driven love by liking, commenting, or sharing 🤓  

#humanresources #peopleanalytics #workforceplanning #learning #hrtech #employeelistening #futureofwork #psychologicalsafety #leadership #culture #orgdesign #chiefpeopleofficer #chieflearningofficer #hybridwork #recruiting #organizationalnetworkanalysis

In the AI future, HR becomes your R&D department. This standout quote from Wharton professor Ethan Mollick is taken from one of the resources featured

Open article: The best HR & People Analytics articles of November 2025 by David Green 🇺🇦 • 30 min read

The best HR & People Analytics articles of November 2025

🎙️ "The future of hybrid work will be won by leaders who prioritise trust, outcomes, and continuous learning — not by those who double down on attendance mandates."

🔎 To date, no peer-reviewed research shows a benefit to a rigid five-day office model. Indeed, according to the latest Flex Index report, the average number of working days required in the office is 2.87 days. 

Those CEOs that are pushing for four or five in-office days are, Brian Elliott, Nick Bloom and Prithwiraj Choudhury argue, fixated on the wrong problem. 

Data from 8,500 U.S. companies show no link between stricter return-to-office mandates and improved performance. The real challenge isn’t hybrid policy — it’s leadership capability. High-performing organisations focus on how work is led, not where it happens. 

The authors outline four capabilities that distinguish hybrid leaders: 

1️⃣ Know Your Talent Edge: 
🔎 Understand what makes your organisation attractive and design flexibility around it, as seen at Allstate, the European Central Bank and Airbnb. 

2️⃣ Measure Results, Not Presence: 
🔎 Replace badge tracking with outcome-based performance management as companies like Atlassian and Synchrony have done. 

3️⃣ Let Teams Lead the Way: 
🔎 Empower teams to set norms for when and how they meet; companies like Microsoft, Teradyne and Atlassian use this approach to strengthen accountability and trust. 

4️⃣ Invest in Getting Better: 
🔎 Companies that succeed over the long term make sustained investments in three critical areas – infrastructure redesign (e.g. Dropbox), resource allocation (e.g. Zillow), and skills development. 

The authors’ conclusion (see quote at top of post) resonates. 

🔗 The article is featured in the November edition of the Data Driven HR Monthly, which you can access here: https://lnkd.in/ekVuREn8 🔗

#humanresources #leadership #peopleanalytics #culture #hybridwork #employeeexperience #employeelistening

🔥 Is HR the new R&D?

🔗 Presenting the best HR, future of work and people analytics resources for November: https://lnkd.in/ekVuREn8 🔗

Resources include:
🔎 JESS VON BANK and her Mercer colleagues present a new HR Operating model that enables humans and machines to work together and thrive (see attached report).
🎙️ "What comes next isn’t another phase of HR transformation layered on a legacy foundation. It’s not optimization, digitization or evolution. It’s reinvention - of the operating model itself and of the HR function’s role within it."

🔎 Dan Riley and Shonna Waters, PhD analyse what happens when connection becomes something we consume instead of something we co-create – and provide guidance for leaders.

🔎 Susan Cantrell, Russell Klosk (智能虎), Zac Shaw, Kevin Moss, Christopher Tomke, and Michael Griffiths present the five key shifts required to reinvent workforce planning for an AI powered and uncertain world.

🔎 Beth Cobert, Brooke Weddle, Bryan Hancock and Lucia Rahilly discuss the cross-sector collaborations required to help businesses and workers develop skills for the future—and connect education more directly to high-quality jobs.

🔎 Amy Coleman discusses with Christopher Rainey how Microsoft is navigating AI’s impact on work, emphasising trust, transparency, and inclusion as the essential foundations.

🔎 Jason Averbook digs into the perfect storm hitting the workforce from four directions and the outlines the path forward.

🔎 Thomas Otter and I explore the current and future state of HR tech, the impact of AI and what leaders, investors and HR Tech companies themselves need to know.

⚽ A world beating line up of XI newsletters I recommend subscribing to, including those penned by the likes of: Dave Ulrich, Hung Lee, Brian Elliott, Anna A. Tavis, PhD, Maria Nolazco Masson, and Andrew Spence.

🔎 Dr Philip Gibbs shares insights from a recent webinar with Sally Smith, Kanella Salapatas, Greg Newman and me to look what lies ahead for people analytics in the APAC region.  

📚 BOOK OF THE MONTH
Melissa Valentine and Michael Bernstein - Flash Teams: Leading the Future of AI-Enhanced, On-Demand Work – thanks to Greg Pryor for the recommendation

📽️ VIDEO OF THE MONTH
Dr Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic and I challenge popular leadership tropes and explore why being real doesn’t always lead to being effective - especially in today’s fast-changing, AI-driven world.

🙏 Thanks to Chris Eigeland and the Go1 team for sponsoring the November edition of the Data Driven HR Monthly


🩷 I hope you learn as much from this month’s edition as I did from compiling it. If so, please share with your network by commenting or sharing this post 🩷

#humanresources #peopleanalytics #hroperatingmodel #learning #culture #chiefpeopleofficer #leadership #workforceplanning #hrtech #employeeexperience

Mercer | The New HR Operating Model

🎙️ "Strategic workforce planning is a top practice of AI high performers."

🤖 McKinsey’s State of AI in 2025 report shows an enterprise landscape where AI use is widespread, but value is uneven. 

The headline findings are clear: 
🔎 Most organisations remain in experimentation or pilot phases; 
🔎 62% are exploring AI agents but few have scaled them; 
🔎 Innovation benefits are visible, yet only 39% report enterprise-level EBIT impact; 
🔎 High performers pair efficiency with growth and innovation goals;  
🔎 Workflow redesign is the defining capability separating leaders from the rest. 🔎 Views on employment diverge, with expectations ranging from reductions to increases in workforce size. 

For Chief People Officers, the report reinforces that AI adoption is as much a people challenge as a technology one. Organisations are hiring for AI-related roles - especially data and engineering talent - while demand for AI skills is rising across existing jobs. 

High performers excel because leaders role-model AI use, invest in upskilling, build clear workforce plans that anticipate AI-driven shifts, and embed human-in-the-loop practices (see Figure). 

HR functions themselves are early adopters of agentic use cases but remain far from scaled deployment. The workforce impacts ahead are not uniform. Larger organisations expect more change, and high performers anticipate both increases and decreases in headcount as roles evolve. 

For HR, the imperative is to redesign workflows, build AI-ready talent strategies, and create trust through transparency and capability building. 

👉 The message is simple: strategic workforce planning and talent strategy, leadership alignment, and disciplined skill development will determine which organisations turn AI ambition into lasting performance. 

🙏 Kudos to the authors: Alex Singla, Alexander Sukharevsky, Lareina Yee, Michael Chui, Bryce Hall and Tara Balakrishnan. 

🙏 Thanks to Hung Lee for highlighting the report in a recent edition of the excellent Recruiting Brainfood.

🔗 The article is featured in the November edition of the Data Driven HR Monthly, which you can access here: https://lnkd.in/ekVuREn8 🔗

#humanresources #peopleanalytics #workforceplanning #futureofwork #employeeexperience #leadership #culture

McLean & Company

McLean & Company partner with organizations to create a workplace that meets today’s needs and prepares organizations for the unknown future.​

Everything we do is backed by data and best practices, so you can make informed decisions and know exactly what to do next. Our memberships are designed to provide what you need to drive the organization forward – from full-service assessments to practical action plans, impactful training, and more. ​

Visit our website to learn how we can help you create a workplace where everyone thrives.

Executive Counselor

Lambton College

As Director People and Organizational Development I was responsible for the delivery of the following corporate services: Organizational Development, Employee Relations and Strategic Workforce Planning in support of the College’s strategic directions and operational priorities.

Director - People & Organization Development (CHRO)

London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC)

As Transformation Lead for the Continuous Improvement Initiatives across LHSC – I was responsible for supporting the startup and long term success of the Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Centre of Excellence. In this role I led the Centre of Excellence Team responsible for the the following outcomes:

1. Culture Transformation Leadership: Overall CQI transformation program management,  culture change leadership strategy, monitoring progress and sustaining the corporate improvement initiatives and the CQI management system.
2.     Knowledge Development: Maintain and evolve CQI approach and infrastructure  ensuring consistency.
3.     Leading Corporate Improvements & Coaching Support: Lead corporate CQI initiatives and develop organizational improvement capability through training & coaching. In addition, manage and support projects and provide coaching for project events and the CQI Management System.
4.     Training and Development: Develop and deliver training to all staff and support train the trainer initiatives.

Transformational Change Strategy Executive Lead - Continuous Improvement of Care

Responsible for building and leading the team of HR professionals who provided solutions-based talent management consulting services including, leadership strategy development, change management, organizational design, leadership recruitment & compensation, succession management and performance management. 

-Guided the consulting team that redesigned and implemented a standardized set of staff competencies and a new performance development process for 12,000 employees in a workplace with multiple collective agreements 

-Executed an organization-wide talent management strategy – 350 leaders are systematically evaluated and development/succession plans were created for each individual on an annual basis

-Directed the process and systems redesign to generate “Talent Management Metrics” enabling senior management to have line of sight on the necessary analytics to support the continuous improve the talent management strategy  

-Coached a team of consultants, specialists and project leaders to successfully deliver performance development and talent management programs, recruitment and management compensation services for our 350 leadership clients. 

- Trusted Advisor to the CHRO &  members of the senior leadership team on matters related to talent strategy

Senior Manager -  Talent Strategy & Organization Development

I was responsible for orchestrating the execution of a comprehensive culture change strategy designed to significantly change the patient and family experience.

In 2014, I was honoured to receive the London Health Science Centre President’s Award for Leadership for successfully leading the change management strategy.

Change Strategy Executive Lead, Patient Experience London Regional Cancer Program

GetKeepGrow inc.

Chief Talent Officer

GoodLife Fitness

Provided strategic leadership to a team of HR/OD professionals to execute the re-alignment of HR and organizational effectiveness services and programs in support of the business strategy and emerging talent requirements. (6,000 employees across Canada) Developed and directed the execution of a comprehensive human resource strategy. Provided strategic HR council to the CEO/COO/CFO and senior leadership teams. Transformed the HR function into a consultative, results-driven, customer centric service delivery team.

Director - Human Resources & Organization Effectiveness (CHRO)

Fanshawe College

Adjunct Professor Human Resources

Ontario Government

Recognized with the Ontario Public Service Award for Human Resource Management Innovation.

Senior Consultant, Organization Development/HR Strategy, Attorney General of Ontario

Mayne Nickless North America

Regional Senior Manager

Mayne Nickless North America 

Major Account Manager

National Operations Manager

A strategic human resources leader & leadership coach with over 25 years of bringing people-focused solutions to the most niggly business challenges to achieve results. With experience across the spectrum of HR practices, David’s specialities include:  talent management, executive coaching, process improvement, organizational change and transformation and leadership development.

Dave cofounded “get keep grow inc” a  Canadian employee engagement and retention professional services corporation.




Please note views and opinions expressed are my own and do not represent the views of my employer

David McLean

Is your organization a “learning organization”?
“An organization's ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage”— Jack Welch

In 1997, Harvard Business Review named the “learning organization” as one of the seminal business ideas of the prior 75 years and to me it seems even more relevant as we face the next decade!

What organizations have been successful in transforming themselves into learning organization’s?

Microsoft is on a cultural journey right now from being a company of “know it all’s” to a company of “learn it all’s”

When I started out in organizational development (OD) Peter Senge’s work was instrumental in shaping my thinking and his book was one of the big OD book’s of the decade.

What disciplines of a learning organization are still as relevant today as they were 20 years ago?



***full article from MIT Sloan School of Management in comments below 



Acknowledgment: infographic by Tanmay Vora  & original work by Peter Senge



#learningorganization #organizationallearning #organisationaldevelopment #chro

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