

Directionally Correct, A People Analytics Podcast
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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
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Aug 27, 2023 • 1h 4min
Ep. 59 Aug 27th, 2023 - Dr. Daniel Schmerling - Performance Management & Machine Learning
Directionally Correct podcast is sponsored by Orgnostic! http://orgnostic.com/directionallycorrect
Koenig et al PPsych Article - Improving Measurement and Prediction in Personnel Selection: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/peps.12608
Fun Idea - Powerpoint Karaoke: https://www.tiktok.com/@unhingedfem/video/7193048252399406382?_r=1&_t=8cUFMzkrhvS
Leadership Quarterly - Causal Inference with Propensity Score Analysis: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1048984323000048?via%3Dihub
Cole’s Peak Performance Article: https://open.substack.com/pub/directionallycorrectnews/p/how-do-you-measure-peak-performance?r=ybtwi&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Aug 20, 2023 • 54min
Ep. 58 Aug 20th, 2023 - Drs. Mike & Emily Campion - NLP Applications in Selection & New Science
Directionally Correct podcast is sponsored by Orgnostic! http://orgnostic.com/directionallycorrect
Descriptive Statistics and Advanced Text Analytics article: https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=waapIasAAAAJ&sortby=pubdate&citation_for_view=waapIasAAAAJ:LI9QrySNdTsC
Campion & Campion JAP Article - Using Practice Employment Tests: https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/features/apl-apl0000401.pdf
Sackett JAP Article - Revisiting Meta-Analytics Estimates of Validity: https://gwern.net/doc/statistics/meta-analysis/2021-sackett.pdf
Aguinis “An A is an A” Article: https://twitter.com/HermanAguinis/status/1583081386235154434?s=20&t=UMdPnSxEDnwJ7oCxqGE-CA
When Looking Hot Means Feeling Cold Article: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353688735_When_looking_%27hot%27_means_not_feeling_cold_Evidence_that_self-objectification_inhibits_feelings_of_being_cold
Harvard Professor Fraud “Clusterfake” from DataColada: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/katy-milkman_109-data-falsificada-part-1-clusterfake-activity-7075892254673907713-ga8N/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios
Stanford President Resigns over Academic Fraud: https://stanforddaily.com/2023/07/19/stanford-president-resigns-over-manipulated-research-will-retract-at-least-3-papers/

Aug 6, 2023 • 57min
Ep. 57 Aug 6th, 2023 - Cole and Scott - 6 Month Look Back, Grab Bag, & Flat Sheets
Directionally Correct podcast is sponsored by Worklytics! https://www.worklytics.co/directionallycorrect/
Richard Landers article on Impacts of Machine Learning on Selection:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/369298554_A_Simulation_of_the_Impacts_of_Machine_Learning_to_Combine_Psychometric_Employee_Selection_System_Predictors_on_Performance_Prediction_Adverse_Impact_and_Number_of_Dropped_Predictors

Jul 30, 2023 • 56min
Ep. 56 Jul 30th, 2023 - Dr. Guru Sethupathy - New York City AI Law & Fair AI Practices
Directionally Correct podcast is sponsored by Worklytics! https://www.worklytics.co/directionallycorrect/
Cole's Article - Elephant Hunting: Human vs Algorithmic Decision Making: https://open.substack.com/pub/directionallycorrectnews/p/elephant-hunting-weighing-human-vs?r=ybtwi&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Guru's NYC AI Law Article: https://fairnow.ai/understanding-nycs-local-law-144-to-regulate-ai-in-hiring/
Charles Handler's NYC AI Article on Uniform Guidelines: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/does-new-york-citys-ll144-have-dirty-little-secret%3FtrackingId=2fpz3%252Bc2SsmoytcBjYccEw%253D%253D/?trackingId=2fpz3%2Bc2SsmoytcBjYccEw%3D%3D
Using Metadata on Shopping Mall Credit Card Transactions: https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=P4nfoKYAAAAJ&cstart=20&pagesize=80&citation_for_view=P4nfoKYAAAAJ:3x-KLxxGyuUC
Detroit Lions Use of AI in Stadium: https://www.tiktok.com/@tyler.m.webb/video/7193126898858216750?_r=1&_t=8cUFKPhzMNP
What You Should Do When You Start a Data Function LI Post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ethanaaron_you-join-a-1000-person-company-as-the-head-activity-7085654074020216833-uzZ-/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios

Jul 23, 2023 • 54min
Ep. 55 Jul 23rd, 2023 - Nicole Lettich - Psychometric Network Analysis & Nasdaq
Directionally Correct podcast is sponsored by Worklytics! https://www.worklytics.co/directionallycorrect/
Human pattern finding machines: https://twitter.com/emollick/status/1595291532621271041?s=20&t=C0zbEX8vPUV8fkdNAWgIZQ
SHRM - People analytics still in early stages: https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/technology/pages/shrm-research-people-analytics-still-in-early-stages.aspx
How opposition research can be used in people analytics: https://drjohnsullivan.com/articles/opposition-research-improves-employer-branding-recruiting-retention/

Jul 9, 2023 • 1h 5min
Ep. 54 Jul 9th, 2023 - Philip Arkcoll - Optimizing Workplace Research & Worklytics
Directionally Correct podcast is sponsored by Worklytics! https://www.worklytics.co/directionallycorrect/
AI-Exposed Jobs Employ More Women According to Research (Revelio): https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-exposed-jobs-employ-more-women-ben-zweig/
Grand Theft Auto Lowers Crime Rates: https://twitter.com/emollick/status/1671716213762686979?s=20
People Paid to Train AI are Outsourcing Their Work to AI: https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/06/22/1075405/the-people-paid-to-train-ai-are-outsourcing-their-work-to-ai/?utm_source=acquisition_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tr_subscription.unpaid.acquisition&utm_term=06.23.23.outsourcing-ai&utm_content=june23-acq&mc_cid=7411e1243e&mc_eid=bea303d013
Worklytics Research Return to Office Enters the Desperation Phase: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/worklytics_nytimes-peopleanalytics-talentmanagement-activity-7077005857900675072-1xMH/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Jul 2, 2023 • 1h 10min
Ep. 53 Jul 2nd, 2023 - Dr. Fred Oswald - Generative AI & The Future of Selection
Directionally Correct podcast is sponsored by Worklytics! https://www.worklytics.co/directionallycorrect/
Recommendations for Validation of AI Based Assessments (SIOP): https://www.siop.org/Portals/84/SIOP-AI%20Guidelines-Final-010323.pdf
Using NLP to Estimate KSAs in Job Analysis: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10869-022-09824-0
Open Science, Closed Doors (SIOP): https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/industrial-and-organizational-psychology/article/open-science-closed-doors-the-perils-and-potential-of-open-science-for-research-in-practice/701215C1FEA34757CFB0FF00CFA83D62
The Ethics of Academic Peer Review: https://paulspector.com/the-ethics-of-academic-peer-review/
How Long of Breaks Do You Really Need? https://www.apa.org/pubs/highlights/spotlight/issue-182
Americans Don't Value a College Degree as Much as They Used To: https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/1643289229164945408?s=20
NYC Law for Making Automated Employment Decisions: https://rules.cityofnewyork.us/rule/automated-employment-decision-tools-updated/

Jun 25, 2023 • 1h
Ep. 52 Jun 25th, 2023 - Dr. Sy Islam & Dr. Gordon Schmidt - Leaders Assemble & I-O Stuff
Directionally Correct podcast is sponsored by Worklytics! https://www.worklytics.co/directionallycorrect/
Leaders Assemble Book: https://www.amazon.com/Assemble-Leadership-Exploring-Effective-Practices/dp/
Gordon's Gig Work Article: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/365624564_Gig_worker_organizing_toward_an_adapted_Attraction-Selection-Attrition_framework
Marvel Social Graph Analysis: https://blog.dataiku.com/2015/05/19/marvel-social-graph-analysis
Class Attendance is Best Predictor of Success in College: https://twitter.com/emollick/status/1660689315159068673?s=46&t=a_q2miz2FASLjf0XyBlWWA
IT Worker on Sick Leave for 15 Years Sues for Raise: https://www.businessinsider.com/sick-leave-years-sued-ibm-no-salary-pay-rise-failed-2023-5

Jun 18, 2023 • 1h 12min
Ep. 51 Jun 18th, 2023 - Dr. Zach Love - Playing Music, Sports Analytics, & Coaching
Directionally Correct podcast is sponsored by Worklytics! https://www.worklytics.co/directionallycorrect/
Bad Frontier Bags Checking Policy: https://www.tiktok.com/@corporategossippod/video/7235684674100596011?_r=1&_t=8cViLfGpB66
Circuit City Idea/Scam (and Twitter Idea): https://www.tiktok.com/@pearlmania500/video/7207941159811960106?_r=1&_t=8cUEPLK5sAo
Millennials Won't Apply for a Job Without a Salary Listed: https://www.tiktok.com/@scary4kidz/video/
Worklytics Research on Predictors of Returning to Office: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/worklytics_gallupatwork-returntooffice-hybridwork-activity-7072632576334594048-JtUw?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Jun 11, 2023 • 1h 3min
Ep. 50 Jun 11th, 2023 - Dr. Nicholas Bremner - LIVE @ TALREOS: Evidence Based Truffle Hunting
Directionally Correct podcast is sponsored by Worklytics! https://www.worklytics.co/directionallycorrect/
Psychometric network analysis & cognition article: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-023-04698-8
Jobs that AI won't take away: https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20230507-the-jobs-ai-wont-take-yet?utm_source=pocket-newtab
Team performance is not normally distributed: https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/10.1287/orsc.2022.1619


