In this episode, Ali Nawab interviews Austen Allred, Founder of BloomTech. They talk about the intricacies of Bloom's two-sigma problem, the transformative potential of AI in education, and the unique challenges and opportunities in the global education landscape. Austen shares his personal journey, the mission behind BloomTech, and his thoughts on the evolving role of coding in the age of AI. This episode is packed with insights into how personalized, mastery-based education can create significant shifts in learning outcomes and career prospects.

In this episode, Mackenzie Luong, Managing Director at Accenture, discusses the operating model and organization design with the host Ali Nawab. Their conversation revolves around reinventing workplaces by blending AI with human-centered organizational design. Mackenzie shares her unique perspective on the role of organizational design in the current and evolving businesses around the globe. Having started her career path in strategy and chain management streams, Mackenzie grew interested in understanding not just how organizations function, but also why they operate the way they do—later practicing Organizational Design in San Francisco.She also discusses the potential and the growing influence of artificial intelligence (AI) in decision-making processes within organizations and her take on them replacing human communication and decision-making. This episode will help you gain insights into how organizational design can shape the future of work and the skills required to meet business goals.

In this episode of Ali's Boardroom, the host Ali Nawab engages in an interesting conversation with Nick Kennedy, Chairman of the Workforce Planning Institute. Nick shares his remarkable career trajectory, from being a mechanical engineer and later developing an interest in recruitment "the people side of work". It was during his tenure as a recruiter that Nick found himself drawn to the analysis of workforce management, ultimately leading him to his current role as Chairman of the Workforce Planning Institute. Nick highlights the importance of strategic workforce planning and data consistency in today's business world. He stresses the role of data analytics in making informed decisions. He delves into the keys to success in workforce planning and the potential impact of AI and automation on the future of work. Additionally, he shares his involvement in triathlon as a personal interest.

Join Ali Nawab in this captivating episode with guest Mark Putrus, Chief People Officer at Nativo. In this episode, Mark takes us on a journey from his early days in sales to becoming a maestro in orchestrating people and culture. He unfolds the challenges of remote work adaptation, revealing how modern workplaces are reinventing themselves. Mark brings a fresh perspective to the table. He discusses the secret sauce of psychological safety in teams and the art of balancing compassion with performance in leadership. He paints a picture of the future where Chief People Officers are the new rockstars in CEO roles and boardrooms. This episode isn't just a treasure trove for HR enthusiasts and business leaders; it’s for everyone keen on the strategic impact of human resources in shaping the future of businesses. Expect an enlightening discussion on leadership, culture, and the transformative power of HR in driving organizational success and innovation.

On this week's episode, Ali sits down with Debbie Plager, an Organizational Strategist and Executive Coach at The Plager Group, a strategy consulting and executive coaching firm that works with individuals, teams, and organizations. Debbie is passionate about driving sustainable business results through people-centric strategies and change management to make a true difference. Expect to learn the biggest challenge with organizational alignment, workforce planning best practices, how HR-finance collaboration can drive business success, and much more!

99% of CEOs wish their HR leaders were more analytical or data-driven. Gone are the days when HR was solely about recruitment, employee engagement, and administrative tasks. The HR leader of the future must possess a critical skill set: a deep understanding of numbers and data analytics. Why? Because data-driven decision-making is the cornerstone of effective HR practices. In this video, Ali shares tips and examples on how HR professionals can use data to optimize talent acquisition, improve employee retention, and drive organizational goals.

HR speaks French, and Finance speaks German. So, how can CEOs get these two teams to work together? We live in a world where it's no longer sufficient for HR and Finance to operate in isolated silos. In this video, Ali covers how HR and finance can learn to work together to ensure the organization's success.

Wouldn't it be nice if CEOs, HR, and finance people had a control panel? A type of tool that gives them a high-level summary of their key operational metrics and makes it easier to make decisions based less on gut feelings and more on quantifiable data. Well, such a tool exists. In this video, Ali shares how finance leaders can supercharge organizational design and workforce planning with data-driven insights.

On this week's episode, Ali sits down with Kumar Anshu, the global head of organizational effectiveness and workforce planning at OLX Group. Kumar is an accomplished HR professional with more than 13 years of enriching experience across diverse HR functions and industries. His journey has taken him from steering Factory HR operations to architecting global HR strategies and supporting acquisition deals. Expect to learn the benefits of aligning HR with the business strategy, how to get HR and finance to work together, why all HR professionals cannot afford to ignore the numbers, and much more!

Why did Ali decide to build Agentnoon? Like most founders, Ali had lived a problem and was driven by frustration and passion to create a solution.

Although HR speaks French, and Finance speaks German, they are often committed to the same end goal—a successful company and a thriving workforce. However, they approach these goals separately, relying on different insights, data, and strategies and, as a result, work off disconnected versions of truth. In this video, Ali explores the start of Agentnoon through the context of the relationship between HR and finance and why they must work together as strategic partners.

On this week's episode, Ali sits down with Russell Davis and Nilu Pabla to discuss how the collaboration between HR and Finance can lead to organizational alignment and business success. Nilu Pabla is the Chief Financial Officer at Revolution Entertainment Services, an entertainment production management and payroll services provider. Russell Davis is a certified C-Suite human resources executive and the Chief People Officer at Revolution Entertainment Services. He serves as a strategic business partner and thought leader with staff at all levels to align the organizational goals with human resources and DEIA integration. Expect to learn the benefits of having a strong HR-Finance relationship, how to build organizational alignment easily, ways CEOs can learn to translate company goals into actionable initiatives, and much more!