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HR Bytes S5Ep1: Jay Polaki in conversation with Kandi Gongora
HR Bytes
16 minutes
1 month ago
HR Bytes S5Ep1: Jay Polaki in conversation with Kandi Gongora
Jay Polaki, Founder and CEO of HR Geckos (https://hrgeckos.com/), sits with Kandi Gongora—Chief Transformation and People Officer at Goodway Group and now CHRO at The Car Group, a visionary HR leader with over 20 years of global experience.
In this episode, Kandi shares a practical approach to embracing AI in HR: start with curiosity, experiment with small processes, and seek learning opportunities from mentors and digital forums.
Key takeaways:
Being open and adaptable is critical—yesterday’s best practices may not solve tomorrow’s problems.
Human-AI collaboration is essential; tools like “Ruby” enable strategic impact while keeping the human touch at the core of performance management.
AI empowers HR to move faster, become more strategic partners to the business, and focus on high-value work.
Start experimenting on a personal level, remain proactive about new tech, and always align technology adoption with business objectives
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HR Bytes
HR Bytes - a podcast and video series to bring you stories of HR professionals who bring a “think globally and act locally” digital HR agenda to their work. Everyday people who are driving digital transformations in their organizations - data-driven & future-fit digital HR leaders.
