What RedThread Research Says About AI & Everything Else - Stacia Garr & Dani Johnson - #167

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on how AI and evolving workforce dynamics are reshaping organizational operations with insights from RedThread Research's co-founders.

Thanks to HRBench for powering this episode. To find out more about the company building the future of people intelligence, reach out to book a demo at hrbench.com/directionallycorrect Check out this episode of the #1 people analytics podcast with special guests, Stacia Garr & Dani Johnson, both are Co-Founders and Principal Analysts at RedThread Research! In this wide-ranging and intellectually rich conversation, Cole Napper sits down with two of the most influential thinkers in the people analytics and HR research space to explore how AI, data, and evolving workforce dynamics are reshaping how organizations operate and make decisions. The discussion dives into RedThread’s latest research, including the evolution of mega trends shaping the future of work. Stacia and Dani reflect on themes like geopolitical disruption, the continued shift toward growth over people, and the accelerating integration of AI into enterprise workflows. Rather than viewing AI as a standalone concept, they emphasize it as an enabler becoming embedded into how organizations function—so much so that it may soon become “the air we breathe.” A major focus is the rise of multi-source analysis platforms…

People in this episode

Host: Cole Napper

Guests: Stacia Garr, Dani Johnson

Topics covered

• AI
• people analytics
• workforce dynamics
• data integration
• organizational decision-making

Keywords

• AI
• people analytics
• HR research
• data integration
• workforce planning
• employee experience
• multi-source analysis platforms

Sponsors

HRBench

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RedThread Research

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