<p>People analytics has spent years building credibility through data. Now the pressure is different. Business leaders&nbsp;aren’t&nbsp;just asking for insight -&nbsp;they’re&nbsp;expecting direction. Where should we invest? What should we stop doing? What risks are we not seeing yet?&nbsp;</p><br><p>But many teams still&nbsp;find themselves pulled back into reporting cycles, ad-hoc requests, and an overemphasis on metrics that&nbsp;don’t&nbsp;always lead to better decisions.&nbsp;</p><br><p>So&nbsp;what shifts when people analytics starts&nbsp;operating&nbsp;more like a product and less like a project function?&nbsp;</p><br><p>In this episode, David Green is joined by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashar-khan/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Ashar Khan</strong></a>, Head of People Insights and Solution Design at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.autodesk.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Autodesk</strong>,</a>&nbsp;to explore how the function evolves from delivering data to shaping choices at scale.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Join this conversation as they discuss:&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The skills and mindsets modern people analytics teams need beyond technical expertise</li><li>What an effective people analytics operating model looks like in practice&nbsp;</li><li>The core capabilities&nbsp;required&nbsp;to bridge HR technology and HR strategy&nbsp;</li><li>Where “metric fixation” leads organisations toward false confidence and poor decisions&nbsp;</li><li>Why the assumption that AI automatically means “fewer people” misses the bigger picture&nbsp;</li><li>Practical advice for CHROs building or redesigning a people analytics function today&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>This episode is sponsored by&nbsp;Worklytics.</strong>&nbsp;</p><br><p>How productive is your organisation, really?&nbsp;Worklytics&nbsp;makes it clear - with privacy-first insights from everyday work data. See how meeting volume, manager effectiveness, collaboration health, and AI adoption are&nbsp;impacting&nbsp;your team’s focus, efficiency, and outcomes - so you can make smarter decisions, faster.&nbsp;</p><p>No surveys. No assumptions. Just clear insight into work. Right now,&nbsp;Worklytics&nbsp;is offering podcast listeners a free 30-day trial of their productivity analytics dashboard.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Learn more at&nbsp;<a href="http://worklytics.co/productivity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">worklytics.co/productivity</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p><strong>Link to resources:</strong>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strategic-Workforce-Planning-Handbook-Implement/dp/1398623598" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Strategic Workforce Planning Handbook</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/7082634603290615808/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Edwards’ Dark Artistry Newsletter</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>