Nigel Guenole is an executive consultant with IBM, where he
consults with many of the world’s most successful organizations
about improving organizational performance with psychological
science. He is also Director of Research at the Institute of
Management at Goldsmiths, University of London. Nigel’s consulting,
research, and teaching focus on topics in industrial-organizational
psychology and statistical modeling. He is an associate fellow of
the British Psychological Society (BPS), a member of the Academy of
Management (AOM), and a member of the Society for Industrial and
Organizational Psychology (SIOP). His work on topics related to
workforce analytics has been featured in the media and popular
press, as well as in numerous scientific journals, including
Frontiers in Quantitative Psychology & Measurement and Industrial
and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and
Practice.
Jonathan Ferrar is a respected consultant, speaker, and
influencer in HR strategy, workforce analytics, and the future of
work. He advises clients on how to establish human resources
strategies that will improve business performance and make HR more
relevant. He was listed as one of the global Top 50 HR Analytics
Influencers on LinkedIn in 2014 and as one of the 15 HR and People
Analytics Experts to Follow for 2017 by Jibe. Before he started his
own consultancy business, Jonathan worked for more than 25 years in
corporate business in IBM, Andersen Consulting (now Accenture), and
Lloyds Bank, for many of those years in senior executive management
roles in both the United Kingdom and the United States. Jonathan
has worked with C-suite clients and business leaders across the
globe on human resources management and workforce analytics. He
holds a bachelor of arts degree and a master of arts degree from
the University of Cambridge and a postgraduate diploma in human
resources management from Kingston Business School. He is a
Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and
Development (Chartered FCIPD).
Sheri Feinzig is a director at IBM, where she leads a global
team of consultants, content development experts, and the Smarter
Workforce Institute. Sheri has more than 20 years of experience in
human resources research, organizational change management, and
business transformation. She has applied her analytical and
methodological expertise to numerous research-based projects on
topics such as employee retention, employee engagement, performance
feedback, social network analysis, and organizational culture.
Sheri received her Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology
from the University at Albany, State University of New York. She
has presented on numerous occasions at national conferences and has
coauthored a number of publications and white papers. She has
served as an adjunct professor in the psychology departments of
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, and the
Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, Illinois, where she
taught doctoral, masters, and undergraduate courses on performance
appraisal, tests, and measures. Sheri is a member of the Society
for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP).
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—Dave Ulrich, Rensis Likert Professor, Ross School of Business,
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—Alan Wild, Vice President Human Resources; Employee Relations and
Engagement, IBM
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