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Reinventing Workplaces: Blending AI with Human-Centered Org Design

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

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Oct. 10, 2023

Unlocking Alignment: How HR and Finance Can Work Towards Organization…

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 …

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Oct. 10, 2023

Future of HR Leaders in 2024

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 …

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Oct. 10, 2023

What’s Common Between HR and Finance?

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, …

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Oct. 10, 2023

The Start of Agentnoon

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, …

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Oct. 10, 2023

HR Success: Know the Business, Be Open to Change & Embrace the Number…

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 …

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Oct. 10, 2023

HR and Finance Collaboration: The Secret Sauce to Organizational Tran…

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 …

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About the Host

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Ali Nawab

CEO & Co-Founder

I am the CEO and Co-Founder of Agentnoon, an org design and workforce planning software that enables executives and people leaders to build more efficient organizations aligned to business outcomes. We help companies save time and money.

Agentnoon is backed by Y Combinator and 35+ investors and venture capital firms in Silicon Valley. We are rapidly growing and serve several unicorn customers.

Previously, I founded Kiwi.ai in 2013 that built on-device machine learning software & tools integrated by IBM Watson, Intel. In 2018, I joined Sentiance post acquisition.