How to Influence Business Strategy Through Workforce Planning (an Interview with Ross Sparkman)
Digital HR Leaders with David GreenShow Notes
What if the most valuable business strategy starts with workforce planning?
In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, David Green is joined by one of the world’s most respected voices on strategic workforce planning, Ross Sparkman, former Head of Workforce Planning at Meta, LinkedIn, Nike & author of the recently released second edition of Strategic Workforce Planning.
With a career leading workforce strategy at companies like Meta, GE, Nike, and Walmart, Ross brings rare insight into how to turn workforce planning into a true lever of transformation. Join their conversation as they explore:
Why traditional workforce planning is no longer fit for today’s pace of change
How to integrate AI into workforce planning without falling for the hype
What it really takes to make workforce planning stick inside large organisations
The critical partnership between people analytics and SWP for future-ready strategies
This episode is sponsored by TechWolf.
TechWolf helps enterprises get fast, accurate, and actionable skills data—without surveys. From identifying the skills your workforce has to mapping what they need, TechWolf’s AI integrates seamlessly with your existing systems to turn messy data into strategic advantage.
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