John Boudreau

John Boudreau is professor and research director at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business and Center for Effective Organizations, and Boudreau is the author of two forthcoming books, “Human Resource Excellence” with Edward E. Lawler III and “Reinventing Jobs” with Ravin Jesuthasan.

HR as a “Prediction Machine”

By John Boudreau

A web search on “AI in HR” reveals a mind-boggling array of possibilities. For example, AI can choose candidate sources,…

A woman working from home in front of her computer while holding her baby in one arm as a metaphor for the slower-growing gig economy

Important Lessons From the Slower-Growing Gig Economy

By John Boudreau

“Retail arbitrage” is how Juston and Kristen Herbert are saving $50,000 to adopt a child. They scour big box stores…

Unions could be changing the way work platforms operate by giving HR executives a single work language that works across roles and industries even. These construction workers in action act as a metaphor to illustrate how this model could be useful.

Are Unions Tomorrow’s Work Platforms?

By John Boudreau

What is the future of labor unions? That question is becoming more relevant for HR leaders, illustrated by the Supreme…

A motorcycle race serves as a metaphor for change management and how people analytics can support these types of initiatives

Make HR Analytics a Priority, But See the Bigger Picture

By John Boudreau

Making HR analytics a leadership priority is not just about encouraging HR to present the latest analytics innovations, but rather…

Runner's in a race on a track as a metaphor for the workforce with the most political skill thrives the most in business

Develop Your Workforce’s Political Skill to Help Them Thrive

By John Boudreau

Dr. John Boudreau describes a recent study that revealed how the workforce’s “Political Skill” is key to understanding how “network…

A network of roads and lights in a city at night as a metaphor for organizational network analysis and the gig economy

Are Freelancers Your Best Performers? Applying Organizational Network Analysis to the Gig Economy

By John Boudreau

Whether you call it “gig,” “fluid” “liquid,” “agile,” or something else, an increasing proportion of work is done through engagements…