John H. Fleming, Ph.D.

Social psychologist & behavioral scientist, ex-Gallup, ex-EY, ex-University of Minnesota

Plainsboro, New Jersey, United States of America

Research Expertise

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Strategy and Management
Social Psychology
Marketing
Language and Linguistics
History

About

A results-driven and disciplined strategic thinker with a passion for people analytics and social sciences. Self-motivated and collaborative leader with a proven ability to develop innovative methods and products to identify and solve business problems, improving financial and operational outcomes and enhancing employee experiences and engagement. Extensive experience using statistical data modeling and analytical tools combined with behavioral science and technology to describe, explain, and predict human behavior and business performance for global firms. Data analytics professional with a strong work ethic who is highly skilled in qualitative data analysis, advanced quantitative statistics, and research. Problem solving colleague with compelling storytelling, attentive listening, and strong written and verbal communication. Highly skilled at translating research findings into practical business insights and ability to communicate effectively about them to leaders. Management experience with teams of 2 to 20 employees with significant cross-functional experience, strong Human Resource and business knowledge, and intellectual curiosity, creativity, and personal integrity. Ability to articulate an actionable People Analytics strategy roadmap to ensure the right people, processes, and technology are in place. Dedicated to coaching staff to acquire analytics skills and business acumen.

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Publications

Interview with John Fleming and James Asplund
Human Resource Management International Digest
2007
Manage your human sigma
IEEE Engineering Management Review
2006
Multiple audience problem: A strategic communication perspective on social perception.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
1990
Dispelling negative expectancies: The impact of interaction goals and target characteristics on the expectancy confirmation process
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
1988
Mixed Messages: The Multiple Audience Problem and Strategic Communication
Social Cognition
1991
Perceiving choice and constraint: The effects of contextual and behavioral cues on attitude attribution.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
1989
Multiple-Audience Problems, Tactical Communication, and Social Interaction: A Relational-Regulation Perspective
Advances in Experimental Social Psychology Volume 26
1994
Between a rock and a hard place: Self-concept regulating and communicative properties of distancing behaviors.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
1993
DATA-SURVEY: Migrant Acceptance Index: A Global Examination of the Relationship Between Interpersonal Contact and Attitudes toward Migrants
BORDER CROSSING
2018
The Purposeful-Action Sequence and the "Illusion of Control"
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
1990
Actors and Observers Revisited: Correspondence Bias, Counterfactual Surprise, and Discounting in Successive Judgments of Constrained Behavior
Social Cognition
1993
Self-Fulfilling Prophecies and Self-Defeating Behavior
Self-Defeating Behaviors
1989
Millennials looking for more engagement opportunities, alignment with personal values
Nonprofit Business Advisor
2016
Why measure customer satisfaction?
Customer Satisfaction Measurement for ISO 9000: 2000
2007
Well, That Depends on What You Mean by "Boundary-Spanning"…: On the Art of Equivocation and Other Varieties of Tactical Communication
Contemporary Psychology: A Journal of Reviews
1991
New Wine in Old Bottles? Toward an Applicable Applied Social Psychology
Contemporary Psychology: A Journal of Reviews
1989

Education

Princeton University

Ph.D., Social Psychology / May, 1987

Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America

Princeton University

M.A., Psychology / May, 1985

Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America

William & Mary

A.B., Psychology / December, 1982

Williamsburg, Virginia, United States of America

Experience

Culture Amp

Lead People Scientist / November, 2022Present

Manage stakeholders, provide strategic support, and enable customer data insights by interpreting data collected through the Culture Amp employee experience survey platform (SaaS). Provide support, education, and advice to human resource customers on their people listening strategies, emerging trends, data privacy, and action planning change management activities. Conduct internal data science and people analytics projects using a range of analytical tools to achieve the company's key business objectives • Lead a team of PhD-level people scientists who provide data interpretation, insight, and guidance on various employee-based content areas, including engagement, DEI, life cycle, and workforce effectiveness to further customers' business initiatives and business needs. Because we are a fast-growth Series F startup tech company, we work to ensure our function has durability and scalability.

Ernst & Young, LLP

Associate Director, Advanced Analytics - Digital Talent / July, 2020October, 2022

decision making, problem-solving, and statistical thinking skills to provide expert content consulting to connect three people-related functions: Employee Listening, Advanced People Analytics, and Corporate Strategy Successfully expanded EY's internal People Analytics and Employee Listening capabilities to provide comprehensive offerings to business stakeholders. Extended capabilities of EY's cloud-based HR data warehouse accessible to internal data scientists by broadening content and access to Employee listening, organizational network, and operational data. Demonstrated ability as an Employee Listening SME to provide scientific advice and guidance on best practices for creating integrated employee listening platform. • Managed teams of 2 to 10 employees who develop internal predictive models and automated dashboard reporting using HRIS systems data, SQL, R, Python, Power BI, Tableau, and other BI tools in a fast-paced environment.

Ernst & Young, LLP

Managing Director, Analytics - People Advisory Services / July, 2018July, 2020

Expanded enterprise analytics offerings available to PAS consultants while collaborating with partners and senior managers to create solutions and proposals for client presentation. Proposed and executed business analytics work for EY clients and supported client-facing teams. • Served as Americas lead for EY's Global People Experience (PX360) solution and oversaw EY's relationship with Qualtrics. • Used consultative skills and influence to deploy organizational network analysis capabilities and expanded delivery of advanced analytics such as machine learning and predictive modeling • Co-created innovative diversity and inclusiveness model in addition to a performance management tool which tracks progress on company diversity and inclusiveness programs • Recruited and managed teams of 2 to 10 charged with building reporting tools and conducting organizational people analytics for Fortune 500 companies.

Gallup

Chief Scientist, Customer & Employee Engagement / September, 1993July, 2018

Served as Chief Scientist for Gallup's Customer & Employee Engagement practices charged with new product development & marketing, engagement science evangelism & outreach, and advanced people analytics validation research. • Generated $300M in new lines of business over developing and producing new products and conceptual models. • Consulted with C-Suite executives in multinational corporations in 40 countries on 5 continents in the financial services, hospitality, automotive, and B2B sectors which encompassed manufacturing, construction, engineering, pharmaceuticals, and other professional services. • Developed HumanSigma®, a unique product innovation, which was described as a groundbreaking assessment and analysis platform to optimize organizational performance creating a new line of business worth $50M. • Published a major article in Harvard Business Review on HumanSigma as well as a book titled Human Sigma: Managing the Employee-Customer Encounter.

University of Minnesota

Assistant Professor of Psychology / August, 1987August, 1993

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