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Dr. Kalifa Oliver

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Global Industry Expert on Employee Experience (EX) Architecture including People Analytics, Listening/Voice Design, Data Storytelling, Crisis Management, Emerging Tech & Solution Implementation…And I Also Wrote A Book

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Dr. Kalifa Oliver @drkalifao.bsky.social · May 24

✨ The employee experience isn’t about chasing happiness—it’s about building systems that set people up for success.

👉 Ready to transform your workplace? Let’s talk: www.kalifaoliver.com/book-online

#EmployeeExperience #EXDesign #TheKOExperience #IThinkILoveMyJob #KOTruths

Dr. Kalifa Oliver @drkalifao.bsky.social · 19h

HR keeps feeling the pressure to automate and scale, but the story isn’t doing more with less. It’s doing better with what we have for true impact.

The smartest HR leaders use tech to unlock new capacity, strengthen decisions, and design work that elevates both people and performance.

Read more👇🏾

The End of HR As We Know It? AI Is Starting To Change Everything.

As AI agents arrive, it's time to seriously re-engineer HR. And this time it's not a transformation, it's a reinvention.

joshbersin.com

Dr. Kalifa Oliver @drkalifao.bsky.social · 1d

An ode to our love-hate-love relations with HR Tech 🥂

What’s your HR Tech headache 👇🏾

#TheKOExperience #KOTruths #IThinkILoveMyJob #HRTech #EmployeeExperience #PeopleAnalytics

Dr. Kalifa Oliver @drkalifao.bsky.social · 6d

It doesn’t take much 🤭😮‍💨😤

#workhumor #TheKOExperience #KOTruths #IThinkILoveMyJob

Dr. Kalifa Oliver @drkalifao.bsky.social · 7d

HR tech is moving from efficiency to ✨experience✨.

AI now personalizes learning, matches mentors, and anticipates moments that matter.

Employees don’t care about your tech stack. They care about what it does for them.

If it doesn’t deliver a better day, pause and rethink.

#KOTruths #HRTech

The Future of Work is Personal: How AI is Reshaping Employee Experience

Discover how AI-driven personalization is transforming the workplace and enhancing employee experiences, career growth, and engagement — all while protecting privacy.

www.shrm.org

Dr. Kalifa Oliver @drkalifao.bsky.social · 8d

Just in case you needed to hear or read this today. It’s okay to be angry or hurt. It’s okay to feel betrayed.

You do not OWE gratitude. You owe yourself peace.

#layoffs #careers #jobmarket #thekoexperience #KOTruths

Dr. Kalifa Oliver @drkalifao.bsky.social · 11d

Because sometimes you just have to hype yourself lol 🤭🤭💁🏽‍♀️💁🏽‍♀️💁🏽‍♀️

Dr. Kalifa Oliver @drkalifao.bsky.social · 14d

Yes, growth can be uncomfortable and painful, but it’s perspective that brings peace.

#TheKOExperience #KOTruths #ThinkDifferently #ExperienceCoach #IThinkILoveMyJob

Dr. Kalifa Oliver @drkalifao.bsky.social · 16d

Leadership means embracing reciprocal human-machine learning to create systems that enhance, not replace, human capability.

#TheKOExperience #KOTruths #IThinkILoveMyJob #HRTech #EmployeeExperience #PeopleAnalytics

Dr. Kalifa Oliver @drkalifao.bsky.social · 19d

Do not confuse being busy with being productive.

Leaders who reward activity over impact create wasted effort (and annoyed high performers).

#FixMyFridays #TheKOExperience #KOTruths #IThinkILoveMyJob #HRTech #EmployeeExperience #PeopleAnalytics #HappyFriday

Dr. Kalifa Oliver @drkalifao.bsky.social · 20d

Excited to share my latest piece in Harvard Business Review on the case for or against merging IT + HR at the highest levels.

I also had the privilege of chatting with Minh Hua, Julia Anas, and Meisha-ann Martin, Ph.D.— executive leaders I deeply admire.

What do you think about this topic? 👇🏾

Should Your Company Merge Its CHRO and CTO Roles?

As companies have struggled to get value out of new AI tools, some have decided to combine technology and HR departments under a single leader. But is that really the best solution for the problem of ...

hbr.org

Dr. Kalifa Oliver @drkalifao.bsky.social · 23d

If you know me, you know I’m an experience girlie no matter the domain.

Experiential AI blends art + tech to make AI something we feel, not just calculate. The future of AI is functional and relational.

Better design = deeper trust + better outcomes.

💡More Reading: arxiv.org/pdf/2306.00635

arxiv.org

Dr. Kalifa Oliver @drkalifao.bsky.social · 23d

Looks Like I managed to turn minding my business into an artform because I have zero understanding and no former knowledge of half the things I have been seeing on my timeline this week…

Almost everything that I learned on TikTok this week, I learned against my will 😮‍💨

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Dr. Kalifa Oliver @drkalifao.bsky.social · 25d

🛑 Stop teaching for yesterday’s jobs.
If work is changing, universities, colleges, trade schools, and apprenticeships must evolve too.

Upskilling isn’t enough. Baseline skills matter.

Human skills like adaptability and empathy remain crucial.

#FutureOfWork #Education #HRTech #EmployeeExperience

The Future of Jobs Report 2025

Learn how global trends like tech innovation and green transition will transform jobs, skills, and workforce strategies in The Future of Jobs Report 2025

www.weforum.org

Dr. Kalifa Oliver @drkalifao.bsky.social · 26d

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Dr. Kalifa Oliver @drkalifao.bsky.social · 26d

✨ Data + Humanity = Impactful Leadership ✨

I am committed to continuing conversations about using data not just to measure, but to listen, connect, and lead.

Stay tuned for more speaking engagements soon!

#TheKOExperience #KOTruths #IThinkILoveMyJob #HRTech #EmployeeExperience #PeopleAnalytics

Dr. Kalifa Oliver @drkalifao.bsky.social · 27d

Empathy without accountability breeds toxicity and disengagement.

Effective leaders must balance both: empathy builds trust, accountability drives growth.

✨You are what you reward and what you hold accountable.✨

#TheKOExperience #KOTruths #Leadership #Culture #IThinkILoveMyJob

Dr. Kalifa Oliver @drkalifao.bsky.social · Sep 2

AI onboarding cuts 4 days off the process and reduces HR time per hire from 20 hrs to 12.

The real win? The focus on coaching managers, supporting hires, & connection. It’s not just speed, it’s impact.

Onboarding should be an experience, not a checklist.

www.businessinsider.com/generative-a...

Companies large and small are using AI for employee onboarding. It can save HR days of time.

Companies like Hitachi and Texans Credit Union are using AI to facilitate onboarding new hires. It has saved time and boosted employee engagement.

www.businessinsider.com

Dr. Kalifa Oliver @drkalifao.bsky.social · Sep 1

Happy Labor Day to all celebrating in the US!

🎉 Today we honor the people whose hard work, creativity, and dedication make impact possible.

Grateful for every team and leader who prioritize making people feel seen, heard, and valued. 🙌🏾

#TheKOExperience #KOTruths #EmployeeExperience #LaborDay

Dr. Kalifa Oliver @drkalifao.bsky.social · Aug 27

Microsoft-CMU research flags a caution: AI may erode critical thinking and problem-solving if we lean on it too much.

🗣️Efficiency can’t cost our mental edge and intellectual advantage.

💡AI always works best when combined with human intelligence (HI).

👉🏾Don’t simply lean on AI….Optimize AI.

Dr. Kalifa Oliver @drkalifao.bsky.social · Aug 26

Please deliver me from the BS that is “quiet cracking”. Please and Thanks.

#quietcracking #employeeexperience #peopleanalytics #TheKOExperience #KOTruths #ThinkDifferently #ExperienceCoach #IThinkILoveMyJob #HRCrisisManagement

Dr. Kalifa Oliver @drkalifao.bsky.social · Jul 25

👀 Read that again…

#TheKOExperience #KOTruths #ThinkDifferently #ExperienceCoach #IThinkILoveMyJob #HRCrisisManagement #EmployeeExperience #EmployeeListening #PeopleAnalytics #Leadership #Culture #EmployeeEngagement #EVP #LVP

Dr. Kalifa Oliver @drkalifao.bsky.social · Jul 22

Your brand is more than your title. It's your legacy in motion. 🚀

Want to build a brand that opens doors and builds trust?

Start with purpose. Show up with clarity. Lead with authenticity.

💡 Ready to elevate your brand? DM me.

#KOBrandLAB #BuildYourBrand #AuthenticLeadership #MainCharacterSeason