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Behzod Sirjani: Personal Trainer for Your Organization

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Behzod is a researcher, consultant, and advisor who focuses on helping organizations and teams make better decisions. We talked about his career path from being a TA to his formative roles at Facebook and Slack, and how he’s evolved his consulting practice to support leaders at companies of all sizes. At the end, he shared some of his thoughts on how AI can support the research practice.

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Behzod is a researcher, consultant, and advisor who focuses on helping organizations and teams make better decisions. We talked about his career path from being a TA to his formative roles at Facebook and Slack, and how he’s evolved his consulting practice to support leaders at companies of all sizes. At the end, he shared some of his thoughts on how AI can support the research practice.

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