Photon People

Talent Analytics and Insights with Impact for your Organization

Mark A. Morris, PhD is the founder of Photon People. Mark has led talent, organizational and learning functions for startups and for some of the largest and most admired companies in the world.

Accomplishments include:

  • Leading an organizational design for a multi-billion dollar program in Aerospace and Defense

  • Rebuilding a global performance management system for 500,000 employees in the Hospitality sector

  • Developing assessment tests for hiring that increased retention and customer service in a 100 year old retailer with over 200,000 employees

  • Creating award-winning Talent Analytics scorecards for the world's largest eCommerce tech company

  • Publishing peer reviewed scientific research on the connection between business impact, Employee Engagement and a Diverse and Inclusive culture

  • Revising compensation and performance review processes in a catalog business that led to an increase of $300 million in sales in 1 year

  • Designing and executing a corporate university and training software with thousands of learning experiences for over 100,0000 employees


Contact Us to learn more: mark@photonpeople.com

Who can we help?

Entrepreneurs and Start ups - accelerate the learning curve and sophistication of your talent analytics to be more efficient and make decisions with more intel

Rapidly Growing Companies - how to future proof your org designs, flex to new strategies and tie to succession pipelines to fuel growth

Mature businesses - how to lean out, gain efficiency with job and org design, enhance retention of valued talent through development and engagement

Our Services

  • Management consulting on organizational design and talent strategy

  • Talent intelligence and analytics consulting

  • Audit performance management systems

  • Program evaluation for leadership development effectiveness

  • Objectively assess and compare talent

Sample Engagements

  1. Talent Retention Issues- need deep dive diagnoses and proven ideas to improve retention

  2. Sales, Profit or Customer Service issues - need to assess people impact on these outcomes

  3. Dashboards / Scorecards / Metrics - need analytic assistance in creating the right metrics or in connecting the dots to gain insights and tell the story of the people data