Kayla Velnoskey is a Director with Gartner's Business Technology Insights Human Resource practice. She supports research in employee experience, leadership, change and talent management to help HR leaders address their mission critical priorities. Her current work centers on strategic approaches to help leaders lead through ungovernable change. She also focuses on the topics of recognition and employee well-being. Kayla leverages her experience in neuroscience and cognitive psychology research to understand HR challenges from a psychological perspective.
Kayla has previously worked in advertising technology, market research, and academic research. Across these experience, she built expertise in research methods and in the neuroscience and psychology of human behavior. She published research on social behavior and decision-making, after which she transitioned into industry where she advised chief marketing officers and brand strategy teams on market research and advertising effectiveness insights.
Employee Experience
Leader and Manager Effectiveness
Organization Design, Transformation and Change Management
M.S., Cognitive Psychology, Yale University
B.S., Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park
Employee Engagement
Recognition Strategy
Well-Being Strategy
Change Leadership
Culture