There's no escaping the fact HR analytics has been disappointing. David Creelman identifies the most common reasons why, and how analytics can get better. Read more
David Creelman
David Creelman, CEO of Creelman Research, is a globally recognized thinker on people analytics and talent management. Some of his more interesting projects included:
- Conducted workshops around the world on the practical aspects of people analytics
- Took business leaders from Japan’s Recruit Co. on a tour of US tech companies (Recruit eventually bought Indeed.com for $1 billion)
- Studied the relationship between Boards and HR (won Walker Award)
- Spoke at the World Bank in Paris on HR reporting
- Co-authored Lead the Work: Navigating a world beyond employment with John Boudreau and Ravin Jesuthasan. The book was endorsed by the CHROs of IBM, LinkedIn and Starbucks.
- Worked with Dr. Wanda Wallace on “Leading when you are not the expert” which topped the “Most Popular List” on the Harvard Business Review’s blog.
- Worked with Dr. Henry Mintzberg on peer coaching, David’s learning modules are among the most popular topics.
Currently David is helping organizations to get on-track with people analytics.
This work led to him being made a Fellow for the Centre of Evidence-based Management (Netherlands) for his contributions to the field.
