Ian Cook

Ian Cook is recognized for his leadership and insight in the area of workforce analytics and planning. Ian is currently the Director of Product Management at Visier, and is responsible for continually enhancing the depth of insight available within this leading edge application. Prior to joining Visier, Ian built Canada's leading source of HR Benchmarking data. His knowledge and expertise comes from 10+ years of consulting to global companies.

Want to Avoid the Latest HR Fad? Then Dig Into Your Workforce Intelligence

Ian CookMarch 15, 2016

Today, at a time when hiring, new job creation and voluntary turnover are at 5-year highs, there is no shortage of CEOs making bold talent policy moves. … Read more

Avoiding the Holiday PTO Trap: You Need to Get Line Managers On Board

Ian CookDecember 19, 2014

If you work in HR, this is the time of year when you may be itching to discuss holiday PTO with line managers. But there is likely a topic that you are … Read more

How HR Can Become Talent Gurus – and Build Credibility in the Process

Ian CookNovember 13, 2014

During five years of international HR consulting for a range of organizations, I noticed that companies of all sizes (from small businesses to the … Read more

Uncovering FMLA Abuse – With a Little Help From Big Data

Ian CookMay 5, 2014

Pulling a sickie. Faking out. Playing hooky. Whatever you call it, unwarranted employee absences — particularly those that fall under the category of FMLA … Read more