Perhaps it can be said that staff meetings are a necessary evil. It is important for teams to communicate, and a well-designed staff meeting can foster … Read more
4 Powerful Applications of Big Data in HR
Money might make the world go around, but data tells it how fast and in what direction to spin, and as long ago as 2013, 91% of top executives were … Read more
You Can’t Be Strategic Without Operational Intelligence
In today’s connected business, companies implementing enterprise software need to have more than just a transactional system that can help ensure that a … Read more
Don’t Hire a Data Scientist to Lead Your People Analytics
The head of people analytics is a new role in HR and from what I’ve seen most organizations are not quite sure what kind of person they need. The tendency … Read more
How to Use Data to Make Better Hires
There has been a lot of buzz around the use of people analytics, but the evidence for its impact has been sparse. Now, though, we have emerging evidence … Read more
4 Mistakes Companies Make Using Data In Recruiting
Let’s get this out of the way: Talking about big data is not one of your favorite topics. You’re an HR manager or a TA leader, not a data analyst, right? … Read more
Driving Business Strategy With a People Focused Strategy
“Now, more than ever, the corporate strategy for large companies hinges on the people strategy.” This was a key takeaway from a summit of HR leaders and … Read more
An Uncomfortable Truth About Analytics
As an advocate of analytics its pains me to reveal the truth that analytics never delivers answers. No matter how big your data set or how clever your … Read more
Will We Need HR If We Have Bots?
Henry Ford is often credited with saying, “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” Though there’s no evidence he ever … Read more
Four Traps for People Leading HR Analytics
There were three particularly useful lessons in a recent Visier white paper that I wanted to highlight for people leading people analytics. I’ve also added … Read more