Human Resource departments have evolved from administrative functions in businesses into strategic organizational teams, developing and applying Human … Read more
In HR Analytics, It’s Arguments vs. Reason
One of the main flaws in HR analytics is that it presumes humans will use reason to make good decisions. Anyone experienced in analytics will know that … Read more
HR Data in Dangerous Times
There are a couple of aspects of the COVID-19 crisis that should be interesting for HR analytics pros: It is deep in data It is embedded in emotion … Read more
Start With Analytics Problems Instead of Desired Insights
In Wanda Wallace’s book “You Can’t Know It All” she quotes a mentor telling an aspiring executive “I can’t help you if you don’t come to me with a … Read more
What Differentiates Good From Great HR Departments – Hypothesis Testing
Adapting the title from the famous book, I pose this question to HR leaders: “What differentiates Good from Great HR departments?” In my view, … Read more
Stuck On An Analytics Problem? Search the Research
One of the challenges of people analytics is that we usually don’t have the time, sample size, or expertise to do high-quality studies. For example, we … Read more
When It’s Political, the Data Counts Less (Or Not at All)
An unfortunate weakness of analytics is that data doesn’t resolve arguments. This is disappointing because, often, that’s exactly what we are hoping … Read more
Don’t Ignore What People Say Just Because It’s What People Say
Qualitative data can be tough for evidence-based professionals because the whole idea of evidence-based management is to get away from opinion and focus on … Read more
Use HR Data to Enhance the Employee Experience
Many companies are turning to data to better understand employee interactions, improve collaboration, and optimize engagement efforts all while trying to … Read more
Your Headcount Doesn’t Match Finance’s, So What!
Here’s a question: If a project is likely to have a hugely negative ROI, should we proceed? The answer seems to be yes, if the project is determining why … Read more