Most of the useful data crunching in HR occurred long before the term analytics graced the booths of every darned vendor in the trade shows. That work was … Read more
Data Journalism for HR: A Beginner’s Guide
For the average person, data without a narrative is like a trip into the wilderness without a compass: overwhelming and disorienting. But when the facts … Read more
What Do You Do When You Have Too Many Hypotheses?
The most useful analytics begin with a clear question that is relevant to the business. For example, does it pay to continue to recruit at small … Read more
Is Your Data Digging Turning Up Fake News?
I was reading a description of different advanced analytics methods and I felt there was something quite wrong. I had hard time putting my finger on it. … Read more
Three Practices Every HR Team Needs to Adopt
An HR team can make all the difference in the internal success and versatility of a business. From hiring the most qualified talent to maintaining a strong … Read more
How to Use Data to Improve Customer Service Performance
The relationship between increased employee engagement and a company’s revenues are strong. Multiple studies, including research from Gallup, have found … Read more
Does Intuition Have a Place In Analytics?
When you walk into a meeting and immediately think “this is going to be trouble” that feeling is not based on objective, measurable factors; it’s … Read more
Diversity, Interviewing, Analytics and AI are the Top Global Recruiting Trends
Each year, over the past few years, I look forward to reviewing LinkedIn’s annual recruiting trends report. The 2018 version is no different! It’s 60 pages … Read more
Don’t Confuse KPIs and Analytics
Some companies tell me about their plans for people analytics and soon it becomes apparent that their mandate is something different: they’ve been asked to … 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