David Green’s selection of articles of the month for June is unsurprisingly dominated by Covid-19 and #BlackLivesMatter, but also features some fascinating pieces on D&I, the future of the workplace, ethics, how people analytics drives business value, employee segmentation, the curse of analytics maturity models, machine learning in HR and HR Tech.
Read MoreHR needs a digital HR agenda that focuses on the few activities that generate the biggest business value in the new world of work. It also needs to change the way the function works, with an emphasis and focus on innovation. If not, HR is doomed to simply translate ‘digital HR’ as ‘a new HRIS’ – which is a high-risk undertaking, missing out on the great digital opportunities already on the table. In this blog post and short video, Volker Jacobs walks through the 9 areas that are critical in building a digital HR strategy.
Read MorePeople Analytics is on the rise in Asia, with LinkedIn’s The Rise of Analytics in HR regional report for Asia-Pacific finding that in the five years to 2018, there has been a 70% increase in specialised analytics professionals in HR in the region. In this blog David Green speaks to Sherry Xie, to learn more about why people analytics is growing so fast in China and some of the work she and the People Analytics and Strategic Workforce Planning team are doing in.
Read MoreThe top trend in the Deloitte Human Capital Trends Report for 2019 was the need for organisations to change the way people learn. The report highlighted three broad trends in how learning is evolving; it is becoming more integrated with work, it is becoming more personal, and it is shifting slowly towards lifelong models. Our very own Ian Bailie, Managing Director of myHRfuture recently spoke to John Sumser at the HRExaminer about the changing nature of learning and the role that myHRfuture as a learning experience platform, is playing in the continuous learning space. In this blog we’ve summarised some of the key themes present in this discussion.
Read MoreIn this article David Green outlines five steps to getting started in people analytics: from learning about your business and ensuring you’re answering the right business questions with your people analytics projects to engaging the right stakeholders from the beginning. David walks through resources and case studies that might help you as you embark on this journey to build your people analytics capability.
Read MoreOrganisational Design has a significant role to play in effective cost reduction strategies in response to the disruption caused by the Covid-19 crisis. In this blog, Julian Holmes and Kostas Nikolaras review Organisation Design in more detail and discuss three approaches to Organisation Design that can help companies manage costs as they navigate the impact of Covid-19
Read MoreDavid Green once again curates an exceptional collection of the best People Analytics & HR articles for May. Unsurprisingly it is once again dominated by Covid-19, but also features some fascinating pieces on growth mindset, workforce planning, ONA, continuous listening, HR Tech, new research on D&I, the value of culture and human-centred design. Take a break from Zoom fatigue, enjoy, share some data-driven love. David has included contributions from the likes of Dave Ulrich, Marc Effron, Michael Arena, Andrew Chamberlain, Zanele Munyikwa, Alexandra Keunen, Tertia Wiedenhof, Martijn Wiertz, Kathi Enderes, Nehal Nangia, Jeannie Walters, Amy Webb, and Serena H. Huang to name a few.
Read MoreThe uncertainty and severity of Covid-19 has forced many organisations to take immediate steps to minimise the impact on the business. Out of necessity, responses have mainly focused on two major fronts – defensive practices and survival tactics; but as these measures take hold, we are increasingly seeing the impact on staff levels of engagement and morale. Addressing the impact of these changes and re-engaging with the workforce will be critical going forward.
Read MoreThere are a number of myths and misconceptions associated with using statistics in HR that often prevent us from harnessing the value that they possess, such as “advanced statistics are better than basic statistics” or that “a negative correlation is bad”. Well we’re here to bust those myths and misconceptions and show you that actually using statistics in HR and your People Analytics projects can be quite powerful. In this blog Heather Whiteman, a lecturer at UC Berkeley shares seven tips to help you build more confidence when using statistics and harnessing the power they possess, to produce excellent analysis and effectively communicate using your HR data.
Read MoreIn this three part series Richard Rosenow explores the operation of a People Analytics function. He examines the initial operating model that launched many People Analytics teams and deep dives into the service operating model that many teams operate under today. Finally he lays out a framework for the next phase of operation, the platform operating model. In this blog Richard examines the factors driving the change
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