Michael Arena describes social capital as “the competitive advantage that is created based on the way an individual is connected to others” in his book, Adaptive Space. If human capital is about what an individual knows, social capital is about how well positioned that individual is to use what they know, in order to get work done. In this article, we’ll explore the concept of social capital and how it can be measured leveraging Organisational Network Analysis.
Read MoreIt is no secret that HR professionals need to upskill. A whopping 71% of HR professionals think that their core job skills will be obsolete in just three years, according to recent research by Degreed. What can you, as an HR professional, do to understand what your professional development looks like over the next three years, as existing skillsets continue to erode, and new skillsets emerge? How can you shift from a place of uncertainty and insecurity, to empowerment, action and progress? In this blog, we’re going to look at four stages that you can work through to help future proof your career in HR.
Read MoreDavid Green has curated his annual collection of the 60 best articles on People Analytics, HR and the Future of Work for 2020, which is intended to act as a resource library for those working, researching or interested in the field of people analytics and data-driven HR. The collection features articles and research covering human resources, people analytics, employee experience, future of work, diversity, ethics, culture, learning, leadership, HR tech, workforce planning, organisational network analysis, remote work, HR analytics, org design and much more.
Read MoreWe’ve looked back on the most popular skills that HR professionals have been learning in myHRfuture in 2020. The same pattern is emerging, that it’s not just technical skills that HR is focused on, but consulting and influencing skills as well. We’ve grouped the most in demand training into four themes. As talent executives plan to double their efforts in the next two years to upskill their HR teams in new capabilities, let this list be a guide to what’s trending in HR upskilling and how you might develop your HR and People teams.
Read More2020 has been one for the history books. As we near the end of the year we thought we’d share some of the most popular HR and People Analytics resources being leveraged to support HR professions build their data-driven skills. We’ve curated the most popular blogs, people analytics certifications and Digital HR Leaders podcast episodes of 2020 to help you kick 2021 off with a bang and press PLAY on your Career®.
Read MoreAs the people analytics function continues to evolve, it is vital for teams to create tangible business impact in order to deliver more value and gain further investment and buy in from the business. Many organisations face a number of key challenges when trying to achieve this such as defining the business challenges, prioritising projects and scaling people analytics products across the enterprise . In this blog Caroline Styr examines insights captured in research carried out by insight222 on a new operating model for People Analytics.
Read MoreStrategic workforce planning presents a huge opportunity for HR as a function to deliver real value and insight to the business – by providing them with a holistic view of their workforce including the skills present within the organisation and an understanding of how the talent strategy aligns to the business strategy. When done well, strategic workforce planning has the power to drive greater innovation, talent generation and process improvement within an organisation, allowing more informed, data-driven talent decisions to be made, that are aligned to strategic priorities and underpinned by advanced and predictive analytics.
Read MoreIn November’s collection of the best resources in People Analytics and HR, David Green includes research published at Insight222 into how people analytics can deliver value at scale by taking an outside-in approach focused on business challenges. This is complemented by articles from practitioners like Robert Kruzel (Uber), Dawn Klinghoffer (Microsoft), Ben Teusch (Facebook), Adam McKinnon (QBE), Isabel Naidoo (FIS), Katarina Berg and Gary Munro (both Spotify).
Read MoreA common problem among companies of all sizes is that most organisations are unaware of the skills residing within their employee population. The notion of employee skill data has garnered considerable interest of late, with interested parties ranging all the way from tech-savvy vendors looking to apply rapidly advancing Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Chief Learning Officers (CLO’s) looking to provide a tailored learning offerings to employees. In this article Adam McKinnon & Mikaël explore the two fundamental considerations when it comes to skills management. First, how do you acquire your employees’ relevant skill data? Second, what practical value can you then generate from this wealth of information?.
Read MorePeople analytics is fast becoming one of the most important areas of Human Resources (HR). Yet, people analytics functions too often fall into the trap of primarily offering ‘white glove’ treatment to a handful of – often very senior – business executives. This makes it difficult to deliver tangible business value at scale. This research conducted by Jonathan Ferrar, Caroline Styr and Anastasia Ktena suggests a new Operating Model for people analytics, focused on delivering value at scale. This model is essential to Chief Human Resources Officers (CHROs) and business executives who want to use people data to deliver value to their businesses. The focus of this model is on creating business value – not just HR value – and scaling people analytics solutions across the enterprise.
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