Dive into the transformative world of organisational strategy and workforce planning, where the fusion of design, planning, and data-driven insights creates a roadmap for enduring success. Explore this insightful blog to uncover how strategic decisions are brought to life through an integrated ecosystem, offering a glimpse into the future of effective strategic workforce planning and leadership influence.
Read MoreIn the face of economic uncertainty, many companies resort to short-term cost-cutting strategies such as headcount reduction to balance their books and stay afloat. However, despite the illusion that this provides cost-savings in the short term, such strategies can be damaging in the long run.
Read MoreThe labour market has evolved. In just the last few years, due to the pandemic, social unrest and eruption of remote work, there has become empowerment of the workforce. The way we perform everyday work has changed as well. Employees have an increased desire for flexibility, collaboration, learning opportunities and wellbeing that they are not just asking for but demanding. One direction companies are taking in response to the changes is by re-evaluating what jobs and work mean to all the involved parties and bringing about a new way for work to get done.
Read MoreThe use of a talent marketplace in organisations is on the rise, as the very nature of work and skills has morphed after the pandemic and the Great Resignation. Employers discovered that talent marketplace platforms allow them to remain competitive in a tight labour market by focusing more on how work is getting done over job titles and job descriptions.
Read MoreIn this months collection of the best People Analytics and HR resources David Green’s curated, provides another indicator of the demand for and impact of people analytics and data driven HR. There are insights from chief human resources officers as well as senior human resources and people analytics leaders from companies including: Microsoft, IBM, PepsiCo, Walmart, Unilever, Uber, General Mills, Zurich Insurance, JPMorgan Chase, PayPal, Johnson & Johnson, Syngenta, eBay, Novo Nordisk, Philip Morris International and Bristol Myers Squibb.
Read MoreAs expectations on HR to be more data driven, experience led and business focused rise, the essence of this month’s collection of the best HR and People Analytics resources is captured perfectly in the words of Dave Ulrich: “We (HR) cannot miss this opportunity for impact”. Contributors include: Dave, Aaron De Smet, Angelika Reich, Jennifer J. Deal, Alec Levenson, Caroline Styr, Rainer Strack, Dirk Petersen, Tom Davenport, Kate Bravery, Jean Martin, Alan Jope, David Creelman, Laura Hilgers, Kathi Enderes, Jacqui Brassey, PhD, MAfN, Soumyasanto Sen, Dr Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Amy Edmondson, Stacia Sherman Garr, Ellyn Shook, Serena H. Huang, Ph.D., Steven Baert, Thomas Otter and many more.
Read MoreWorkforce planning is one of the key components of effective human capital management and a topic widely discussed as having an ever-growing importance on the future of work, yet we see so many HR functions failing to successfully embed effective workforce planning process. Why is this? This blog examines the opportunity presenting itself to HR and some of the things you can do to get started with workforce planning.
Read MoreWhen it comes to AI-powered insights, there are many concerns floating around regarding data privacy, data completeness, and of course, matters of integrity and welfare. On the other hand, every department seems to be using AI and data to solve their problems: marketing, finance, product teams, the list goes on… so, why shouldn’t HR follow the trend? In this blog Ben Searle from TechWolf explores some of the unique challenges that HR must overcome in order to deliver value with AI-powered decision making.
Read MoreAs HR job postings continue to spike, there’s never been a more exciting time to be in the field. This month’s collection of the best resources in HR and People Analytics is filled to the brim, and contains news of the publication of a new book on people analytics. Contributors this month include: Leena Nair, Rob Cross, Nickle LaMoreaux, Tanuj Kapilashrami, Dave Ulrich, Naomi Verghese, Mark Mortensen, Amy Armitage, Hung Lee, Caroline Styr, Ian Bailie, Karen Johnson, Peter Romero, Serena H. Huang, Ph.D.
Read MoreA skills-based approach to workforce planning is becoming increasingly attractive to organisations. Skill availability is well and truly on the CEO’s agenda, with research from McKinsey showing that 79% of CEO’s are concerned about skill availability impacting innovation, cost, quality and growth. In our own research at Insight222 on the future of workforce planning, nearly all companies surveyed expressed a desire to build a skills-based workforce planning process. However, only a quarter of companies were actively doing so. In this article we explore the surging interest in a skills-based approach to workforce planning and how the Insight222 model expands on the traditional, well-known model of workforce planning.
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