Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) goes beyond just ticking the boxes and achieving legal compliance. It is a strategic advantage that helps create a diverse workforce and an inclusive environment where everyone is respected, welcomed and included.
Read MoreOur 2022 Insight222 People Analytics Trends report Impacting Business Value: Leading Companies in People Analytics, found that DEIB is one of the top five areas where people analytics adds business value. This is even more true for Leading Companies, which are the companies we surveyed that are the "best of the best" when it comes to people analytics adding tangible business value.
Read MoreHR should be a key partner in shepherding organisations towards bias-free decision making, to ensure optimal outcomes for both employees and employers. It is the position of these authors that data and Machine Learning (ML) (i.e., a subset of Artificial Intelligence) can play a significant role in enhancing the conditions for minimising bias in decision making at all stages of the employee lifecycle.
Read MoreOver the past few years, we have seen seismic shifts in the demands of the modern workplace, with consumers and employees increasingly expecting companies to be more socially and environmentally responsible and focus on CSR strategies. The tragic death of George Floyd in May 2020 sparked a global movement for DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging), prompting organisations to make genuine commitments to anti-racism more than ever before. And the emergence of COVID-19, back in March 2020, has seen organisations transition to remote and hybrid working at an unprecedented scale.
Read MoreOne of the most exciting trends in people analytics is the rapid growth of Organisational Network Analysis (ONA), which whilst not new is witnessing a resurgence thanks to developments in technology, new ways of working and changing business requirements. When I meet with people analytics leaders, ONA regularly crops up in the conversation as one of the techniques that they have either already begun to use or plan to deploy within their organisations.
Read MoreThe focus of DEIB has only grown in the last few years. Because of that massive shift in how we view health and wellbeing in the workplace, people began evaluating their work-life balance and altering their priorities. Instead of only working for a paycheque and their financial wellbeing, people now prefer to work for a company that values people as individuals and cares about employee wellbeing. Moreover, our Insight222 People Analytics Trends 2022 report, Impacting Business Value: Leading Companies in People Analytics, showed that diversity & inclusion is one of the top three areas where people analytics adds the most value.
Read MoreThe case for diversity and inclusion in the workplace is compelling – not just because it is the right thing to do, but because numerous studies suggest it can drive better business performance too. With advances in technology and the growth of people analytics, HR increasingly has the tools it needs to promote and embed diversity and inclusion initiatives, and perhaps most critically prove that it can be a significant driver of business performance. In David Green’s latest expert interview he speaks to Stacia Garr co-founder and principal analyst at RedThread Research about the exciting and insightful research they’ve been conducting in the D&I space.
Read MoreIn this video clip and transcript from this week’s Digital HR Leaders podcast, Jordan Pettman and David Green discuss how Nestlé is using people analytics to understand and measure gender pay gap and equity. Jordan gives some great examples of how Nestlé has built a model to understand pay and to enable members of the broader HR community to self-serve the analytics and insights themselves. If you’re interested in learning more about the People Analytics journey at Nestlé, then I urge you to watch this video/read this blog with Jordan.
Read MoreIn his monthly round-up of data-driven HR articles for June, David features case studies from Microsoft, Spotify and HSBC as well as insightful articles on how people analytics is helping shape initiatives around culture, employee experience, transformation and innovation. There’s also a special on the growth of AI in HR and featured authors include Laszlo Bock, Dave Ulrich, Dawn Klinghoffer, Katarina Berg, Lexy Martin and Thomas Rasmussen.
Read MoreDavid provides his reflections on the recent Wharton People Analytics Conference in Philadelphia, which featured the likes of Richard Thaler, Allyson Felix, Marcus Buckingham and Deloitte's CEO Cathy Engelbert along with the Wharton team of Adam Grant, Cade Massey and Laura Zarrow. The topics covered in Philadelphia were diverse with three themes coming to the fore: Diversity and Inclusion, Organisational Network Analysis and Nudges.
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