The increased demand for and use of ONA and collaboration analytics technologies has seen a number of technology firms establish themselves in the field. One of these companies is Cognitive Talent Solutions, so I was delighted to catch up recently with their CEO and co-founder Francisco Marin to reflect on the current economic headwinds and discuss how ONA can be applied to leadership development to support organisations during a recession.
Read MoreFrom economic instability to remote working policies, disrupting events in 2020 have forced many organisations to adapt their business and operating models rapidly. This, in turn, has left many HR leaders wondering how they can best plan for their workforce in a constantly evolving landscape. Tie this in with the current skills shortage that most industries face; the need for an effective workforce planning strategy has never been more transparent. But workforce planning is more than just forecasting headcount and budget allocations. It is a process that aligns an organisation's workforce with its overall business strategy and goals. It involves understanding the current and future workforce composition, identifying gaps, and developing action plans to bridge them. As our Insight222 People Analytics Trends 2022 report showed, Workforce Planning is also a key area where HR leaders and People Analytics more specifically add business value.
Read MoreIn this expert interview, David Green speaks to Phil Arkcoll, CEO and co-founder of Worklytics, to understand how the pandemic has changed the way we work through remote work. Phil also highlights how the notion of work culture, interpersonal skills, and cohesive team collaboration has been affected by hybrid working. The discussion also covers Organisational Network Analysis (ONA) and how organisations can use network analysis to assess how this shift to hybrid working impacts productivity.
Read MoreMichael 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 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 MoreOrganisational Network Analysis (ONA) has received considerable attention in recent years within People Analytics circles globally, ONA traditionally denotes the analysis of social interactions internally to inform organisational decision making. However there have been some exceptional examples of the insights that can be derived when ONA is applied to open source (publicly available data). There is great value in moving from a purely internal network view (a potential limitation of Organisational Network Analysis) to a view that includes external network analysis and when applied to a variety of datasets network analysis can generate unique people analytics insights for organisations. In this article Adam McKinnon and André Vermeij focus on how HR can inform decision making by applying network analysis to open data, sharing practical use cases and examples.
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 MoreDavid Green speaks to Manish Goel, CEO and Co-Founder at TrustSphere, to learn more about how companies are using relationship analytics to solve challenges related to Covid-19 as well as other typical use cases. They also discuss tips for organisations looking to get started with relationship analytics including those associated with data privacy.
Read More
