The Most Popular HR & People Analytics Resources of 2021

As 2021 draws to a close, we take a look back at some of the most popular HR and People Analytics resources that the myHRfuture readers and the Digital HR Leaders podcast listeners have engaged with this year. There have certainly been some trending topics: Focusing on employee mental health, wellbeing and psychological safety, Preparing the organisation for the future of work with skills-based workforce planning, Upskilling HR professionals with the capabilities they need for the digital age and developing a data driven culture for HR to embed evidence-based decision making across the organisation. Read on to explore each topic in more detail and use the further reading lists at the end of each section to dive even deeper into these themes.

The Best HR & People Analytics Articles of October 2021

In this month’s collection of the best People Analytics and HR articles David Green features four powerful new research studies are included: i) RedThread Research and Degreed team up to analyse what a skills-based approach to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging looks like, ii) Jason Corsello looks at the macro trends impacting the future of work, iii) McKinsey and LeanIn.Org present the seventh edition of their Women in the Workplace study, and iv) the team at Insight222 present our People Analytics Trends 2021 study and much more!

The Best HR & People Analytics Articles of September 2021

In 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.

How is the Skillset of the Future HR Professional Evolving?

Building digitally savvy and analytically willing people across the human resources function is the basis for innovation, curiosity and delivering value for the organisation. The HR function has a responsibility to upskill itself to thrive in the digital age. Roles with more administrative, repetitive elements, such as those in Shared Services, are significantly more likely to be fully automated in ten years than strategic roles, such as HR Business Partners and Centre of Excellence roles, that depend on less automatable, “human” skills. In this blog we explore how the role of HR is evolving and the skills that HR professionals need to build to survive.

Digital HRCaroline StyrAugust 20, 2021HR Skills of the Future, Upskilling, Future of WorkComment

The Best HR & People Analytics Articles of July 2021

As 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.

The Role of AI in HR Decision Making

When 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.

The Best HR & People Analytics Articles of June 2021

As 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.

Is HR Ready for the Digital Age?

HR professionals must prove agile. As the HR function continues to be disrupted by digital technology, automation and AI, HR professionals must be ready to adapt to new tasks and responsibilities. This research presents an often-overlooked element of understanding the potential of HR professionals: Recognising individual behaviours and soft skills, alongside hard skills, to gain deeper, more powerful insight into the talent at the organisation’s disposal and their propensity for adapting to strategic roles. In the course of undertaking this research, we collaborated with pymetrics to gather and analyse behavioural assessments of top performing HR professionals, largely at the HR Manager level. The result is a unique behavioural profile of today’s HR professional. Organisations can use this evidence, as well as the report’s guidance, to advance the success of HR in the digital age.

Digital HRIan Bailie & Caroline StyrJune 22, 2021Upskilling, Digital HR, HR Skills of the Future, Skill ManagementComment

What is the Role of the CHRO in Improving Employee Wellbeing?

Recently, on the Digital HR Leaders podcast, we were fortunate enough to be joined by two fantastic leaders – Arianna Huffington, Global Founder and CEO of Thrive Global and Donna Morris, CHRO at Walmart. In this blog, we’re going to take a closer look at one topic that was top of mind throughout the episode: employee wellbeing. In particular we examine why wellbeing should be a company priority, problematic corporate cultures that promote hard work over health as well as technology’s emerging role in understanding workplace wellbeing.

The Best HR & People Analytics Articles of April 2021

Presenting another bumper edition of the best HR and People Analytics resources of the month – Continuing the experimentation theme many of the articles focus on how HR and people analytics teams are using data to help shape strategies relating to return to workplace, hybrid work and new ways of working. Contributors this month include: Nickle LaMoreaux, Tanuj Kapilashrami, Isabel Naidoo, Dave Ulrich, John Boudreau, Claude Silver, Madhura Chakrabarti, PhD Lynda Gratton, Amy Edmondson, Stacia Sherman Garr, Lexy Martin (she/her) Dylan Mendelson, Andreas Kyprianou, Bruce Daisley, Sayantani Pyne, + many more.

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