The Best HR & People Analytics Articles of September 2020

Presenting quite possibly the strongest monthly collection of the best HR and People Analytics articles yet for September, which looks at some of the latest research on remote working, the development of talent marketplaces, the increased focus on the disclosure of human capital metrics, the shifting role of HR and plenty of examples of how companies are developing new capabilities in people analytics. Contributors this month inc: Dave Ulrich, Tanuj Kapilashrami, Michael Arena, Andrew Marritt, Stacia Sherman Garr, Lynda Gratton, Diane Gherson, Gianpiero Petriglieri, Amit Mohindra, Volker Jacobs, Richard Florida, Ethan Bernstein, Stefan Seiler and many more.

How does IBM use AI and Analytics to Measure Employee Skillsets?

Your people are the key to remaining competitive in an unpredictable marketplace. In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast David Green speaks to Diane Gherson CHRO at IBM about the transformation that the HR function at IBM have undergone during Diane’s tenure and here, in this blog, we’re going to dive deeper into one area of their conversation: skills-centric career management and the talent marketplace approach at the tech giant.

Digital HR, People AnalyticsGuest UserSeptember 18, 2020Talent Marketplace, Artificial Intelligence, HR Skills of the FutureComment

The Best HR & People Analytics Articles of August 2020

Presenting David Green’s selection of the best HR and People Analytics article of August, which shines a light on how HR has stepped up during the crisis. There are over 20 resources covering the impact of remote working, productivity, learning, people analytics in responsive organisations, employee segmentation, network analysis on open data and much, much more. It’s a must read!

What are the Challenges Facing People Analytics?

What are the challenges facing People Analytics and how should you navigate them? We interviewed leading People Analytics experts such as Heather Whiteman, Michael Arena, Michelle Deneau, Geetanjali Gamel, Jeremy Welland and Richard Rosenow, to hear their views on the challenges and opportunities for the people analytics profession. Some of the key challenges outlined focused on the need to build a data-driven culture in HR, the importance of data governance and the need to solve business problems first.

People AnalyticsGuest UserAugust 28, 2020People AnalyticsComment

The best HR & People Analytics articles of July 2020

David Green presents a ‘bumper’ addition of the best People Analytics & HR articles for July, with over 30 articles, podcasts and videos. As with June’s collection, the crises of 2020 continues to produce a slew of high-quality writing with a data driven theme. This months collection of articles focus on topics such as how HR drives value, the role of People Analytics in M&A and leadership and culture and features the likes of Michael Arena, Serena Huang, Dave Ulrich and Dr Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic to name a few.

How HR can Apply Network Analysis to Open Data

Organisational 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.

People Analytics, Future of WorkAdam McKinnon & André VermeijAugust 13, 2020ONA, Organisational Network AnalysisComment

How to Build a Data-Driven Culture in HR?

Organisations with the strongest cultural orientation to data-driven insights and decision-making were twice as likely to have significantly exceeded business goals. Almost all organisations are undergoing some form of digital transformation which has only been accelerated by the current pandemic. Central to confronting digital transformation, is the need to confront an onslaught of data and make sense of it. Data analytics, big data and AI are types of projects that virtually every organisation is investing in. However many feel the challenges to becoming data-driven are in people, process and culture - not technology.

People AnalyticsCaroline StyrJuly 24, 2020People Analytics, data-driven HR, myHRfutureComment

How to Build a Hypothesis for your People Analytics Projects

It is crucial to devise a good hypothesis for your people analytics project in order to connect people data to real business problems. A good hypothesis also helps to ensure that you select the right analytical approach for your project and that the project isn’t biased by pre-conceived notions. In this short bitesized learning video, taken from our online course - Framing Business Questions and Developing Hypotheses for People Analytics, Jonathan Ferrar helps us understand how we might begin building a clear and concise hypothesis for any analytics projects we’re embarking on.

People AnalyticsManpreet RandhawaJuly 15, 2020Hypotheses, People Analytics, HR Analytics, Business ValueComment

How Can Text Analytics Measure the Voice of the Employee?

For decades employee surveys have enabled conversation, however getting to the nitty-gritty of what employees are trying to communicate isn’t always straight-forward. Text analytics gives organisations the opportunity to tap into a wealth of rich data and turn around insights quickly. Andrew Marritt CEO of OrganizationView, shares his thoughts on how text analytics can be used to not only understand employee sentiment, but also drive real business impact.

The Best HR & People Analytics Articles of June 2020

David Green’s selection of articles of the month for June is unsurprisingly dominated by Covid-19 and #BlackLivesMatter, but also features some fascinating pieces on D&I, the future of the workplace, ethics, how people analytics drives business value, employee segmentation, the curse of analytics maturity models, machine learning in HR and HR Tech.

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