What are the Top Skills that HR Professionals have Learnt in 2021

HR has a significant role to play in guiding the organisation through digital transformation. The function is under pressure from all corners of the organisation to deliver a people strategy fit for the digital age. Over 60% of HR leaders report pressure from the CEO to ensure employees have the skills they need in the future. In order to meet this challenge and support the organisation in the digital age, HR professionals must develop new, up-to-date skills. In this blog we explore the top skills HR professionals have been developing to become more data driven and business focused, as well training courses you can take to help you get setup for success in 2022.

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.

What Can We learn from Leading Companies in People Analytics?

Leading Companies are those companies or organisations that have demonstrated that they have a people analytics function that is considered a leader in the field. In these companies, analytics has enabled Human Resources to unlock value for employees and the business. We have segmented the findings of our Insight222 People Analytics Trends 2021 research by Leading Companies who are paving the way for the field of people analytics. In this blog, we share more about what makes those companies great, and what every people analytics team can learn from their work.

Using Precision Insights to Improve the Productivity of Knowledge Workers Part 3

In the part one and two of this three part blog series Ashish Parulekar, Head of People Analytics at Capital One, explored the role of the cartesian method and systems thinking in taking a structured approach to solving the complex and ambiguous problem of improving the productivity of knowledge workers. Having used the cartesian method to break down the underlying components and then used systems thinking to understand the order in which these components should be optimised. In this third and final article he focuses on the role of precision insights in figuring out which actions have the highest leverage.

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How are Leading Companies Investing in the People Analytics Operating Model?

Investment in people analytics has accelerated in 2021, as the function continues to deliver value to the business and support the C-Suite. 61% of companies grew their people analytics teams between June 2020 - 2021 and a further quarter stayed the same size. When we look at the next 12 months to June 2022, 75% of people analytics leaders predict they will receive even more investment for their teams. Increasing investment in people analytics teams often leaves leaders pondering “where should I invest?” or “which role or skills should I hire for next?”. Sharing insights from the People Analytics Trends 2021 Report we explore some of these questions.

Future of Work, People AnalyticsCaroline StyrDecember 3, 2021People Analytics, Leading CompaniesComment

Using Systems Thinking to Improve the Productivity of Knowledge Workers Part 2

In his last blog, Ashish Parulekar, Head of People Analytics at Capital One, discussed how the cartesian method can be applied to take a structured approach to solving the complex and ambiguous problem of improving the productivity of knowledge workers. He also discussed the challenge of getting overwhelmed as we go deeper in the cartesian tree in search of precise and actionable insights. In part two of this three part series, he discusses how Systems Thinking can be used to help determine where to start and where to end, in the quest to solve the challenge of improving the productivity of knowledge workers.

People Analytics, Future of WorkAshish ParulekarDecember 2, 2021People AnalyticsComment

Using People Analytics to Improve the Productivity of Knowledge Workers Part 1

In this three part blog series Ashish Parulekar, Head of People Analytics at Capital One, explores the role of People Analytics in improving the productivity of knowledges workers. In part one, he examines how breaking complex problems down into smaller, less complex components can drive greater productivity and business value. Specifically he looks at how the cartesian method can help address productivity challenges in response to events like COVID-19 + Working from home (WFH).

People AnalyticsAshish ParulekarNovember 25, 2021People Analytics, productivityComment

How to Use Skills Data for Workforce Planning

In its simplest form, workforce planning is a “framework for analysing both the current and desired future states of the workforce”, which must be scoped in accordance with business context and strategy. Because of the importance of the business context, there can be no “one size fits all” roadmap to successful workforce planning applicable to all organisations. In this blog we explore the business benefit of skills based workforce planning and how IBM have used internal skills data to infer skills across their workforce.

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!

Where is People Analytics Adding the Most Business Value in 2021?

Instead of focusing on solving business challenges, all too often the expectation is that many HR leaders think people analytics is just for improving HR processes. But this is not where the function can add the most value. Excitingly, people analytics has the potential to deliver impact further beyond the four walls of the organisation. The function can address broader societal challenges, such as access to opportunities, diversity and inclusion and, of course, health and mental wellbeing as highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this blog we explore the value that people analytics is adding in 2021.

People AnalyticsCaroline StyrOctober 29, 2021People Analytics, Future of Work, HR Strategy, HR AnalyticsComment

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