Posts in People Analytics
Impacting Business Value: Leading Companies in People Analytics

Our research shows that companies have been experiencing continued growth in team size since 2020. In 2022, 65% of companies surveyed stated to have increased their team size in the previous 12 months, compared to 55% in 2020. Download the Insight222 People Analytics Trends 2022 report, to discover all our findings.

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How to Build a Successful Employee Listening Strategy

Employee listening is an area within employee experience and talent management that presents companies with significant opportunities for adding business value. In today's complex labour market, employees are demanding more and initiating listening strategies, and taking action from employee feedback can result in highly positive and impactful results. That's why more leading companies are investing in people analytics and strategies for employee listening.

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The Changing Nature of Roles and Skills in Business & HR

The phrase, The Great Resignation, cited by the professor of business administration at Texas A&M University, Anthony Klotz, addressed the shift in the workforce when employees began speaking out about what they wanted and needed from their employment following the pandemic. For all the names it has been called, The Great Reset, The Great Realisation, and the Great Resignation, it has undoubtedly changed the workplace. Some requests, such as higher wages and more work/life balance, were no surprise. But other items employees began requesting have the potential to change, even the definitions of employee, roles, and skills.

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How to Build a Better Employee Experience to Avoid Employee Burnout

Employee burnout is a major issue within HR and business and its impact continues to grow. On average, 76% of employees report a feeling of work stress and burnout at some time during their employment. Employee burnout costs companies billions annually due to high turnover rates and health care costs. When an employee experiences burnout, companies suffer. That's why taking measures to prevent employee burnout through creating a positive employee experience is not only a smart step but is a strategic step that data can back.

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10 Reasons Why HR Tech Transformations Fail

HR practitioners at all levels wear many hats in the context of initiating a digital transformation of the workplace; they are the first users of the technology within the organisation and are data-driven researchers of new technologies that enable the People strategy. They are the storytellers to the decision makers, motivating them to invest in the tech. And they are the champions of change, educating and encouraging the employees to adopt the new systems, thus impacting the employee experience.

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Three Ways to Avoid Return to Office Policy Failures

It is challenging to bring staff back after a long stretch of remote work. And it is not necessarily the most popular thing to do. Just look at the news backlash when Elon Musk and Goldman Sachs requested that their employees return to the office. So, it is essential to take the proper steps with return-to-work programs before sending out that mass email telling everyone in the organisation that they will be commuting back to the office and returning to their workstations within the week.

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How the S-Curve Can Help Grow Businesses

One of the biggest and best resources a company has with the most significant influence over whether they succeed in their industry or fail are the people hired to work in the business. A company with people who are not engaged and do not see a future with the organisation or even their department are likely to see losses. But for, companies that strive for greater growth but also offer continued opportunities for development within the organisation for their employees will discover they experience larger profit and remain competitive in a tight labour market.

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How People Analytics Data Can Help Solve 5 HR Pain Points

Since the pandemic to our current state of concerns on economic growth, the fires HR are called to put out have become more taxing and intricate. They need everything in their toolbelt to help them be a service to the employees and provide real value to business leaders. Applying data to the many pain points, HR professionals face in today's work environment gives them an edge over their competitors and delivers better results.

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How to Get Started with Skills-Based Talent Strategy

Companies face incredible challenges with labour shortages and skills gaps as they struggle to get work done. The traditional ways of filling open positions where HR professionals would post the job description and undergo the lengthy recruitment process to find qualified candidates are no longer effective. So, HR professionals and business leaders focus on a skills-based talent strategy to stay competitive in the tight talent marketplace.

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How Can I Be More Successful at People Analytics?

In this article Jonathan Ferrar outlines a common challenge that is frequently experienced by People Analytics leaders - Identifying value in People Analytics Projects. Leveraging the Nine Dimensions in People Analytics Model to support many clients navigate this challenge has led Jonathan to identify seven questions that People Analytics leaders should be asking themselves to ensure they’re on the right path to success. He also provides access to short survey that will help you identify your current level of excellence in People Analytics.

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