Making Inclusion Work While Closing Critical Skill Gaps

I recently caught up with Ralf Buechsenschuss, until recently Global Head of Organisational Design, People Analytics and Digitalisation at Zurich Insurance, and now Employee Experience Executive at Microsoft. Ralf shared with me a case study of how during this time at Zurich Insurance, he tapped into a pool of people on the autistic spectrum to close a skills gap on the people analytics team in order to complete an important project. Ralf kindly agreed to share the story with readers of the myHRfuture blog.

9 Skills HR Professionals Need to Succeed in the Digital Age

The world of HR is changing as the digital age is advancing. And HR professionals need to provide value for their organisations so their businesses can stay competitive. But to accomplish this, they should have the right skills. Because without the right skills, HR professionals can be left behind and unable to implement the new changes that would help their organisations grow. Discover the 9 skills HR needs to succeed in the digital age!

People Analytics, Digital HRManpreet RandhawaJanuary 18, 2023HR Strategy, Upskilling, HR Skills of the Future, Skill ManagementComment

Six Ways to Put HR Trends and Predictions Into Practice in 2023

2023 is officially here! And with each New Year, comes a whole host of exciting HR trends and predictions. These include trends and predictions that may have been rolled over from the previous year, or brand new ones that may take the HR and people analytics world by storm. And each year we recap on the successes and failures of the past twelve months, and look ahead to the new opportunities that await us. But this year feels particularly momentous, as the world faces a complex set of challenges, including economic downturns, skyrocketing cost-of-living, and a widening skills gap.

How Will The Metaverse Change HR?

Who would have thought that in 2023 we could put on a virtual headset and enter a completely virtual world? OK, while we aren't entirely there (yet), this is exactly what we can look forward to in the near future. With the rise of the metaverse, and more than £120 billion being invested in building out the capabilities of this virtual reality, it is clear that this technology will change how we view the world forever.

How Data-Driven HR Impacts Recruitment & Talent Management

Since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted and displaced workers, there has been a steady shift in the priorities of the workforce. People are now seeking employment with companies that care about their staff and invest in their workforce. Because of this, recruitment and talent management are seeing more significant challenges to remain staffed than ever before. To stay on top of these obstacles, leading employers turn to data to make intelligent choices with recruitment and retention strategies within their organisation.

What is the Future of Employee Listening?

In research conducted in 2022 with almost 80 global organisations as part of a co-creation on employee listening with member organisations of the Insight222 People Analytics Program, Insight222 concluded that there are significant factors that leading companies consider when they “do employee listening well.” They focus on business outcomes and key C-suite topics. They scale employee listening across the enterprise. And they take the insights they gather seriously to enable decisions to benefit both the organisation and the employees – the very people that are being “listened to.”

How is Collaboration Changing in a Hybrid Work Environment?

Collaboration among employees is a pressing matter and subject to constant change. Since hybrid working is somewhere between remote work and office work, collaboration in this environment has seen more of a morphing in the past few years, not least of all due to COVID-19 and new ways of communicating with team memebers, than in other work environments. Because of this, HR practitioners, people analytic teams, and business leaders need to be diligent and understand the change to ensure that their company continues to see the benefits from a workforce that collaborates well whether working from home or working from the office.

Employee Listening and People Analytics – A Match Made in Heaven?

In today's increasingly dynamic work environment, organisations are looking for new and innovative ways to attract, engage, and retain top talent. Engaging and improving the employee lifecycle is a major element of ensuring this. One specific emerging strategy gaining traction within the HR and People Analytics space is employee listening.

The Role of Organisational Network Analysis in People Analytics

One of the most exciting trends in people analytics is the rapid growth of Organisational Network Analysis (ONA), which whilst not new is witnessing a resurgence thanks to developments in technology, new ways of working and changing business requirements. When I meet with people analytics leaders, ONA regularly crops up in the conversation as one of the techniques that they have either already begun to use or plan to deploy within their organisations.

People AnalyticsDavid GreenNovember 17, 2022People Analytics, HR Analytics, HR, UNLEASH, ONA, Diversity, Employee ExperienceComment

How to Create a Data-Driven Approach to Workforce Planning

From 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.

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