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| What Happens When Mathematics Comes to Human Resources? |
Google recently moved into the No. 3 position among the most valuable firms in the world and attributes its success to its use of “people analytics.” These analytics support the company's ability to recruit and retain the innovative workforce it needs to be successful. Read more... |
| Become More Strategic in HR |
With today's economic volatility making the task of remaining competitive even more challenging, companies are reassessing many of their “expense” groups. The services that HR provides have become prime targets. Read more...
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| Role Segmentation and Assessing the Global Risk to Leadership Continuity |
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| Strategy in Human Resources? Is that possible? |
As time has passed, more and more departments inside organizations have become strategic and data-driven. When we think of departments like Finance and Operations, we can easily visualize those being strategic and highly analytical, but we don't often think that way about HR. Read more... |
| Strategic Benefits of Data Analysis |
As a company moves through the evolutionary stages of data analysis, the value to the company increases. If performed correctly, data-driven decisions can start to drive money to the bottom line. Read more... |
| Metrics: The Simplest for of Business Analytics |
Metrics are probably one of the simplest forms of business measurement because they require no heavy mathematical lifting but they provide a vast amount of insight when selected carefully. Read more... |
| How to Approach an Analysis |
Whether I am in the office or at a conference, I have noticed that the phrase “I think we need to do an analysis,” invokes absolute fear in many people. Sometimes it's the fear of not knowing analysis techniques, sometimes it's the fear of what the data will reveal and often it is because they just don't know where to start. The mindset for solving analytical problems is outlined in the following steps... Read more... |
| Deriving Value from HR Analytics |
As time has passed, more and more departments inside organizations have become data-driven in their decision making. When we think of departments like Finance and Operations, we can easily visualize those being highly analytical, but we don't often think that way about HR. Human Resources is one of the last departments to fully leverage its data. Read more... |
| LEAN-ing HR for the Future |
You've heard about LEAN on the factory floor, but how many of you have attempted to LEAN up HR? Are your processes the same as they were 10 years ago? Are you sending out reports because “you have always done so?” It might be time for some LEAN HR. Lean HR is not a program you run through your company; it's a way of thinking every day. Read more... |
| Was That Program Worth It? |
Assessing the value of new and existing HR programs. Read more...
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| Addressing the Gaps in Your Workforce |
I took a helicopter tour over the Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam recently and the vast vacant depths of the canyon reminded me of the challenges facing many companies in terms of gaps in the workforce. read more...
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| Data-driven Decision Making |
I have found that if you ask someone how they think data analysis can help their area of the company, nothing comes to mind. Data analysis and visualizations are truly something that you have to demonstrate the value and get the ideas flowing. Read more...
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