Paul van der Laken is passionate about everything data and machine learning. He owns a data science consultancy in the Netherlands through which he assists companies in automating and improving their business processes. However, Paul’s background lies in People Analytics. At several European multinationals, he managed People Analytics projects and teams and he even attained a PhD on the topic. His work has been internationally published, in scientific journals, practitioner handbooks, and online expert fora. As the internal subject matter expert, Paul contributes to the data and analytics aspects of all AIHR courses and content.

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Where Should People Analytics Be within an Organization? A Comparison of Two Approaches

Some people are confident that the future of People Analytics is not as part of Human Resources (HR) but instead will become a critical part of overall organizational analytics. In practice, in the current market, there is a good balance between companies that have a people analytics function within HR—consisting of data analysts, scientists, engineers,…

HR Analytics Case Study: Why Expats Quit – and how to Retain them

The labor market is globalizing at high speed. Students are doing foreign exchanges and internships to boost their CVs, young professionals are eagerly applying for international assignments, virtual teams and frequent, long-distance commuting have become mainstream, and intercultural management experiences are these days a requisite to get ahead in corporate life. In sum, people are…