Big data trends are echoing throughout HR but are still confounding experts. How can these trends be applied to a subject so complex – people? While ‘people analytics’ empower HR to make more informed business decisions, sometimes it can feel as though there is simply too much data to sift through. And while it is…
Imagine you gain key insights into your people by measuring and analyzing what matters to your organization. Imagine that these insights are actually used by your people in their day-to-day business and operations. And, imagine that these key insights on your people then have a profound impact on the success of your organization. Utopia, or…
The blended workforce is a fact. In an average company, about 40% of the personnel is a mix of freelancers, contractors, part-timers, tempers and what not. Of course, this has an impact on HR and its traditional functions. In this post, we share 5 key HR ingredients for a successfully blended workforce. 1. Blended recruitment…
Mobile recruitment: We don’t need to tell you how often people look at their phones. It’s the 21st century and too many of us seem to be in an intimate relationship with their smartphone. Whether we like it or not though, mobile recruitment has become increasingly important in HR. It’s time to tap into the…
Human resource practitioners are continuously developing tools and technology to help maximize employee performance to achieve organizational goals more efficiently. One of the most commonly used HR tools today is the Bradford Factor. In this article, I will explain what the Bradford Factor is and why you should use it to manage employee absence. What is…
In the movie ‘Back to the Future’, Marty Mcfly travels to the past and accidentally interacts with his mom before she married his dad. This accidental interaction altered the future in unexpected ways which he then tried to fix. People Analytics can learn from Mcfly about our use of predictive analytics. Specifically, predictive and prescriptive…
The biggest game changer for the digital recruitment world has undoubtedly been the internet. Its arrival has sparked the start of several big trends that will profoundly change the way we do digital recruitment. To paint you an up-to-date picture, we’ll outline the most significant ones in today’s post: 7 digital recruitment terms you should…
You’re an HR business partner and there’s been quite a buzz about HR analytics. Strap in, here are the five HR analytics questions you should know the answer to. We’ll start off with some more generic questions and will gradually dive into the more specific topics relevant to you towards the end. What is HR…
While a company’s value has always been closely tied to its talent, the qualities that make up this “talent” are often considered intangible assets. Because everything in our digital world is connected to data, HR executives can now draw meaningful insights and build strategies around measurable criteria instead of “soft” or qualitative data. This is…
“To understand God’s thoughts one must study statistics for they are measure of his purpose in the Universe” – Florence Nightingale As a statistics instructor in the early part of my career, I know how boring statistics can be (to most of us). However, grasping the fundamentals of statistics is critical for your success as…