What Gets Measured Gets Done

One of the biggest issues with how we manage and engage our employees is the fact that we measure managers on everything except engagement.
 

Seven Deadly Sins of HR Analytics Initiatives

Mark Berry explores the seven organizational and leadership dynamics that can make or break your workforce analytics initiative.
 

Data, Dots & Detail

Topics: Analytics, Big Data, Data, Heather Bussing, HRExaminer, by Heather Bussing
So next time people are talking about big data, how it will change our ability to see things, and that all this information will increase our potential knowledge, know that it’s sort of true.
 

Recruiters Matter in Quality of Hire

Susan LaMotte asks if you’re betting your talent acquisition strategy on long-term performance or short-term wins.
 

Blaming the Customer

Topics: Analytics, HR Technology, HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
It’s easier to blame the customer than to try and understand what value actually means to them.
 

Data, Unleashed

The value of data is a function of the combination of specificity and relevance.
 

5 Links: Looking at HR Tech

Our five+ links is a look back on HR Tech. Some things have changed; others haven’t at all.
 

Referral Software

Relationships begin with a reference to something. The spectrum ranges from nearly insignificant to extremely intimate.
 

Doing the HR Splits

Topics: Analytics, HR Scoop, HR Technology, HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
A recent industry study suggested that only 25% of HR executives are interested in measuring the satisfaction of their internal customers. Beyond the grand philosophical debate, this is a critical problem.
 

Next Wave HR Tech Part 2: HR Data

Is there an opportunity for HR to harness people data across the entire spectrum of information sources to find the best utilization of people?