Last UNLEASH in London, our good colleague Neelie Verlinden, founder of the Digital HR Tech blog, recorded a few interviews for us with three thought leaders: David Green, Melissa Kantor, and Luk Smeyers. The first clip is about the benefits of analytics for employees. We published about this two weeks ago in an article titled…
Measuring employee engagement the right way is something companies often struggle with. This article answers the questions whether you want to measure it yourself or work with a survey provider. In addition, we dive into the two most common employee engagement scales and discuss their characteristics. After reading this article, you will measure employee engagement…
There’s a lot of confusion about the difference between HR metrics and analytics. In this article, we will explain both concepts, how they relate, and how both can add value to the practice of Human Resource Management. Definitions of HR metrics and Analytics HR metrics are measurements used to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of…
The HR analyst plays a crucial role in collecting, structuring, analyzing, and reporting on HR processes and data. In this article, we will discuss the key competencies for an HR analyst’s job, how to become one, career paths, and salary levels. Topics in this article 1) HR analyst tasks and competencies 2) How to become…
Workforce planning tools are an essential part of the HR professional’s toolkit. In this article, we’ll go over 5 strategic workforce planning tools, explain their use and give examples and excel templates on how to use them. What are workforce planning tools? Workforce planning tools are instruments that help analyze current capabilities and future needs…
Welcome to this April edition of our ‘Most Trending Articles’ of 2018! People analytics is emerging and becoming mainstream. The top articles of April features a new book on people data and analytics, a podcast, and a few in-depth articles on the role of value creation and AI in people analytics. I’m sure you’ll find…
The question “What value does HR add to an organization?” has always been difficult to answer. In this article, I will discuss the HR value chain. Not only helps this tool to show the added value of HR, it also constitutes an excellent framework for people analytics. In fact, it helps analyze how HR contributes…
Here’s the interview we did with David Green at HR Tech World in Amsterdam (now UNLEASH). This is the transcript of the interview above. David Green: So my name’s David Green. I’ve got quite a lucky job really, I travel the world and write and speak about people analytics and its role in the future…
What’s the difference between people analytics and HR analytics? When we started our Analytics in HR blog, we had to pick a name. Because everybody was talking about HR analytics, Analytics in HR made sense. It was simple, recognizable, worked well for traffic from Google and everybody would understand the website would be about HR…
At HR Tech World in Amsterdam (now UNLEASH), I asked four leading people analytics expert what HR analytics will look like in 5 years. The answers provide a window into the trends that they are seeing on how analytics is developing. In the video, Laura Stevens, Tom Haak, David Green, and Luk Smeyers see a…