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Measuring Human Resources Isn’t the Goal
When we talk about metrics, analytics, and business intelligence, we forget that measuring human resources isn’t the goal.It’s an objective. Yes, we need to do it, but it isn’t the end of the process....
View ArticleStrategic HR: Measuring Quality of Attrition #SHRMTalent
It’s day two of the 2014 SHRM Talent Management conference, and I attended a great session on Quality of Attrition: Management’s Favorite Human Capital Metric. The bottom line is that we know that...
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Big Data for Small Business
Last week a friend called me for some help. He’s working on some 401k reporting requirements, and the data the provider needs from him is fairly detailed. In prior years, we could have pulled some...
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Analytics Driven by Business Accountability
Analytics in the business world serve many purposes, and a survey by the American Management Association uncovered the top five reasons business leaders say analytical skills are necessary today.Which...
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The New Recruiting Metric: First Year Retention
As HR is increasing its presence as a strategic part of the business, key performance indicators, or KPIs, are becoming a key part of the language for discussing how it is actually performing....
View ArticleSold Out: A Lesson on Event Content (and the Future of HR)
This summer at SHRM I was looking through the sessions in the app in an attempt to figure out which I wanted to attend, and I saw this one right up front.SOLD OUT – #707: HR Metrics that Matter: The...
View ArticleStop Wasting Time Measuring HR Data
Please. For goodness sake, please stop measuring HR data.See, I know why you’re doing it. You heard this “big data” thing it was a good idea, and you started gathering information. Then you realized...
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HR Analytics: Start with the Story
Back in college I wrote a ton of papers for various classes. Without fail, my writing process would look like this.Read some of the research available and form an opinion.Write an essay based on that...
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Measuring the ROI of HR Programs is Critical: Here’s How Patagonia Does It
When I am teaching a class to prepare students for the PHR/SPHR exams, one of the things I repeatedly highlight is the need to tie HR practices back to business objectives. If we only see ourselves and...
View ArticleKeeping up With the Joneses: Corporate Style
If you’re from outside the US and unfamiliar with the term, “keeping up with the Joneses” is a term that focuses on everyone’s desire to compare themselves with their peers, even when it’s emotionally...
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3 Examples of Evidence-Based HR in Action
Last week I had the pleasure of presenting a workshop based on metrics, evidence-based HR, and change management. The session was a lot of fun, because we were able to tie the three topics together in...
View Article3 Examples for Measuring HR’s Business Impact [Podcast]
ROI. Measurement. Data. Analytics.Each of these words has the power to strike fear in the hearts of many HR pros, because let’s face it–most of us didn’t get into this profession because we’re awesome...
View ArticleSold Out: A Lesson on Event Content (and the Future of HR)
This summer at SHRM I was looking through the sessions in the app in an attempt to figure out which I wanted to attend, and I saw this one right up front. SOLD OUT – #707: HR Metrics that Matter: The...
View ArticleStop Wasting Time Measuring HR Data
Please. For goodness sake, please stop measuring HR data. See, I know why you’re doing it. You heard this “big data” thing it was a good idea, and you started gathering information. Then you realized...
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HR Analytics: Start with the Story
Back in college I wrote a ton of papers for various classes. Without fail, my writing process would look like this. Read some of the research available and form an opinion. Write an essay based on that...
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Measuring the ROI of HR Programs is Critical: Here’s How Patagonia Does It
When I am teaching a class to prepare students for the PHR/SPHR exams, one of the things I repeatedly highlight is the need to tie HR practices back to business objectives. If we only see ourselves and...
View ArticleKeeping up With the Joneses: Corporate Style
If you’re from outside the US and unfamiliar with the term, “keeping up with the Joneses” is a term that focuses on everyone’s desire to compare themselves with their peers, even when it’s emotionally...
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3 Examples of Evidence-Based HR in Action
Last week I had the pleasure of presenting a workshop based on metrics, evidence-based HR, and change management. The session was a lot of fun, because we were able to tie the three topics together in...
View Article3 Examples for Measuring HR’s Business Impact [Podcast]
ROI. Measurement. Data. Analytics. Each of these words has the power to strike fear in the hearts of many HR pros, because let’s face it–most of us didn’t get into this profession because we’re...
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Mini Virtual HR Conference: HR Metrics and Change Management (2 Free Business...
In the last few weeks I’ve had the pleasure of visiting Toronto and the Caribbean to speak about metrics, evidence, and leading change. It’s been wonderful to speak to hundreds of HR pros between the...
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