Power of People, The: How Successful Organizations Use Workforce Analytics To Improve Business Performance, Rough Cuts
- By Nigel Guenole, Jonathan Ferrar, Sheri Feinzig
- Published Mar 10, 2017 by Pearson FT Press. Part of the FT Press Analytics series.
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- Copyright 2017
- Edition: 1st
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- ISBN-10: 0-13-454453-6
- ISBN-13: 978-0-13-454453-3
This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book.
Learn from Today’s Most Successful Workforce Analytics LeadersTransforming the immense potential of workforce analytics into reality isn’t easy. Pioneering practitioners have learned crucial lessons that can help you succeed. The Power of People shares their journeys—and their indispensable insights.
Drawing on incisive case studies and vignettes, three experts help you bring purpose and clarity to any workforce analytics project, with robust research design and analysis to get reliable insights. They reveal where to start, where to find stakeholder support, and how to earn “quick wins” to build upon.
You’ll learn how to sustain success through best-practice data management, technology usage, partnering, and skill building. Finally, you’ll discover how to earn even more value by establishing an analytical mindset throughout HR, and building two key skills: storytelling and visualization.
The Power of People will be invaluable to HR executives establishing or leading analytics functions; HR professionals planning analytics projects; and any business executive who wants more value from HR.
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Table of Contents
Foreword
Interviewees
Preface
Part I: Understanding the Fundamentals
1 Why Workforce Analytics?
2 What's in a Name?
3 The Workforce Analytics Leader
4 Purposeful Analytics
5 Basics of Data Analysis
6 Case Studies
Part II: Getting Started
7 Set Your Direction
8 Engage with Stakeholders
9 Get a Quick Win
Part III: Building Your Capability
10 Know Your Data
11 Know Your Technology
12 Build the Analytics Team
13 Partner for Skills
14 Establish an Operating Model
Part IV: Establishing an Analytics Culture
15 Enable Analytical Thinking
16 Overcome Resistance
17 Communicate with Storytelling and Visualization
18 The Road Ahead
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