In a competitive and volatile business climate, people analytics is arguably more important than ever. But while HR departments understand the importance of data, what does people analytics really ...

The final report by the Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking promises to refocus attention on the use of performance data. This is not new of course; the use of metrics has evolved over more than ...

This feature is part of a series focused exclusively on people analytics. To view other posts in the series, check out the spotlight page. There are various approaches to managing people data.

Metrics often are associated most with financial measures, but more than 85 percent of all organizations track human resources data and use it to help measure the organization's performance and ...

Our recent column on metrics and analytics triggered several stimulating exchanges. One thread running through the reaction to these proven practices, which have been widely used in business for ...

When I first started in HR, everyone saw our department as just the group that planned the company picnic. And they thought those picnics were equivalent to employee engagement. But these kinds of ...