What you should know about people analytics to make the best, most informed decisions for your organization.

1. Things You Should Know
About People Analytics​
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Let’s clear up some misconceptions and look at seven things you may
not know about people analytics but will help improve your practice.
The value of people analytics is much more than an HR reporting tool
or a way of analyzing what talent characteristics drive performance.
It is critical to organizational performance, driving value across the
employee lifecycle, and empowering leaders with insights and
evidence to solve problems and make informed business decisions.
Despite its value the rate of adoption lags behind awareness.
Much of this hesitancy involves erroneous assumptions, and a
general lack of knowledge.

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1 People Analytics ≠ HR Analytics
Changing company culture
requires time and patience to
change mindsets with new ways of
working.
As the C-Suite models the
example and requires their people
to "show your data," they will
understand the benefits of reliance
on data for decisions.

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The cloud-based, subscription SaaS model
has made implementation more cost-
effective and hassle-free.
Scalability has allowed companies to think
big but start small and gradually increase
their people analytics capabilities.
People Analytics doesn’t have to be
expensive, complex, or take a long time to
set up.
SaaS

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3 It’s not just for the big boys.
Thanks to the cloud-based SaaS
subscription model, SMBs and large
enterprises alike can benefit from people
analytics.
It is no longer a “nice to have” for SMBs.
Companies with limited resources can
access the value of using data-driven
decision-making to make optimal use of
limited resources.

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4 Garbage in, garbage out.
Thanks to the cloud-based SaaS
subscription model, SMBs and large
enterprises alike can benefit from people
analytics.
It is no longer a “nice to have” for SMBs.
Companies with limited resources can
access the value of using data-driven
decision-making to make optimal use of
limited resources.

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Relationships may be more important
than employee attributes.
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Relational analytics studies social
networks within the organization
revealing those employees with high
levels of influence, leadership
potential, innovation, and efficiency
Employee performance and potential
is not only determined by demographic
and psychographic data but by the
quality of their relationships.
Team dynamic and network can have a strong
affect on productivity, morale, and engagement.

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6 Ethics and trust are paramount.
Beyond the regulatory compliance
considerations of GDPR, data
privacy and security have major
implications when it comes to
reputation, risk, and trust.
Getting permission to collect and
using employee data requires that
you build their trust.
Prioritize data governance.

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7 People analytics is a
journey, not a destination.
There are several different factors that
determine where and how a business will
begin, and its specific path on the people
analytics continuum.
There is no “one size fits all” formula but
with time the practice will mature and
advance at its own pace as its capabilities
and scope increase.

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