The COVID-19 pandemic has changed a lot. I hardly know any area or industry that has remained unaffected. For some the development was very positive, for others it was life threatening. How was the development of workforce analytics (WFA) / people analytics? […]
Shortly before the beginning of 2020, I dealt with the question: When will strategic HR come and close the evidence gap? A few weeks later, Covid 19 overshadowed (almost) everything. Nevertheless, there is increasing pressure on human resources to develop from an operational, administrative function to a strategic, transformational function in the company. [...]
On November 25, 2020, Kienbaum published the new market study "Winning with People Analytics: German companies on the way to data-supported HR work". The focus was on the following key questions: How will algorithms and big data change the HR work of German companies? How far are German companies on the way to data- and [...]
The past few months have not made the spread or deepening of the topic of workforce analytics (WFA) – or people analytics – any easier, although the alignment of resources is currently very important and of immense importance for future competitiveness. Why is that? Is there too little data? Do we lack sufficient expertise in [...]
In the last few months I have taken Daniela Kudernatsch’s strategy execution benchmark study to hand and used it to “mirror” ongoing projects. This gave rise to five essential claims. I already set out three in September; This article is about two more. […]
Digital technologies are developing exponentially and in the process are eliminating old jobs and creating new ones. Being ready for and willing to change is central in this time and HR should propel and participate in this cultural change. […]
Due to new challenges, business models have to be continuously questioned and adjusted. First, the actual concept of business models has to be examined. After that, the current set of facts should be evaluated and finally, one should look at possible courses of actions in corporations − in our case, insurance companies. […]
David Ulrich (born 1953) is a university professor, author, speaker, management coach, and Management Consultant. Ulrich is a professor of business at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and co-founder of The RBL Group. He has written numerous books covering topics in human resources and Leadership. […]
Two days ago I published the blogpost “HR Analytics – what brings the next Generation?” (german). In doing so, I have introduced, among other things, the planned business breakfast in Zurich and the conference in Schloss Edesheim. The combination of strategy and HCM is an important success factor. […]
The People Analytics World 2017 in London is only a few days back; the impulses varied and valuable. There are numerous opportunities and risks in People Analytics. At the beginning of February Andrew Spence already highlighted main challenges. I have subsequently edited these in an abridged version. […]
