Data Analytics and Technology

Staying on top of technology and analytical capabilities is a critical competency for talent champions in human resources, learning, and talent development. Our guests talk about their work at the cutting edge of tech and using data to assess workplace performance.

Episode 27: Predicting retention and turnover with David Allen and Brooks Holtom

Our understanding of retention and turnover has gotten incredibly complex in the age of big data. As internal and external data sources build a more complete picture, the question turns to how organizations should be deploying these predictions to their benefit. Professors David Allen and Brooks Holtom have built a model that predicts when employees will quit and conducted an in-depth study with live data. In this episode, they share some surprising findings about turnover and the reasons people stay in their jobs.

Episode 16: Human capital analytics and technology with Anna Tavis

Through the rise of software development methodologies, the agile way of working has transformed performance management, bringing the customer experience to the inside of the creation process. Dr. Anna Tavis, human capital thought leader and creator of human capital master’s programs at NYU, explains how agile has forever changed the way we work in HR and what talent champions can do to stay on top.

Episode 7: Using strategic evaluation to drive results with Stacey Boyle

Talent leaders are challenged to drive business results, and there’s no shortage of measurement tools purported to help you squeeze insights out of your data. Dr. Stacey Boyle, Chief People Planner at Smarter People Planning and Diana’s co-author on Be More Strategic in Business, talks about approaching analytics from the bigger picture view—why are you measuring? What do you want evaluation to help you accomplish?

Episode 2: The tech landscape with learning technologist Casper Moerck

Technology has radically changed the talent field, and that's not stopping any time soon. Casper Moerck, Head of Learning Technology for the Americas at Siemens, talks about what's on the horizon and gives practical ideas to help talent champions keep up this critical competency.