Coaching for Leaders

323: How to Leverage People Analytics, with Jenny Dearborn

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Jenny Dearborn: The Data Driven Leader

Jenny Dearborn is Senior Vice President and Chief Learning Officer at SAP. She is the author, with David Swanson, of the new book, The Data Driven Leader: A Powerful Approach to Delivering Measurable Business Impact Through People Analytics.

Key Points
  • There is data in everything.
  • It’s not just about customer data, it can be used internally to improve the organization.
  • HR professionals should try to be more in tune with the C-Suite and the company’s big picture strategy.
  • A lot of organizations think they’re doing analytics but what they’re really doing is reporting.
  • The best way to do analysis is to start mapping information against each other.
  • Organizations often have enough data but they haven’t thought about ways to utilize it.
    • Resources Mentioned
    • The Data Driven Leader: A Powerful Approach to Delivering Measurable Business Impact Through People Analytics* by Jenny Dearborn and David Swanson
      • Book Notes

      Download my highlights from The Data Driven Leader in PDF format (free membership required).

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