The People Behind People Analytics
People analytics has never been more important. As organizations move from surviving to thriving in a world of continuous disruption, leaders are asking fundamentally new questions about the business, its people, and the work they perform.
Key Takeaways
- ✓ Higher-performing organizations support the development of people analytics practitioners through specific career paths and focused learning opportunities.
- ✓ People analytics practitioner skill trends suggest a domain that is evolving toward a more nuanced understanding of the human side of business and exploring new ways the workforce can create and deliver value.
- ✓ The most common prior role for current people analytics practitioners is HR; other common prior experiences include more general data and analytics roles, along with strategy, leadership, and IT positions.
- ✓ In this analytical, highly specialized profession, it appears there is some value to pursuing graduate degrees.
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