February 18th 2019
Speed Read: Developing Commercial Acumen for HR Function
The HR function is often criticised for its lack of commercial acumen and business savvy. The aim of this Speed Read is to define commercial acumen as a skill and give HR professionals the necessary practical information to develop and demonstrate this business critical skill.
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October 4th 2018
Moneyball: How to Apply Data-Science to Your Talent
Missed our International Conference in Lisbon? Download this presentation from Mercer to learn how to use advanced workforce analytics to identify who are the top contributing leaders and employees in your organisation and what makes them so.
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February 3rd 2017
How Can Evidence-Based Thinking Help Us Evaluate Performance?
In his presentation from CRF's workshop - Developing a Business Relevant HR Function - Phil Rosenzweig asks two very important questions for HR:
- Do we know high performance when we see it?
- What shapes our thinking about high performance?
Through media-based and experimental findings, Phil challenges the understanding behind evidence-based management and the 'bumps' along the way we should be aware of when making business decisions.
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November 17th 2016
Employee Engagement: What's the Evidence?
Are employee engagement programmes delivering results for business and is there any evidence to back the effectiveness of such programmes? In his morning presentation at the workshop, Rob Briner takes a look at the evidence behind employee engagement as a tool for performance management. Through research examples and data on job satisfaction and tenure in the UK, USA and Germany, Rob presents the evidence behind employee engagement as management tool. However, is it sufficient?
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September 7th 2011
Evidence Based HR
Greig Aitken's presentation - joining up data to make human capital insight, using tools, looking at real measures and tangible take-aways.
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August 16th 2011
Evidence-based HR: From Fads to Facts?
Compiled from desk research, a CRF survey and many interviews with HR leaders, experts and academics, this report examines in depth what evidence-based HR (EBHR) is – and is not. What is meant by evidence is discussed, along with how EBHR connects to measurement evaluation and diagnosis in HR.
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