Capital Analytics on Current Issues
Dr. Boyce Byerly’s Aligning Stakeholder Goals in a Measurement Project
The Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management, Volume 3, Critical and Emerging Issues in
Human Resources edited by Bud Benscoter is a one-of-a-kind and all-in-one print and online
encyclopedia that offers access to information on all manner of topics and issues related to the
“people” side of business. The following is an excerpt from the chapter “Aligning Stakeholder
Goals in a Measurement Project” written by Dr. Boyce Byerly, Co-founder and Chief Scientists
of Capital Analytics, Inc.
Advanced Analytics: What are you waiting for?
By Gene Pease
An increasing number of companies are using their data to make informed decisions about their people strategy, maximizing the benefit of every dollar spent to develop their most important assets. Are you one of these companies? Go ahead and get started on the journey to advanced analytics.
Real Performance from Virtual Teams
By Jennifer Murnane
Many changing demographics are impacting our workforces today, not the least of which is the increasing prevalence of a geographically-dispersed workforce. Are your virtual teams producing real results? Are they considered to be a vital part of your company despite their locations?
Top Three Myths about Evaluating Human Capital
Discussion about measurement and evaluation abounds in learning and HR circles, and there’s a wide variety of viewpoints on how to go about understanding the impact of human capital initiatives. Here are three common myths about evaluating human capital and how to overcome them.
Evaluating Learning in a Post-Kirkpatrick World
For most of the learning industry, Kirkpatrick’s four levels are synonymous with measurement and evaluation of training initiatives. More than 50 years later, the science of measurement has made exceptional strides, including advances in statistical modeling and computing power that can handle complex mathematical calculations. By continuing to use Kirkpatrick’s methodology as the standard, the learning industry is missing the full advantage of this progress.
Series: Six Key Concepts in Human Capital Analytics
When you want to take your human capital analytics strategy to the next phase—isolating the impact of an investment and understanding how to improve it—Capital Analytics offers six key concepts.
Part 1: Stakeholder Buy-in and Alignment
Part 2: Getting to Useful Data and Segmentation
Part 3: Isolation and Optimization
Series: Measuring Leadership Development
With a shortfall of nearly 33 million workers on the horizon, the motivation to invest in leaders is clear: companies that do not cultivate existing management will be caught without strong leadership. But this new generation of leadership is different than its predecessor. How can you be sure that your investments in leadership development are building and retaining the leaders who can successfully take your company into the future?
Part 1: The Whys and the Hows
Part 2: What Can You Learn?
Part 3: How to Get Started
Part 4: Attributing Performance to Leaders
Part 5: Top Three Objections
Co-Authorship
Connecting Data to the Bottom Line
By David Vance (Former President of Caterpillar University) and Gene Pease
Today’s leading companies use talent metrics to drive management action, behavior change and results, and they’re doing it with a methodology that goes beyond dashboard insights.
Published in the September 2011 issue of TM Talent Management
Looking for Evidence of Human Capital (or lack thereof) in College/University Degrees Held by Managerial Employees
By Ernie Stark & Paul Poppler (Logikos & Experientia) and Jennifer Murnane
This paper reports a field study of 17 recognized “Employers of Choice” in a Midwestern metropolitan area of the U.S. that examined overarching assumptions regarding the relationship between college/university degrees and job performance.
Published in Vol. 13 of the Journal of Behavioral and Applied Management
How Does Social Learning Measure Up?
By Karie Willyerd (Former CLO of Sun Microsystems) and Gene Pease
In the last 40 years, the science of measurement has made exceptional strides—from advances in statistical modeling to computing power that simplifies the most complex mathematical calculations. Yet the learning industry has failed to take full advantage of this progress, and existing measurement models can fall short of delivering truly actionable information.
Published in the January 2011 issue of T+D
Guest Thought Leaders
Jac Fitz-enz The Starting Point: Predictive Analytics
Dr. Jac Fitz-enz, the father of human capital strategic analysis and measurement, walks us through his two-pillar predictive analytics framework.
Kevin Oakes’ Achieving Integrated Talent Management: Slicing through the Silos with Software
The new business book The Executive Guide to Integrated Talent Management debuted this year at the 2011 ASTD International Conference & Expo and was an instant sell-out upon its release. Written by leading thought leaders such as Peter Cappelli, Dave Ulrich, Marshall Goldsmith and executives at organizations including General Mills, 3M, Cisco and GE, the book seeks to explain the importance of breaking down traditional HR silos to achieve greater organizational performance. Click to download an excerpt from one chapter, written by Kevin Oakes, co-editor of the book and CEO of the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp).
Patti Phillips’ Business Alignment: The Path to Meaningful Data and a Positive ROI
The ROI Institute’s Patti Phillips explains the three steps to business alignment: Clarify stakeholder needs, Develop measurable objectives, and Evaluate accordingly.
Dean Spitzer on Interactivity: The Key to Performance Measurement and Analytics
Performance measurement authority Dean Spitzer shares the key to making your analytics a more fruitful process and why effective performance management should be less reliant on technology.
Harold Stolovitch on Linking People Performance with Business Performance
Human performance improvement expert Harold Stolovitch tells us how to uncover the outcomes of a training initiative.
David Vance on When to do a High-Level Impact Study
There are numerous circumstances where a high-level impact study is not only appropriate, but strongly recommended. How do you decide when to conduct a high-level impact study?
Karie Willyerd on the Future Workplace
Former Sun Microsystems CLO and author of The 2020 Workplace, Karie Willyerd talks about what we can expect from the future workplace and how to prepare for it.