The Insight-Driven Leader

Data is everywhere. And its sheer ubiquity and quantity can feel overwhelming to even the most well-prepared and conscientious business leader. Overwhelm aside, we must find ways to incorporate both business and workforce data for better decision-making and outcomes. In The Insight-Driven Leader: How High-Performing Companies are Using Analytics to Unlock Business Value , two veteran executives and strategists deliver a practical guide to transforming raw data into powerful workforce insights that you can use to solve critical business challenges. The authors offer clear frameworks, compelling case studies, and proven strategies for high-performing organizations seeking to combine business and workforce data to sell innovative products and services, engage their employees, satisfy their customers, and meet--or exceed--their financial goals. The Insight-Driven Leader shows you how to move beyond traditional, rear-view human resources metrics towards forward-looking indicators that provide data you can act on in a timely way. It presents real-world case studies from successful organizations who have found ways to leverage the data they own to make remarkable progress in the market, as well as cautionary tales from companies that failed to adapt to changing conditions or respond to red flags that should have been clear when they were first raised. You'll learn how to use workforce analytics to generate durable competitive advantage, placing your organization at the forefront of the latest trends and changes in your industry. Perfect for executives, board members, and the HR professionals who serve them, The Insight-Driven Leader is an engaging and innovative approach to optimizing how organizations leverage human resources and data. It will earn a place in the libraries of business leaders everywhere.