Jenny Dearborn - The Data Driven Leader: A Powerful Approach to Delivering Measurable Business Impact Through People Analytics

We need to think differently about the role of HR in business, and effectively using data and analytics to drive your business and talent strategies is now an imperative. If youre trying to understand how you can use data and insights about your talent for real business results, this is the book to read. The Data-Driven Leaderdescribes practical ways you can use data to talk about your companys most valuable assetsyour people.

Kelly Palmer, Chief Learning & Talent Officer, Degreed

The most effective leaders today are leveraging the incredible power of People Analytics to maximize talent in the organization. The Data Driven Leaderis a practical guide for business leaders and human capital professionals to immediately make an impact with analytics. Dearborn and Swanson not only showcase where People Analytics can make the greatest difference, they include graphs, charts, checklists and step-by-step examples which can be put to use immediately.This is a must have resource for any leader of people.

Kevin Oakes, CEO, Institute of Corporate Productivity

Dearborn and Swanson are keenly tuned into the traditional/stereotypical HR mindset and equally insightful about the data-based transformation needed to make more effective decisions and high-performing organizations. Data driven leaders of all functions experience greater cross-functional success when they begin with facts and master the art of drawing meaning from those facts.Every aspect of the internal and external customer experience will benefit from using data analysis to prioritize the why above the blame when solving problems.

Carol Goode, SVP & CHRO at Brocade

The Data Driven Leaderoffers an engaging parable that brings to life the value of analytically-based people decisions, and helpful guidance for leaders to enhance those decisions.

Dr. John W. Bourdreu, professor and research director,
Center for Effective Organizations and Marshall School of Business,
University of Southern California

The Data Driven Leaderis a terrific call to action for HR leaders who wantand needto be business leaders. Jenny Dearborn and David Swanson offer a thoughtful argument for why complex business and people challenges demand analytics-based solutions, and more importantly, they provide practical tools to make it happen. The future of work and HR is becoming increasingly analytics-based and multi-disciplinary in nature, with a value chain that is morphing from big data to better insights to business outcomes.

Ian Ziskin, president, Exec Excel Group LLC and former chief HR officer, Northrop Grumman and Qwest Communications

Jenny and David bring to light the best practices for leveraging data to drive critical talent decisions within an organization.The concept of designing a data-driven people strategy is spot on. Human Resources teams are now on the hook for driving measurable business outcomes. This book provides the blueprinta must read for any HR leader.

Michael Rochelle, chief strategy officer and principal HCM analyst, Brandon Hall Group

I love the story-telling approach to analytical lessons that Jenny and David offer. Their knowledge of (and commitment to) people, systems and data converge here in a must-read book for anyone interested in the future of HR and Leadership. Even the non-numbers oriented, like me.

Bill John, president & CEO, Odyssey Teams, Inc.

Effective leaders care about truth: the organizations that they really have, not the ones they think (or wish) they have. Moving a company forward requires patient and accurate insights into what people are really doing. This valuable book provides practical and clever tools for this analytical work, demystifying the application of data analytics to HR processes that serve the entire company.

Dr. Charles Galunic, Aviva chaired professor of Leadership, professor of Organization Behavior, INSEAD Business School, FRANCE

We live in a world where data overload and data integrity is questioned every day. Rather than running away from it, we need to boldly step up. Consequently, the ability to synthesize information, analyze data and offer compelling insights and recommendations is one of the most critical skills required by the workforce of today. The HR function has the opportunity to lead and make a huge difference in this space. The Data Driven Leaderis an easy-to-read, insightfulbook that provides great ideasfor practical application across manyparts of a business.

Karen Gaydon, SVP, CHRO and Corporate Marketing, Synaptics

HR teams have a unique opportunity to transform how work is done through analytics, helping teams be more engaged and productive. The Data Driven Leaderprovides the real-life examples and practical tips you need to begin applying HR analytics that drive better people and business results.

Robert J. Milnor, head of Planning Analytics and Reporting,