Data is your most valuable leadership asset--here's how to use itThe Data Driven Leader presents a clear, accessible guide to solving important leadership challenges through human resources-focused and other data analytics. This engaging book shows you how to transform the HR function and overall organizational effectiveness by using data to make decisions grounded in facts vs. opinions, identify root causes behind your company's thorniest problems and move toward a winning, future-focused business strategy. Realistic and actionable, this book tells the story of a successful sales executive who, after leading an analytics-driven turnaround (in Data Driven, this book's predecessor), faces a new turnaround challenge as chief human resources officer. Each chapter features insightful commentary and practical notes on the points the story raises, guiding you to put HR analytics into action in your organization.HR and other leaders cannot afford to overlook the power and competitive advantages of data-driven decision-making and strategies. This book reflects the growing trend of CEOs choosing analytics-minded business leaders to head HR, at a time when workplaces everywhere face game-changing forces including automation, robotics and artificial intelligence. It is urgent that human resources leaders embrace analytics, not only to remain professionally relevant but also to help their organizations successfully navigate this digital transformation. HR professionals can and must:* Understand essential data science principles and corporate analytics models* Identify and execute effective data analytics initiatives* Boost HR and company productivity and performance with metrics that matter* Shape an analytics-centric culture that generates data driven leadersMost organizations capture and report data, but data is useless without analysis that leads to action. The Data Driven Leader shows you how to use this tremendous asset to lead your organization higher.

Acknowledgments xiiiPreface xvChapter 1: Playing the Blame Game 1Chapter 2: Leading with Business Outcomes 25Chapter 3: Starting with Analytics 49Chapter 4: Early Discoveries 83Chapter 5: Diagnosing What's Wrong 111Chapter 6: The Road Ahead 147Chapter 7: Results Win Support 175Essential Reading 199References 223About the Authors 229Index 231