Welcome to the HR Data Labs Podcast, I’m your host David Turetsky. This is your one-stop-shop for everything happening in People Analytics today, with passionate industry leaders inside and outside HR. Together we are going to tackle issues with HR data and analytics as well as how to approach them in a creative way that can lead to success in whatever business you lead. 

Let’s dive right into this episode and talk about how although HR data may be inherently flawed our assumptions are critical for filling in the gaps, and using your employees to keep your data clean will ultimately provide your clients with enough trust in your analyses to keep turning to you for insights.

Opening Segment

●      Welcome to HR Data Labs Podcast 

○      Created to discuss HR insights using modern People Analytics techniques 

○      We will help you identify areas of noise, errors, and issues

○      Look forward to industry experts from multiple fields to provide their insights

●      Challenging convention 

Why HR Data is so Important

●      Why HR data matters 

○      123.6m employees as of August 2020, down from last year according to BLS

●      HR data is inherently flawed 

○      These processes were never meant to be used as measurements 

○      Art and not a science 

○      Document your assumptions 

So Who Owns the Data?

●      Employees should have access to and own their data 

●      Inherent ‘dirty data’

●      Provide a communications campaign designated for cleaning up the data

●      Lottery/drawing idea for finishing the process on time

The Flaws in the Process

●      Examples of the flaws

●      Discuss measurement 

Closing Segment

●      I summarize the topics we touched on 

○      Human Resource Data is inherently flawed but is fit for this purpose 

○      Employee data ownership is critical for an accurate representation 

○      All of these process weren’t meant to be measured but can be as an “Art not a Science”

○      The assumptions are critical for trust in your insights

Resources Mentioned: 

●      BLS

Tweetable Quotes: 

"The use of HR data needs to be thought of with kind of the ‘art and not a science’ technique. We need to think of it as a way of being able to drive insight out of HR processes… “ - David Turetsky

You can connect with me on LinkedIn and Twitter, or email me at david@turetskyconsulting.com. This show is brought to you by Turetsky Consulting LLC, our company provides business consulting on Analytics, HR Processes, and Rewards with a focus on getting answers that organizations need by demystifying People Analytics.  

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