Steve Brink - Challenges of Workforce Analytics Which is Not Just Reporting, But Much More

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Steve Brink - Challenges of Workforce Analytics Which is Not Just Reporting, But Much More
Feb 11, 2021 Season 1 Episode 17
Turetsky Consulting LLC

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Today's guest, Steve Brink, believes workforce analytics is the evolution of data from information into insights that benefit an organization. Steve has always had a passion around HR technology and data. In the early days of Steve’s career, he was involved in creating the first PC-based compensation planning software tool released in 1987 called Compensation Workbench and a job evaluation software tool. Today he is the CEO and President of AIRINC helping clients deploy talent worldwide.

Let’s dive into today’s episode and learn more from Steve about the challenges of workforce analytics and it’s higher function in a given organization. 

 

[00:01 - 03:26] Opening Segment

  • Let’s get to know Steve Brink
  • Today’s topic

 

[03:27 - 20:18] What People Take for Granted When Dealing with Workforce Analytics

  • Steve talks about where he sees his clients facing challenges 
  • Becoming a detective in analytics - finding the missing data
  • Making an impact in the business

 

[20:19 - 30:09] Why We Have Yet to Adopt Benchmark Surveys

  • Steve talks about the impact of different business strategies 
  • P x Q = ?
  • Compensation analysis analogy 

 

[30:10 - 31:18] Closing Segment

  • Summarizing our discussion today
  • Final Words

  

Tweetable Quotes:

  • “Data in the HR Department is, for the best word I’ve been able to find to describe it; it’s Helter-Skelter.” - Steve Brink
  • “Really you have to become like a detective, and that is what’s exciting in people analytics… What can I use as a proxy? How can I investigate this?” - Steve Brink
  • “We can make a difference for the company, in terms of overall being able to make a business impact to the organization.” - Steve Brink

 

Resources Mentioned: 

●      UflexRewards

Connect with Steve on LinkedIn. Visit https://www.air-inc.com/ to learn more.

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Email: david@turetskyconsulting.com

This show is brought to you by Turetsky Consulting LLC, our company providing 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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