Data is your most valuable leadership asset—here's how to use it The 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 modelsIdentify and execute effective data analytics initiativesBoost HR and company productivity and performance with metrics that matterShape an analytics-centric culture that generates data driven leaders Most 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.