129: Follow the Money and the Demand in HR with Greg Newman

Sit down with the most interesting man in the world, Greg Newman. Greg actually was almost kidnapped by pirates, while visiting one of the 86 countries he has been to talk HR and People Analytics. 

Sharing his journey from an HRIS professional to his current role as Head of People Analytics at Deloitte Australia. He mentioned that he noticed how companies were spending hundreds of millions of dollars with little to no idea if it was actually effective. He saw that there were so many more important things that we aren't measuring and questions we aren't answering for the business, which drove his passion for people analytics. Typically HR metrics don't translate naturally to other business unit's priorities. 

Building the demand or "hunger" for evidence-based decision-making is key in order to make data come to life to arm the CHRO, CEO, and CFO with new insights that drive action. HR needs to become "data hungry" while following the money to know what the business needs. 

 

We Discuss:

-Data Hunger: Raising Data Literacy and Appetite A

-The Need for Qualitative and Quantitative Data-Where the Magic Happens

-Storytelling with Data: Not About the Data 

-Translating Data to Priorities in the Business like DE&I

-People Analytics Journey in Australia