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Back in Ancient Rome, people would watch how chickens peck at grains to predict the future. 🐔🌾  And this craft was called alectryomancy.

A diviner would scatter grains, seeds, or even small pieces of food on the ground and observe the behavior of chickens as they pecked at the offerings.

Various factors would determine the outcome: the direction in which the chickens moved, the number of grains they consumed, and the order in which they ate. 

While alectryomancy involved interpreting the random pecking patterns of chickens to gain insights, people analytics, on the other hand, utilizes data-driven analysis to uncover patterns and trends in human behavior and workforce dynamics.

Where diviners once used their intuition and imagination to interpret the seemingly random actions of chickens, we rely on data and statistical techniques to interpret employee behavior, performance, and workforce dynamics.

But despite the different data sets we and Ancient Romans look at, there might be one thing in common: the most unexpected patterns and insights can emerge when we explore beyond the conventional metrics. 

Read on to learn about the latest updates, news, and trends in people analytics 🌟

💡When data health wilts, here's what to do

When your data quality doesn’t look the part, the ability to support people analytics initiatives takes a hit. 🥀

Instead of doing analyses and deriving insights, you get tangled in preparing data for analyses. And sadly, it often turns out that half of your time gets consumed by cleaning and tidying up the data. 😓

This time, our Director of Product for Insights, Mirta Stantic, walks you through the all-too-familiar data woes and shows how you can sort them out — before they spiral out:

🎈 Welcome onboard, SmartRecruiters and Paragon 28!

Exciting news, as two industry giants continue to supercharge their people analytics with Orgnostic:

Paragon 28

Committed to innovation and excellence, the team at Paragon 28 has been advancing the science behind ankle and foot surgery for well over a decade, staying true to the power of data and the insights data uncovers. 💡

And with Orgnostic's capabilities, the team also continues its mission to leverage data and identify areas to make strategic investments — and improve the health of their talent! 

Read what Matthew Millard, CHRO at Paragon 28, had to say:

SmartRecruiters

SmartRecruiters is not only a powerhouse of an enterprise ATS, but a champion in running data-backed initiatives. And so we’re double stoked to have them on board — both as an integration partner and a customer! 🎉🙌🥂

With Orgnostic, SmartRecruiters will take their employee experience to the next level, continuing to build a holistic employee experience, equipped with insights from our platform.

Read more about the origin story of our partnership:

People Analytics Session: The 'B' in DEIB

Why does not belonging feel so awful? And what does it have to do with the workplace?

This month, we had Shuba Gopal over for a chat and talked about:

• what it means to belong at work
• who’s accountable for belonging
• how organizations benefit from it, and
• how to create a more embracing place.

In case you couldn't make it, here's the full recording — check it out:

🔗 Want to stay in the know about similar events and connect with peers?

🔎 Insights galore: eNPS and Unplanned Leaves Insights

Our Insights are constantly growing, and this month we're bringing two: Employee Net Promoter Score Insight and Unplanned Leaves Insight.

eNPS Insight

Being able to conclude which factors are linked to employee loyalty is an important step in establishing a work environment which benefits employees and drives their engagement.

Our new insight offers you a unique view into the much used loyalty metric — Employee Net Promoter Score.

Unplanned Leaves Insight 

Unplanned leaves may reduce the productivity of a certain team and impact the overall capacity of the organization.

Our new insight offers you a view into which departments and teams have unusually high unplanned leaves, as well as projected unplanned leaves for the future months.

👀 What we’ve been reading, watching, and listening

Here are some great resources we have been discussing this month: 

• How CHROs Should Approach PA Tools Purchasing. Our CEO, Luka Babic sat down with Al Adamsen of People Analytics & Future of Work (PAFOW), at this year's TALREOS to chat about what lies ahead for CHROs — including how CHROs can ensure quick wins and scalability, and how to approach the purchasing process. Watch the discussion →
  
  
• The People Analytics Companion to Employee Retention. Employee retention is at the top of the agenda for organizations. Here is a handpicked collection of our resources on the topic, so that you can keep your most valuable 💎. Browse all the resources →

• How to Prioritize People Initiatives in Small Teams. We’re bringing back a piece by Zach Stinebaugh, HR Business Intelligence Analyst at The Citadel in which he walks you through steps to prioritize the initiatives, so that you ensure long-term success. Read the full story →
  
  
• Evolution of People Analytics. Dave Millner joins Bill Banham at the HRChat podcast, for a chat around the role of today's HRBPs, changes to the HR function, and new ways data can help. Listen to the episode →

That's all from us for this month's update. As always, if you have questions, comments or feedback — we'd love to hear from you! Just hit reply.

Until next time,
Your friends from Orgnostic 

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