People Analytics: Using Data to Drive HR Strategy and Action

Google does HR by the numbers. The company’s ambitious Project Oxygen initiative compiled management data across managers and employees, then analyzed and applied its findings to make teams more effective. In this session, Kathryn Dekas, a manager in Google’s People Analytics department and Project Manager for Google’s annual employee survey, looks at what it means to use data to drive decisions and action in the HR function, and examples of how this process can transform organizations.