Sessions

Concurrent Session
The Death of a Guess: Using Data to Make Better People-Related Decisions
Crystal Ballroom A, West Tower, Lobby Level
Monday 04/24/2017 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM   Add to calendar
1.25 SHRM PDCs | Competencies: Critical Evaluation, Business Acumen | Intended Audience: Mid-Level
Workplace Application:
This session will show you how to infuse more objective data into key people decisions to increase accuracy, precision and positive impact on the business. 

Repeated Wednesday at 9:45 a.m

When it comes to hiring, promotion and employee development activities, hope is not a strategy. So how do we infuse more predictive data into key decisions throughout the employee life cycle? How do we measure the positive impact that HR is having on the metrics that matter most to the business? This session will explore how to leverage objective data gleaned from assessment tools to strengthen hiring, onboarding, succession planning, team creation and leadership development strategies. During this session, you will:

·         Discover four steps to creating highly predictive hiring systems with a measurable impact on mission-critical metrics.

·         Explore how to leverage various types of assessment tools to improve onboarding, coaching and training outcomes.

·         Hear examples of how assessment data can reveal hidden and potentially devastating deficiencies in teams or leaders.

·         Learn how to identify valid, reliable instruments that are best matched to the unique goals of your organization.

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Presenter:
Whitney Martin, President,
ProActive Consulting