This article by Marc Effron discusses two crucial questions for evaluating an organization’s ability to create value through talent: 1) Is your organization able to sustain individual high performance? 2) Do you have appropriate talent depth in your most important roles? Regarding the first question, Marc highlights three scientifically validated enablers of performance: 1) effective goal setting involving clear …
As organizations strive to swiftly fill their vacant positions with top-tier talent, a commonly employed recruiting metric for gauging hiring efficiency is time-to-fill (TTF). While debates persist about its accuracy and utility, TTF is still one of several metrics that can shed light on recruitment practices. This LinkedIn analysis explores TTF measures of ten job functions and examines …
Chief HR Officers continue to face mounting pressure to cut costs while maintaining value. And while there are various factors to consider when optimizing HR budgets, efficiency, and value, HR benchmarks are one of the factors to consider. This report provides HR benchmarks gathered from around 200 HR organizations across major industries, revenue sizes, organizational …
As pointed out in my one-page summary on 2023 talent priorities according to seven sources, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) remains a top priority for many organizations. But to make meaningful progress in DEI, organizations must not only prioritize it but also implement impactful practices that enable DEI. This new article explores DEI progress through the …
This 40-page paper addresses the question: how does developing talent affect firms’ financial returns and other organizational outcomes? Based on an analysis of +1800 large companies with more than $100 million in annual revenue spanning various sectors in 15 countries, organizations were sorted based on two factors: 1) how much they focus on developing human capital—measured by internal moves as …
Many organizations strive to report meaningful human capital (HC) measures. But as pointed out in this HBR article by Peter Cappelli, one challenge in HC reporting is that: “current U.S. financial reporting standards are counterproductive since they treat employees and investments in them as expenses or liabilities, which makes companies look less valuable to investors.” This …
Many organizational stakeholders — such as investors, current and prospective employees, customers, and strategic partners—want to understand how their respective organizations manage human capital (HC). But as pointed out in this 20-page report by The Conference Board, each stakeholder group is likely to be more interested in certain parts of an organization’s HC narrative. For example, employees and …
This one-page editable PDF includes 10 succession planning metrics that organizations can refer to as they track and measure the effectiveness of their succession management practices. While 10 metrics are provided, organizations can select the vital few (or include others) for which they want to track progress. Sample metrics include: % of non-ready now successors …
HR leaders and their teams continue to find ways to best measure and show the ROI of talent initiatives and investments. And while there are varying levels of sophistication in showing the impact of HR/ talent initiatives on business outcomes, HR and talent metrics are at the foundation. Yet practitioners can still find it challenging …
This article shares findings from a textual analysis study of the human capital disclosures of over 3,000 unique public companies (i.e., all 10-K filers with corresponding financial data available). The analysis is based on disclosures during the first year under the SEC Human Capital (HC) regulation, which went into effect on November 9, 2020. The rule gives …
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