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🎙️ “The most successful people analytics teams don't just provide data; they provide the confidence for business leaders to take bold risks.”

That reflection from Sarah J. highlights the shifting expectations for HR in a volatile market.

For years, the focus was on reporting and dashboards. Today, the focus has shifted to predictive capability and strategic influence. Leaders no longer want to know what happened; they want to know what will happen if they change their talent strategy.

In this week's episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, Sarah Jenkins, Global Head of People Data at TechFlow, joins me to discuss how she built a world-class analytics function that sits at the heart of the C-suite.

🎙️ “We moved from being a back-office function to a strategic partner by focusing on the three things the CEO cares about: growth, risk, and productivity.”

🎙️ “Data literacy is not about teaching HR how to use Excel. It is about teaching them how to ask the right questions of the data they already have.”

🎙️ “The biggest mistake is building a complex model for a problem the business has already solved. Start with the pain points, not the tools.”

🎙️ “AI will not replace the people analyst, but it will replace the analyst who only knows how to clean data.”

This is a practical conversation about moving beyond the 'dashboard trap' and creating a people analytics function that drives real business outcomes.

Thanks to Sarah for sharing her journey, to the team at TechFlow for sponsoring this episode, and to Jasmine and the Insight222 team for bringing the episode to life.

🎧 Links to listen to the episode are in the comments below. Please provide your perspective in the comments and share with your network. Thanks. It really helps! 🫶

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