AI as Talent Scout
Using analytics to identify nontraditional job candidates who are as qualified and high performing as traditional candidates
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Should companies use platforms like Zoom and Slack to track employee productivity?
With millions of employees collaborating virtually with their colleagues via platforms like Zoom and Slack, companies now have access to a plethora of data that could be used to track the productivity of their employees. But should they use it?
Predicting who will fail and when – a Marine Corps study with broad implications
This post explores the potential of people analytics in a military environment. Using a study of from USC involving Marines in a training environment, it argues that a focus on quantifiable and objective data is necessary for widespread adoption of analytics in decision making.
People analytics during a pandemic: new opportunities?
As the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic pushes office work to digital platforms, employees are creating more, and more complete, communications data than ever before. Should companies view this as an opportunity to roll out new analytics tools?
Humans versus robots: When we take performance tracking too far
Amazon has experimented with a variety of tracking systems for warehouse employees, including tracking wristbands and automated termination. What are the human costs of these systems, and how can they be best corrected?
Uplevel: Quantifying Productivity in a Distracted World
Uplevel, a Seattle-based people analytics and productivity startup, emerged from stealth mode in January 2020 and announced a $7.5M seed financing from Madrona Venture Group, Norwest Venture Partners, and Voyager Capital.
What if companies could monitor your concentration?
Schools in China are monitoring children’s concentration levels using AI – can we imagine similar moves at the workplace?
Forever a Student Driver? Data Monitoring in the Trucking Industry
This blog explores the future of data mining in the trucking industry. Although at first glance, monitoring the brain activity of a driver might appear to be a gross violation of privacy, it may be a better alternative than current regulatory standards.
A New Opportunity for Cost Cutting through People Analytics: Employee Retention
In 2019, IBM noted that its artificial intelligence can predict with 95% accuracy which workers are about to quit their jobs[1]. It is a remarkable achievement as cost of employee replacement is estimated to be between 30 and 400% of […]
Organizational network analysis: overcoming common pitfalls
Experts argue how organizational network analysis has fallen short of its promise, but an organization's approach makes a big difference.