For mid-sized companies or smaller businesses looking to scale, upskilling your workforce is essential to growth. However, the landscape is tough right now. A Sage survey asked HR leaders what they’re spending significantly more time on now than in the previous year, HR leaders placed ‘Retaining talent’ joint-second (57%).
The solution? Data. Over half (53%) of HR leaders working at medium-sized businesses said that ‘increased upskilling’ was the top solution to current challenges, while over 50% of HR leaders said they have started using data to drive decision-making. Embracing data and analytics can help businesses close skills gaps, identify future leaders, and develop talent to future-proof the company with the people and skills needed to thrive now and in the future.
So, how can HR professionals best utilise data driven analytics to solve the ongoing challenges of upskilling, retainment, and workforce management? This People Management Insight webinar, produced in partnership with Sage, has invited an expert panel to discuss:
- Using data to identify high-level skills in your workforce to improve upskilling
- Using HR data and analytics to drive profitability and scale
- How to put data at the heart of decision-making
- How to get confident with data and analytics
- Using data to identify and action the skills gaps in your workforce
- Why HR leaders should be investing in their own development
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Amber is the Head of People Analytics at SECAmb, where she leads a dedicated team focused on leveraging data to enhance workforce strategies and organisational performance. She began her career at SECAmb in 2014 as a call handler for the 111 service, advancing through various roles to become an analyst and eventually moving into management. When Amber took on the workforce information function, she inherited a system reliant on manual Excel spreadsheets and disjointed processes. Through her leadership, she transformed this setup into a dynamic people analytics team, implementing automation and developing a suite of intuitive dashboards. Amber holds both a degree and a Master's in History, reflecting her strong educational background in the arts, and is now studying for a Level 7 in AI and Data Science. Based on the coast in Kent, she is passionate about automating HR processes and utilising people analytics to improve retention and employee engagement.
Andrew Dickinson is Sage's EVP of Business Transformation. Andrew specializes in leading global businesses through organizational transformation, bridging strategy and delivery. He has led Sage’s business transformation function for the past four years, focusing on internal transformation and positioning Sage as the trusted network for small and mid-sized businesses. Andrew also leads Sage's Organisation Effectiveness team, owning the ongoing evolution of Sage's operating model, workforce planning and organisation health.
Previously, Andrew spent six years at Bupa, first leading the People Strategy on the HR Executive team, then driving global transformation of Information Security on the IT Executive team. Before Bupa, he was a Senior Manager at Accenture, specializing in HR Transformation for over 12 years.