People and Data

Organizational data can be one of the most valuable assets in a business. However, too often an organization''s structure prevents the effective analysis of this data. This book solves that problem.

People and Data is a practical guide for Organization Development (OD) professionals which explains how to structure an organization so that the business can collect data that is accurate, useful and impactful. This is the foundation of achieving valuable insights from organizational data. This book is full of practical tips and advice on how to design an organization where data is accessible to the whole workforce and not just kept in silos by those with data in their job title. This book also explains how to build data into the design of company culture as well as into workforce design, learning and development (L&D) and talent management initiatives.

Finally, People and Data includes a toolkit with eight specific tools that can be used to build a b