Traditionally in HR, the focus was on the individual rather than the broader picture. Those days are behind us. The best-performing companies put people data at the heart of their HR decisions. While people analytics leaders and those implementing analytics initiatives currently tend to come from outside of HR - it’s people from Finance or IT who have an HR mindset or skills - there is still a strong need for an HR background in order to understand all the processes, as well as having the soft skills.Not everyone in HR needs to be a data analyst, of course, but they should be able to be a data consumer, data translator, and data storyteller (as opposed to analyst) and that’s what Chris Bjorling and I will be focusing on today. Our guest in episode 4 joined Protective Life to help them build data-driven capabilities in their HR dept and take their performance to new levels. Matthew Hamilton is Head of HR Strategy and People Analytics at ProtectiveLife.----------Talking About Ways To Improve Company Culture and People Performance The People and Performance Podcast is a show that dives into all things related to raising performance in the working world around us. We investigate how technology and HR processes are inextricably linked to the employee experience and the bottom line. Chris Bjorling, Co-host Christopher Bjorling is President at Fidello Inc., a consulting and services firm specializing in improving human performance. For over 30 years Chris has led Fidello in creating unique talent management solutions. Through the products and services he and his team have created over the years, his organization has helped clients design, develop, implement and integrate talent management processes and systems. Bill Banham, Co-host Bill Banham, Publisher at The HR Gazette, Host of the popular HRchat Podcast and Organizer of events such as DisruptHR London. Bill has worked with lots of business tech and HR-focused brands in the UK and North America including HRreview, TalentCulture, HRmarketer, Sprigg HR, and Team Fitness Tool. Contact us to learn more!