{"id":8303,"date":"2019-02-19T16:41:56","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T21:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.brainstation.io\/?p=8303"},"modified":"2020-05-21T12:24:51","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T16:24:51","slug":"how-doctors-without-borders-is-leading-the-charge-for-people-analytics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/blog\/how-doctors-without-borders-is-leading-the-charge-for-people-analytics","title":{"rendered":"How Doctors Without Borders is Leading the Charge for People Analytics"},"content":{"rendered":"

We often think about data analytics as a means for learning more about our customers, personalizing our products, or streamlining our processes.\u00a0But what if data can be used not just to lower our costs and increase our profits, but to improve the way people work? <\/span><\/p>\n

Organizations are calling this use of data people analytics, and it\u2019s starting to gain popularity as a way for Human Resources (HR) teams and management to make data-driven decisions about their workforce.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Christophe Lefebvre<\/p><\/div>\n

We spoke to Christophe Lefebvre, Field Human Resources Manager for Doctors Without Borders and alum of BrainStation\u2019s Data Analytics certificate course<\/a>, about the rise of people analytics and how this is helping him influence positive change in the HR field. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFrom my perspective, people analytics is about leaders making better people decisions with human capital,\u201d said Lefebvre. \u201cBy taking the lead in this field and being an engine inside my organization, I will innovate and inspire others.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

How Doctors Without Borders Uses Data<\/b><\/p>\n

According to Lefebvre, Doctors Without Borders has begun to use data across all facets of the business, from fundraising, to communications, to human resources. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThrough an innovation fund, the organization has built <\/span>an analytical tool<\/span><\/a> that aims at predicting our future workforce needs, enabling us to project and prepare new approaches for our recruitment and career development activities,\u201d said Lefebvre.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, there is more that can be done to help data to really make an impact. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur long-term ambition is for HR data and analytics to inform and drive our day-to-day decision making. To help us define evidence-based and efficient HR strategies by applying predictive analytics that will affect recruitment, workforce planning, performance measurement, compensation, retention,\u201d said Lefebvre. \u201cThe skills and practical tools I learned during the BrainStation course will help me define and implement those solutions further.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Putting People Analytics into Practice<\/b><\/p>\n

People Analytics sounds enticing; the notion of using data to improve hiring practices and increase retention appeals to executives everywhere. But how do we put it into practice?<\/span><\/p>\n

Well, we have to make some changes. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/b>[There needs to be a] change of mindset. While the HR role has moved from a supporting to a business partner role in the past two decades, HR still needs to move beyond a restricted view of data and use it at a more operational level so that it can solve business problems,\u201d said Lefebvre.<\/span><\/p>\n

The second change that organizations need to make is to their employee skill sets. Data analysis skills are crucial to the success of implementing people analytics and ultimately improving the quality, culture, and longevity of your workforce. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cData competencies are not necessarily the skills that you will find available within an HR team, which is often more focused on people skills, emotional intelligence, listening, and negotiations,\u201d said Lefebvre. <\/span><\/p>\n

This is part of the reason why Lefebvre decided to take BrainStation\u2019s accelerated Data Analytics course. He wanted to bring his knowledge back to Doctors Without Borders and promote the use of data in his department. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am very curious to see how the application of data into the HR business world might disrupt our current process and practices,\u201d said Lefebvre.<\/span><\/p>\n

For Christophe, the course has made a difference. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBrainStation\u2019s Data Analytics course is definitely a great foundational learning opportunity for everyone who wants to make the first step into the promising world of People Analytics.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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