With the rise of AI and access to analytical capability, business expectations of the HR function have never been greater. However, this is not the sole responsibility of the people analytics function.

Every part of the HR department must embed data-driven decision making into everyday practice to benefit the business and its people. This book shows them how.

Written for senior people professionals,Evidence-based HRexplains how HR practitioners can identify what is simply hype and popular rhetoric to assess the available evidence and implement critically evaluated and data-driven decisions into every part of the HR function. This spans recruitment and onboarding through to talent management and employee experience. This book also provides discussion of why it's important that HR professionals consider employee signals and workforce discourse as well as broader organizational conversation but must not rely on these as a sole source of reliable evidence. This book explains why this is not sufficient and why HR practitioners should always consider credible information from outside the organization.

Packed with strategic advice and expert explanation of how to carry out a needs analysis in the HR function, consider potential problems and identify gaps in HR activity that can affect business performance, this book shows how to prioritise effectively and design solutions to support organizational performance. There is also guidance on how to scale solutions across the business and introduce effective evaluation techniques to measure results. With practical advice and real-world examples,Evidence-based HRis ideal reading for all senior HR practitioners which shows how HR can prove their impact on the organization and become a proactive, data-driven, strategy-aligned business function while still remaining human-centred at its core.