More about HR Metrics
How HR Metrics can keep you and your company on course
Have you ever been lost in the woods? It can be a scary experience. You take your bearings from a large oak tree in a clearing and start walking. Much to your dismay, you find the same oak tree again an hour later. Even if you have a good sense of directions, you can easily find yourself wandering around in circles. You need a compass and a map.
HR professionals can easily find themselves in a similar predicament. Maybe you have a “gut feel” for organizational problems – high turnover, too much absenteeism, over-use of FMLA leave. You implement policies that should move things in the right direction, but it’s tough to figure out if your initiatives are actually working.
Data is the obvious answer to the predicament. Measuring the changes of key indicators provides evidence that your department and your organization are moving in the right direction. Choose and use the right measures to link HR performance with the organization’s key performance indicators (KPIs) and to prove HR's relevance and contribution to the organization's success.
Read more in a two-part article by Mike McCurdy in the GEA blog. | 
