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How organisations analyse span of control at scale
Organisational structure tends to attract attention only when something has already gone wrong. Decisions are slow, accountability is unclear, or a team has…
Predicting Employee Turnover: What the Research Actually Shows
Key takeways how cool this is the bets ever You can inspect every tree and still misunderstand the forest. Much of today's employee turnover prediction…
Data Quality in Workforce Analytics: What Actually Matters
The biggest challenge with workforce data usually isn’t the imperfections themselves. It’s the assumption that data quality needs to be “solved” before analytics…
Webinar: Getting people to use people analytics
Join Prof. Dr. Corine Boon (Amsterdam Business School) and Davina Erasmus (Crunchr) for an insightful webinar unpacking the psychology behind the adoption of…
Headcount Development
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Understanding Crunchr’s HR Analytics Maturity Model
Explore Crunchr’s HR Analytics Maturity Model to understand where your organization stands and how to progress through four stages of analytics adoption. Learn…
HR Analytics Examples to Enhance People Insights
HR analytics examples help organizations make sense of data at every stage—descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive. Learn how to make more strategic business…
Understanding Span of Supervision and Span of Control
Explore the concept of span of supervision and its impact on organizational efficiency. Learn about the key differences between wide and narrow spans,…
What is HR Analytics? A Complete Guide to Data-Driven HR (2025)
When you use HR analytics you can identify patterns, anticipate trends, and propose actionable strategies to improve talent management.
Talent Acquisition
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How to Effectively Measure DEI for Inclusive Workplaces
Key strategies and metrics to measure DEI and build an inclusive, equitable workplace.
What Are Spans and Layers?
Spans and layers define the hierarchy of an organization. This guide explains spans of control, reporting layers, and how optimizing these elements can…
Webinar: Why People Analytics is Essential for Building a Skills-Based Organization
Join Crunchr and TechWolf for a webinar exploring why skills are redefining how companies operate and how HR leaders can leverage people analytics…
10 Powerful AI Prompts for HR to Enhance Decision-Making
Generative AI is revolutionizing HR, offering powerful tools to analyze turnover trends, optimize hiring, and track diversity. Explore 10 actionable AI prompts to…
Mastering Recruitment Analytics: Metrics Every HR Team Should Track
Recruitment analytics is revolutionizing the hiring process by helping HR teams make data-driven decisions. Explore the metrics and tools that can help optimize…
Finance and Human Resources: A Strategic Partnership for Business Growth
HR and finance have long operated in silos, but bridging this gap offers a powerful opportunity: redefining human capital as a strategic asset.…
CSRD: How People Analytics Drives Workforce Sustainability
"HR leaders must take action as the CSRD revolutionizes workforce sustainability reporting. With People Analytics, your team can ensure compliance and drive strategic…
Two Must-Know Metrics for Skills Insights
Learn how skills insights, particularly the skill match score and skill gap metric, empower HR leaders to make informed decisions in talent management,…
Visualizing Internal Mobility with Sankey Charts and Diagrams
Explore how Sankey diagrams in Crunchr enable HR professionals to visualize internal mobility, track employee transitions, and uncover key workforce trends. Learn how…
The Latest Updates on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Why HR Should Pay Attention
The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is transforming how companies approach sustainability, with HR at the heart of compliance efforts. From employee well-being…
Revamping Your Talent Strategy with Internal Mobility
Internal mobility is key to future-proofing your workforce. This guide explores how internal mobility boosts retention, fills skill gaps, and helps businesses stay…
10 Powerful HR Dashboards Examples for Smarter Workforce Strategies
This article showcases HR dashboard examples that can help optimize your workforce, including customizable templates for monitoring KPIs, employee mobility, and skills gaps.
Skill Gaps Story
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Webinar: How to Gain Buy-In for People Analytics Technology
Join Crunchr for a webinar on how to effectively advocate for investment in people analytics technology. George Cotzias will share his learnings based…
Top 5 Strategies for Hiring and Retaining Employees in 2024
Discover essential strategies for hiring and retaining employees in today's competitive job market. Learn how to use employee retention metrics to address retention…
Benchmarking Turnover, Pay, Diversity, and More
Discover how benchmarking essential HR metrics like turnover, compa-ratio, and diversity can provide valuable insights and help your organization stay ahead in a…
HR Benchmarking for Excellence: Does Your Strategy Stack Up?
Explore how HR benchmarking can transform your workforce strategy. Learn to measure and compare key HR metrics against industry standards, and discover actionable…
Top 100 HR Metrics with Formulas (2026)
Discover essential HR metrics with our comprehensive guide featuring the top 100 metrics and their formulas for 2024. Learn how to effectively measure…
Getting Started with Compensation Analysis
Explore the essentials of compensation analysis and its significant impact on HR management. This blog post offers detailed insights into establishing a robust…
HR Benchmarking Sources for Every Industry
Explore HR Benchmarking Sources for Every Industry and learn more in this resource.
Diversity Snapshot
Explore Diversity Snapshot and learn more in this resource.
QBR for CHROs
Explore QBR for CHROs and learn more in this resource.
Understanding Dysfunctional Turnover: Impact, Prevention, and Strategies
Generative AI holds immense potential for transforming HR operations. In our latest article, we delve into how AI can streamline HR processes, enhance…
People Analytics Technology: The Possibilities
Introduction to People Analytics Technology In today’s dynamic business landscape, making strategic and informed decisions about your workforce is more critical than ever.…
10 Ways for HR Professionals to Use AI – and How to Operationalize Them
Generative AI holds immense potential for transforming HR operations. In our latest article, we delve into how AI can streamline HR processes, enhance…
Why People Analytics is Essential for Creating a Skills-Based Organization
Explore the shift towards skills-based organizations and how people analytics can transform workforce management. Understand skills taxonomy, inventory assessments, and the benefits of…
Painting the Future of HR with AI, Analytics and Curiosity (Interview with Armand Sohet)
On the Digital HR Leaders Podcast, Armand Sohet, Chief of Sustainability, HR, and Communication at AkzoNobel, shares how AI and people analytics are…
Driving Business Transformation with Advanced People Analytics (Interview with Dirk Jonker)
What does the current landscape of HR and people analytics look like today? In this episode of our sponsored podcast, host David Green…
How Cardinal Health Transformed Their People Analytics Function (Interview with Erin Gerbec)
Creating a new operating model for people analytics in large organizations is essential in the modern workplace. Cardinal Health, a global healthcare services…
5 Examples of Recruiting Goals and How HR Can Track Them
Unlock the secrets to successful recruitment with our comprehensive guide on the top 5 recruiting goals. Learn how to track and achieve them…
How People Analytics Can Accelerate Your Skills Journey
Explore How People Analytics Can Accelerate Your Skills Journey and learn more in this resource.
Webinar: Levelling up Your Early Stage People Analytics Pipelines
Streamline your HR analytics process by leveraging Crunchr’s people analytics platform. Build a data pipeline that centralizes fragmented data sources, ensures synchronization, and…
10 Employee Engagement Ideas (and Goals) to Boost Morale and Productivity
Transform your workplace with these effective employee engagement ideas and activities. Boost morale, productivity, and employee satisfaction with our expert strategies.
Strategies to Reduce Turnover and 5 Goals to Help Measure Success
Discover effective employee retention strategies and measurable goals to reduce turnover.
How to Set and Track SMART DEI Goals
Boost your workplace with SMART HR goals and DEI strategies. Discover actionable initiatives to foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment.
HR Goals: Examples, Objectives, and Strategies for Success
Discover how to set and achieve strategic HR goals in DEI, engagement, hiring, and turnover.
Top 7 HR Goals and How To Achieve Them
Explore Top 7 HR Goals and How To Achieve Them and learn more in this resource.
The Future of Human Resources: Generative AI in HR Analytics
In a recent webinar, Crunchr delved into how generative AI (GenAI) can enhance HR operations, focusing on optimizing workflows, supporting informed decision-making, and…
Understanding HR Data Management
Get ready to explore HR Data Management and its impact on business strategies. Learn how effective management of HR data can enhance decision-making…
Measure the ROI of your people analytics strategy
Explore Measure the ROI of your people analytics strategy and learn more in this resource.
Webinar: Why Global HR Leaders Can’t Ignore the CSRD
Explore how HR can leverage CSRD for 'own workforce reporting' and elevate their role in sustainability and compliance.
What is People Analytics? Unveiling the Future of HR Intelligence
People analytics is revolutionizing the way HR teams operate, integrating employee data with advanced analytics tools to drive strategic decisions. Discover the differences…
A Multi-Dimensional Approach to Pay Equity
Discover the power of People Analytics in bridging the gender wage gap on Equal Pay Day. Dive into a Multi-Dimensional Approach to Pay…
Webinar: How to Define and Measure Inclusion at Work
Previously recorded on February 28, 2024 Workplaces have come a long way in terms of prioritizing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) as a…
The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a People Analytics Solution
Explore The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a People Analytics Solution and learn more in this resource.
How to Choose the Best HR Analytics Software for Your Team
Unlock the secrets to selecting the ideal people analytics software for your team. Dive into our comprehensive guide exploring people analytics tools, platforms,…
5 Essential Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Metrics Every Organization Should Track
progress is being made to increase diversity in organizations. Even better, we are pushing closer towards equity. So, where does that leave inclusion?
Webinar: Guiding Principles for HR and People Analytics to Drive Impact
Previously recorded on January 25, 2024 Tune in today to hear two of the most prominent voices in the People Analytics space discuss…
Making HR better, faster, and stronger in 2024 (without working harder).
When the legendary French electronic duo, Daft Punk, eloquently crafted the lyrics, ‘’Work it harder, make it better, do it faster, makes us…
Webinar: Supercharge HR with Generative AI
Just imagine having a conversation with your data… Do we have a problem with onboarding? Is it really true that people leave for…
ESRS S1 Own Workforce Checklist
Explore ESRS S1 Own Workforce Checklist and learn more in this resource.
What are the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)?
What is ESRS S1 Own Workforce? Learn more about what this means for human resources. Get tips on how you can kickstart your…
People Analytics in 2024: Where is HR Heading?
New research from Crunchr and HR.com reveals the current state of people analytics globally, including insights on challenges in integrating data and using…
Crunchr and HR.com’s State of People Analytics 2023 – 2024
Explore Crunchr and HR.com’s State of People Analytics 2023 – 2024 and learn more in this resource.
Understanding the Power of Generative AI for People Analytics – Accelerating HR’s Metamorphosis
The metamorphosis of HR through GenAI is not just an idea for the future – it's happening right now – and organizations that…
People Analytics and Hiring: 5 Crucial Aspects to Analyze
Discover key insights in people analytics to enhance your hiring process. Learn what metrics to analyze, from turnover rates to employee performance, to…
<strong>Self-Service People Analytics: Benefits and Practical Examples</strong>
IntroductionWith the ever-increasing importance of data, analytics has become a crucial tool for HR professionals. At Crunchr, our mission is to ensure that…
The changing face of HR: adapting to a new era
Any organization is only as strong as the team it employs, and no one understands this better than human resources (HR) professionals. But…
HR Metrics Guide
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Answering the Top 7 CSRD Reporting Questions for HR and People Analytics
Explore Answering the Top 7 CSRD Reporting Questions for HR and People Analytics and learn more in this resource.
The Ultimate People Analytics Guide
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People Analytics for Manufacturing
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People Analytics for Financial Services
Explore People Analytics for Financial Services and learn more in this resource.
<strong>Tackling the internal vs external hire dilemma</strong>
When new positions need to be filled in organizations, HR needs to decide whether to fill the roles internally and externally, and there…
Before the deep dive, cover the DEI basics
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) are high on the agenda for companies, which are expecting their HR teams to report on their progress.…
The humble payslip: a treasure trove of data
A friend of mine recently moved home and the previous tenant hadn’t changed their address, which meant their mail was still being sent…
People analytics comes to the fore as layoffs loom
If there’s one positive to come out of the mass firings at Twitter, it’s that Elon Musk has drawn attention to how things…
Improve recruitment by focusing on failed hires
Failed hires are expensive and companies often bundle this metric into their turnover and attrition figures. By analyzing exactly why people are leaving…
Interview: Max Blumberg on delivering returns
Executives are under pressure to deliver, and everything in an organization – including human capital – needs to be measured for its return…
Webinar: Everything Finance wants to know from People Analytics
In most organisations, total workforce costs constitute the majority of total expenses. Therefore, People Analytics is highly valuable to the CFO! At the…
Productization: how to scale for success
People Analytics is used to make better decisions to create business value and improve the employee experience. To create maximum impact, insights should…
Bringing start-up thinking to people analytics
Prioritization and thinking like a start-up can ensure your people analytics project creates value and has impact At the outset of any people…
The metric to look at in a tight labor market
The metric to look at in a tight labor market In an environment where it is difficult to hire new people, employers need…
Why adopting people analytics is like Google Maps
The benefits of people analytics are well known, but many struggle with adoption in their organizations. The evolution of Google Maps is one…
Working where you want? Some tips for employers
The Netherlands’ move toward greater legal recognition for remote working has been greeted with widespread enthusiasm. For employers considering how to formalize ‘working…
The Bigger Picture for Addressing the Gender Pay Gap
It was heartening to see that the Dutch women’s football team received a pay rise ahead of the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022, a…
How to Explain People Analytics to your Business Peers
I often get asked to explain what people analytics is and my answer is usually the same: It’s like Clash of Clans. If…
How To Check Whether There Is a Great Resignation in Your Company
Since early 2021, there has been much talk about the Great Resignation, Big Exit or Big Quit. The assumption is that the pandemic…
HR Data: Improve Quality with our 4-Step Process
Data quality has become a hot topic once again in the world of people analytics. As more companies come to rely on HR data for strategic…
Latest Trends in People Analytics
People analytics is attracting more attention than ever. This growth is propelled in large part by companies seeing the value of using data insights…
Driving Diversity & Inclusion with People Analytics
Initiatives to improve diversity and inclusion (D&I) outcomes in the workforce have become a priority for many organizations. Their growth and long-term performance depend on…
Data Privacy & People Analytics: An Expert View
People analytics can help your organization make better decisions across many areas of the business. In order to have a real impact, though, people analytics tools…
People Analytics Platform: Buy or Build?
The use of people analytics in an organization often grows out of one simple request. What starts as a small “data project” blossoms into a…
Driving Adoption of People Analytics: The New Crunchr Model
It is a problem no one wants to talk about: the struggle to realize the business value of people analytics. It’s not because companies…
Measuring Employee Experience with People Analytics
Measuring employee experience with People Analytics can boost your organization's hiring success and, ultimately, the bottom line. A good employee experience (EX) is…
Workforce planning in a post-COVID world: we help you out
Many business practices are changing as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. One of them is workforce planning. Building a workforce that allows…
Measuring Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB)
Organizations thrive when they make a true commitment to employee diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB). What exactly are the parts of DEIB, why do…
Learning & Development in People Analytics
Learning & Development has currently taken center stage at many organizations, and rightly so! In these challenging times, in which COVID-19 forces companies to redeploy…
Working From Home Offers Opportunities in the New Normal
Satisfaction with working from home increases, but a one-size-fits-all will not work. Customization is crucial. Most employees experience working from home in a…
Podcast: Data-driven decisions with People Analytics
In this people analytics podcast, Dirk Jonker speaks about the difficulties companies nowadays face in retaining talent, especially during rough times. The first step is…
Podcast: David Green & Dirk Jonker on People Analytics
In this podcast, David Green and Dirk Jonker discuss about why people analytics should behave like a start-up. As more organizations become more mature in their fields, it is…
The Most Common People Analytics Challenges and How to Solve Them
People analytics is empowering businesses to improve organizational performance, gain a better understanding of the employee needs and react more quickly to the agile…
Reasons why companies like Amazon & Google invest in People Analytics
Leading organizations are increasing adopting sophisticated methods of analyzing workforce data to enhance their competitive advantage. Companies such as Google, Amazon, Cisco and…
Here’s why People Analytics Matters for HR
As professions mature, they define consistent standards and metrics that enable professionals to measure impact. Measurement has always been the hallmark for human…
The Difference Between HR Analytics & People Analytics
Technology, big data and analytics have become important items in the strategic decision-making toolkit. One reason is that business value drivers have changed dramatically over…
Workforce Analytics: the Key to Improving Business Results
How the evolution of HR into an analytically driven profession has made way for workforce analytics. In the past three decades, HR has…
An Interview with Achmea’s Senior Advisor HR Analytics
Financial services group Achmea decided in 2014 to invest in HR Metrics & Analytics capabilities, and appointed Ivo Vink to take the lead. His 6-strong team developed…
5 simple steps to start with People Analytics
You know the term people analytics. You are ready to start with workforce analytics. You are ready to dive into that huge pile of…
5 beliefs on People Analytics
Nowadays, there are numerous articles and insights to find out about people analytics. At Crunchr, we can imagine that it sometimes can be difficult…
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