Podcast: How Big Data Can Make a Big Difference in HR

Big data has become a necessity for many businesses, but some human resources managers don’t rely on it because they see their role as something different: connecting to the employees and the company.

In their book, The Data Driven Leader: A Powerful Approach to Delivering Measurable Business Impact Through People Analytics, Jenny Dearborn and David Swanson say failure to incorporate data into the HR function can be costly to managers and the company. Dearborn, chief learning officer and senior vice president at SAP, discussed the book on the Knowledge@Wharton show, which airs on SiriusXM channel 111. (Listen to the full podcast using the player below)

http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/how-big-data-can-make-big-improvements-in-hr/