This masterclass addresses a critical challenge facing HR Business Partners (HRBPs), Organization Development (OD), and People Analytics (PA). OD and PA are organized and implemented as separate spheres of expertise, with HRBPs drawing from both to help in their work. The problem for the business and HR is that this disjointed approach leaves tremendous value on the table, impacting strategy execution and organizational effectiveness. It also makes responding to and integrating AI into the work of HR more challenging than it needs to be.

 HR needs a more integrated approach to reveal actionable insights and produce meaningful change. All three groups have substantial room for improvement in their practice:

• HRBPs are stretched too thin to effectively use the best insights from both OD and PA.
• OD needs to make better use of data, measurement and AI in the process of diagnosing systems challenges and driving change.
• People Analytics needs to be more closely aligned and integrated with the interpersonal and change work of OD and the HRBPs.

This workshop provides tools, frameworks and insights for all three groups to improve practice and business impact, including the following:

• Turn data into C Suite decision making: Data and analytics efforts too often focus on finding facts to demonstrate “objective” realities in the organization without ensuring they resonate with the right audience. The workshop shows how to influence leaders and drive the right interpretation and actions based on the data, including the emerging insights AI provides.
• Integrate analytics and OD to activate successful org change and transformation: Successful change requires the right mix of process, measurement and action. Combine the best data and measurement tools from the analytics world, with the dynamic tools and frameworks used by OD to diagnose, guide and deliver organizational change and transformation programs that work.
• Tactics to engage senior business leaders: Deploying the right mix of OD plus analytics to engage key stakeholders and decision makers is both art and science. The workshop shows how to strike the right balance to achieve maximum results.
• Conduct org diagnostics using qualitative and quantitative analysis: Classic analytics approaches rely too heavily on analyzing and collecting data from individuals, rather than the teams and org units where the business and strategic outcomes are realized. Comprehensive org diagnostics of the drivers of business performance require a combination of case study and systems analytics, and leveraging the new tools provided by AI.

Who should attend

• HR business partners
• OD professionals
• People analytics professionals

Attendees will earn 15 Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP recertification.

Masterclass faculty

The masterclass is taught by three highly respected thought and practice leaders in the HR, analytics and OD communities. They bring over six decades of experience solving organizational performance and change challenges in leading companies:

• Alec Levenson, Senior Research Scientist, Center for Effective Organizations
• Maura Stevenson, Chief Human Resources Officer, MedVet and Affiliate Research Scientist
• Alexis Fink, Senior Research Scientist, Center for Effective Organizations