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How to harness the data already in your company to solve your business problems In today's fast-paced world, data is everywhere-but only actionable insights can drive real success.
The Insight-Driven Leader offers a practical guide to transforming raw data into powerful workforce insights that solve critical business challenges. Through clear frameworks, compelling case studies, and proven strategies, Jenny Dearborn and Kelly Rider reveal how high-performing organizations combine business and workforce data to innovate, engage employees, delight customers, and exceed financial goals. Readers will also find:
- How to move beyond traditional rear-view HR metrics to actionable insights
- Real-life case studies from leading organizations, as well as cautionary tales
- Recommendations for becoming an insights-driven organization using workforce analytics
This book empowers leaders to align data with strategy, build a culture of insight-driven decision-making, and unlock the full potential of their HR and leadership teams.
Whether you're a CEO, CHRO, or first-time manager,
The Insight-Driven Leader will elevate your leadership, equipping you to tackle perennial business challenges and deliver measurable impact in your organization.
About the author
Jenny Dearborn specializes in the people side of business strategy. She is an experienced executive leader in enterprise technology Sales and Human Resources, a Board Director, Advisor, and Investor. She has been Chief Learning Officer five times, a Chief Talent Officer twice, and a Chief People Officer three times at some of the most respected global technology firms. Currently, she is Chief People Officer at BTS Group-a global consulting firm with offices in 24 countries and customers in 60 countries-and the global leader of their Talent Insights Practice. Jenny's first book,
Data Driven, was published by Wiley in 2015 and sold 13,688 copies. Her second book, coauthored with David Swanson,
The Data-Driven Leader, was published by Wiley in 2017 and has sold 10,776 copies.
Kelly Rider is a talent and learning strategist who has spent much of her career connecting the dots between business needs and measurable outcomes. She began her instructional design career at StorageTek and moved into progressive leadership roles at ACS/Intellinex, Hewlettt-Packard Enterprise, SuccessFactors, SAP, and PTC. Kelly has worked in Jenny's leadership team for over 10 years and across 5 companies (HP, SuccessFactors, SAP, UiPath, and ProductBoard). Jenny and Kelly come from business consulting and business sales backgrounds, respectively, prior to becoming HR executives and have both made names for themselves in the industry for being data-first and business-savvy thought leaders.
