Cornell Keynotes

Elevating HR Analytics: Strategic Approaches to Data-Driven Talent Decisions in 2025

Episode Summary

Lisa Csencsits from Cornell's ILR School leads a discussion of how HR analytics has evolved from a novel approach to a fundamental business necessity, with 2025 bringing heightened expectations and capabilities.

Episode Notes

Organizations are now leveraging advanced analytical platforms to not only drive real-time talent management but also help guide leadership decisions that drive business success. Merck’s Beth Perrone, SVP of Talent, and Jeremy Shapiro, AVP of Workforce Analytics, join Lisa Csencsits from Cornell’s ILR School to discuss practical applications of cutting-edge analytical tools that are reshaping talent management and leadership decision making this year.

What You'll Learn

• How leading-edge analytical tools are changing the HR landscape
• Ways to integrate analytics into leadership conversations, engaging senior leadership and boards of directors
• How and where to place guardrails when leveraging analytics
• Strategies for building on insights and using them to inform decisions at your organization

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