{"id":8933,"date":"2021-12-01T09:15:29","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T14:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/?p=8933"},"modified":"2026-02-12T04:32:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:32:35","slug":"hr-analytics-lessons-from-csuite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/hr-analytics-lessons-from-csuite\/","title":{"rendered":"HR analytics: 6 lessons from the C-suite on how HR are using insights to drive impact"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/category\/people-leadership\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">People &amp; Leadership<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHR analytics: 6 lessons from the C-suite on how HR are using insights to drive impact\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2021-12-01T09:15:29-05:00\">December 1, 2021<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"HR analytics: 6 lessons from the C-suite on how HR are using insights to drive impact\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/hr-analytics-lessons-from-csuite\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/author\/jessicafuhl\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/Jess-fuhl.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" fetchpriority=\"high\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Jessica Leyshon<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>How many of your high performers are a flight risk?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By how much do you need to increase your hiring plans next year to grow in line with your business projections? How many potential successors have you identified for key roles?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without actionable insights from HR and&nbsp;People data, companies are flying blind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, just 40% of C-suite leaders say their organization uses HR data to make business decisions, according to our recent research report, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/sage-business-cloud\/people\/resources\/research-analyst-reports\/hr-in-the-moment-impact-through-insights\/\">HR in the moment: Impact through insights<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Worryingly, despite&nbsp;94% of C-suite leaders&nbsp;having&nbsp;access to some form of People data, 68% said they\u2019re not heavily reliant on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#gate-a37fa7ea-ea38-4c63-a74f-1f061404a164\">Request a free, live demo of Sage People and discover how it can help your organization attract the best people, retain your key talent and increase productivity<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Impact through insights: About our research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We polled 500 HR and C-suite leaders from across the UK, US, Canada, and Australia to find out more about how HR analytics are being used in organizations today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Respondents were drawn from two groups:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Senior HR roles, including chief people officers and HR directors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>C-suite executive positions, including chief executives, chief financial officers, chief information officers and chief technology officers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Respondents were also from mid-size global companies, in traditionally high-growth, high-skill sectors such as technology, business services and not-for-profit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The results were fascinating. Below we cover what we learned:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#hr-anchor-link\">1. HR are aligned to business priorities \u2013 but aren\u2019t leading them enough<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#theres-anchor-link\">2. There\u2019s an abundance of HR data \u2013 but not enough insights<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#leading-anchor-link\">3. Leading and lagging metrics: There\u2019s a lack of future-focused data provided by HR<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#csuite-anchor-link\">4. C-suite leaders know what HR data they want<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#and-anchor-link\">5. HR and C-suite leaders aren\u2019t using HR analytics to drive business decision-making<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#the-anchor-link\">6. The role of technology has accelerated<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#find-anchor-link\">Find out more about how HR leaders are driving impact through insights<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#gate-78eb6026-e1ee-4230-a125-c80b4afc3595\">Download your free copy of HR in the moment: Impact through insights<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"hr-anchor-link\">1. HR are aligned to business priorities \u2013 but aren\u2019t leading them enough<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The good news is that an overwhelming majority (81%) of the C-suite feel HR\u2019s priorities are aligned to those of the overall business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Top priorities cited by both HR and C-suite leaders include financial performance, a focus on leadership, business operations and digital transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are some important distinctions, however, when it comes to who\u2019s actually leading the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than half (59%) of the C-suite feel HR is failing to play a leading role in delivering business priorities, even in key HR areas such as skilling and upskilling, operational excellence, and company culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s perhaps even more surprising is that HR leaders themselves agree they could be doing more to lead in these areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It seems C-suite leaders expect HR to lead, more than HR do themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"theres-anchor-link\">2. There\u2019s an abundance of HR data \u2013 but not enough insights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An impressive 90% of business leaders say they do have access to some form of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/hr-analytics-how-to-skill-train\/\">People data<\/a> from HR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s not so great, though, is that this information isn\u2019t turning into actionable insights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, 60% of C-suite aren\u2019t using HR data to drive any kind of decision making, and 68% subsequently say they\u2019re not heavily reliant on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, 60% of the C-suite are not using People data to help determine financial objectives and 63% aren\u2019t using it to make recommendations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps most surprisingly, 56% aren\u2019t using any People data to help inform culture and experience decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So why isn\u2019t data being used to drive impact?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking closer, we discovered the type of HR data the C-suite is receiving is typically weighted towards more \u2018lagging\u2019 metrics, than \u2018leading\u2019 metrics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other words, the data is backwards- rather than forwards-looking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#gate-78eb6026-e1ee-4230-a125-c80b4afc3595\">Download your free copy of HR in the moment: Impact through insights<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"leading-anchor-link\">3. Leading and lagging metrics: There\u2019s a lack of future-focused data provided by HR<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Lagging metrics are outputs from events, with data showing what\u2019s already happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They\u2019re useful if you want to understand if certain intended results have been achieved, but not so useful for predicting future trends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, lagging metrics include metrics such as revenue earned and vacation days taken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leading metrics, on the other hand, include data points such as employee engagement and satisfaction levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This data can be much more useful for business leaders because it acts like a warning system, allowing organisations to take preventative action and course correct in real time to meet business objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With 70% of HR leaders acknowledging they don\u2019t provide leading metrics to the C-suite, HR is missing a big opportunity to make a measurable impact on the success of the wider organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"csuite-anchor-link\">4. C-suite leaders know what HR data they want<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When we asked C-suite leaders objectively about what information they would find most valuable for informing their decisions, the responses clearly backed up the usefulness of leading metrics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also demonstrates the gap between what data C-suite executives want from HR and the data they\u2019re getting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, 90% of the C-suite would find new hire failure rate data useful, yet only 14% report HR providing this data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, 86% of the C-suite say employee net promoter scores (NPS) would be invaluable \u2013 but only 13% currently get this information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even when it comes to more foundational leading metrics, such as employee engagement, 93% of the C-suite would find it helpful \u2013 but only 25% are being given access to it by HR and People teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The top data points C-suite leaders said they would find useful are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Headcount<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Employee productivity rate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cost per hire<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HR to full-time employee (FTE) ratio<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Training rates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Employee engagement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Revenue per full-time employee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Turnover rates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Labor costs per full-time employee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cost per employee<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Metrics such as these give the leadership team the power to identify problems before they happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, if employee satisfaction rates are low, productivity is likely to be low too, which is a signal ahead of time that there\u2019s a potential risk of lowered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/how-to-use-employee-recognition-to-drive-engagement\/\">employee retention<\/a> and higher staff turnover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#gate-78eb6026-e1ee-4230-a125-c80b4afc3595\">Download your free copy of HR in the moment: Impact through insights<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"and-anchor-link\">5. HR and C-suite leaders aren\u2019t using HR analytics to drive business decision-making<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, raw data by itself isn\u2019t much use \u2013 there must be a level of understanding to interpret the information in meaningful ways that create actionable insights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than half (59%) of HR leaders told us they don\u2019t have the ability to spot trends that help make future people-related decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, 38% of the C-suite say they\u2019re not fully satisfied with HR\u2019s ability to provide insights and make business-related recommendations, either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This indicates a need for investment in training and education to help HR to develop critical insights and provide valuable recommendations to inform strategic decision making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-anchor-link\">6. The role of technology has accelerated<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Accelerated digital transformation has been a major driving force behind increasingly sophisticated applications of People data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our research backs this up, with 90% of C-suite leaders saying HR tech has been helpful for achieving a broad range of business priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The global pandemic has been a huge test of just how robustness organizations\u2019 HR tech really is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We found 81% of HR agree they wouldn\u2019t have been able to operate effectively during the pandemic without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/sage-business-cloud\/people\/\">cloud HR<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"find-anchor-link\">Find out more about how HR leaders are driving impact through insights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Recognizing the remarkable value HR data can provide, now and in future, as well as acknowledging areas that need strengthening in the short term, is vitally important for organizations today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More training for HR, and careful investment in future-proof HR tech will help businesses become more resilient \u2013 and maintain this resilience, in the face of great uncertainty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">HR in the moment: Impact through insights<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"centertext-31c05024c8084bcf9820a089753ddfec-0\" class=\"score-center-text \">\n<div id=\"hero-362f46f2373948e6aeedda8945581e94-0\" class=\"score-hero cover-top\">\n<div class=\"score-hero-body\">\n<p>New research reveals how HR can create more value and increase business impact through actionable 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