Resources
Humanizing Human Capital: Invest in Your People for Optimal Business Returns by Solange Charas and Stela Lupushor
This book reframes human resources as a strategic investment, moving from gut-feeling decisions to an evidence-based, analytics-driven approach to optimize workforce performance and business outcomes. It provides a practical guide for HR professionals and leaders to apply data to "soft" initiatives, linking them to financial results and preparing for future workforce changes. The book argues against simply increasing salaries as a solution, advocating for a holistic, humanistic strategy that considers employee needs and budget allocation for better returns.
Key themes and concepts:
Data-driven HR:
Moves decision-making from subjective to objective, using analytics to measure the impact of people-centric programs.
Human capital as investment:
Shifts the perspective from a cost center to a crucial investment that generates returns, similar to financial capital.
Holistic approach:
Addresses workforce challenges with a comprehensive strategy that goes beyond compensation to include employee experience and needs.
Future-focused:
Prepares organizations for inevitable changes in the workforce landscape with actionable, forward- thinking solutions.
Best-evidence vs. best-practice:
Encourages a critical thinking approach to find workable solutions rather than just following industry trends.
Learning Analytics: Using talent data to improve business outcomes by J. R. Mattox, P. Parskey, and C. Hall
- Learning Analytics: Using talent data to improve business outcomes (second edition). London: Kogan Page. Pages 7,8,26,202
Humanizing Human Capital: Invest in your people for optimal business results by S. Charas and S. Lupushor
- Humanizing Human Capital: Invest in your people for optimal business results. Dallas: Matt Holt. Pages 48, 187
Understanding and reporting human capital by Nick Shepherd
- Understanding and reporting human capital. N. 2021. Canada: Eduvision / Jannas Publications Pages 27,40-45, 186-189
Measurement Demystified: Creating your L&D measurement, analytics, and reporting strategy by Dave Vance and P. Parskey
- Measurement Demystified: Creating your L&D measurement, analytics, and reporting strategy. Alexandria, VA: ATD Press Pages 25-28, 44-45,54,56-57,60
Book published by Afnor (France) about TC260:
UN SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)
HRD standards and standardization - Article by Valerie Anderson
Value Reporting and Human Capital - Article by Nick Shepherd
Publications
Mattox, J. R. , Parskey, P. . and Hall C. (2020). Learning Analytics: Using talent data to improve business outcomes
Charas, S. and Lupushor, S. (2022). Humanizing Human Capital: Invest in your people for optimal business results
- Humanizing Human Capital: Invest in your people for optimal business results. Dallas: Matt Holt. Pages 48, 187
Shepherd, Nick A. (2021). Understanding and reporting human capital
Vance, Dave and Parskey, P. (2021). Measurement Demystified: Creating your L&D measurement, analytics, and reporting strategy
Breton-Kueny, L., Bensalem, F. (2018). Afnor (France). Les normes internationales pour accompagner la transformation des RH (English: International standards to support HR transformation)
Wong, Wilson, Anderson, Valerie and Bond, Heather (2019). Human Capital Management Standards
Anderson, Valerie (2017). HRD standards and standardization: where now for human resource development?
Shepherd, Nick A. (2022). Valuing your workforce: Why the accounting profession should focus on intangibles, not operating costs
International Organization for Standardization (2015). ISO Standards - Sustainable Development Goals
