by Konstantin Tskhay June 15th What If the Most Important Data Is in the Tail? ↓ Hi Friends, And as all of us in people analytics, I’ve been thinking about the normal distribution while walking my dog in the morning after the workout. The nice, familiar bell curve. I don't know if it was the hill by the dog park that triggered the vision. Or it's just how my brain is functioning. It sort of reminded me of my grad school professor who said something along the lines: if you love stats, you are...
8 days ago • 4 min read
by Konstantin Tskhay August 12th What If AI is Training Us? ↓ Hi Friends, I was reading Sapiens the other day and came across an interesting idea that it was not humans who domesticated wheat, but rather the other way around. Then, of course, I started thinking about AI and how we use it nowdays. I don't know if you are like me, but at times, I get so frustrated with AI responses that I go with the "old fashioned" way of problem solving. Also, known as good old thinking. But then, of course...
15 days ago • 4 min read
by Konstantin Tskhay September 2nd The State of People Analytics 2026: My Biggest Takeaways ↓ Hi, Friends, Over the last 5 years or so, I have served on the HR.com's People Analytics Advisory Board. Most recently, we have built out the State of People Analytics 2026 report based on the feedback from many experts including myself about where we are at and what the future holds. You can download the report here. As I was reading through the final version, one thing stood out to me. We still...
22 days ago • 4 min read
by Konstantin Tskhay July 29th Are you planning your workforce blind? ↓ Hi Friends, I have been noodling on this idea for quite some time now: is HR aware of the macroeconomic data? Sure, we all listen to some form of news about what is going on in the world. But how much of it do we actually understand and use within our organizations to plan how to structure our team for performance. Here is a quick poll: Do you use economic data for workforce planning? Yes No I am not sure The Traditional...
29 days ago • 6 min read
by Konstantin Tskhay June 22 Should We Talk DEI Metrics Again? ↓ Hi Friends, We live in an interesting world now, ever since the orange man has declared DEI less important in the US. What resulted was a mass divestment from all DEI initiatives and even restructuring in the way some major not-for-profit organizations apply for funding. Yes, they completely eliminated DEI language from all their policies, programs, and marketing materials! But even in the times like this, we can reflect back...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
by Konstantin Tskhay July 15th How to make your (People) analytics team matter? ↓ Hi Friends, Inspiration comes from many places and this week, it comes from @Angeline Ico, my former colleague at Deloitte and an experience and innovation designer. We caught up the other day and as I am starting to work on the new people analytics conference, I asked her what advice she might have. She immediately reminded me that the conference needs to be an experience. And to create an experience I need the...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
by Konstantin Tskhay July 8th Can You Spot Real HR Science? ↓ As always, Hi Friends, I am on my way to Athens right now and we are flying through quite turbulence. Nevertheless, the lulls of the plane and the voice of Nassim Taleb in my ear make me question the enterprise of people analytics, asking a question: Is People Analytics Really Science? Specifically, the tidal wave of "evidence-based" HR and now AI products flooding the market. Every week, a new consulting firm drops a white paper...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
by Konstantin Tskhay July 1st Headcount vs FTE: Why Workforce Metrics Keep Getting Mixed Up ↓ Hi Friends, This past week, I had about 3 separate conversations about headcount and FTE. Wild. We would think that this is an easy problem to solve. But it is more complex than you probably think. But the real problem perhaps is not the definition problem, but rather a measurement problem. Let me explain. The number on the HR dashboard may be lying to you "We're at 500 people." Five hundred is a...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
by Konstantin Tskhay June 24th Why HR Struggles with AI integration: 4 Barriers to Address ↓ Hi, Friends, Last week, I wrapped up a fun panel discussion as part of the HR.com People Analytics Advisory Board. I sat down with Jeff Higgins, Helen Friedman, and Shane McGowan to discuss barriers to AI implementation in the organizations. If you missed it, check it out here. It was a timely conversation given many of my CHRO colleagues are currently tasked to push AI into their organization. In...
2 months ago • 6 min read