Korn Ferry Hay Group's Director, Paul Lambert, says "HR needs to become more data savvy"

By improving its confidence with data, the HR function can be a strategic partner to the business, according to Korn Ferry Hay Group's Director.

Speaking to HR Grapevine, Paul Lambert says: "Many HR departments know they need to, and want to, be a strategic partner to the business. One critical way is by attending business meetings with meaningful people and organisational statistics and data which support and enable the business plan.” He suggests this could include identification of critical business roles and a percentage coverage of these roles with capable successors.