Worklytics

Been a rough start to the year. How's your team holding up? https://lnkd.in/gSzf2RkS

Want to be a People Analytics team that drives revenue? Start with Selling Time. As you head into H2, your Head of Sales is probably trying to do everything in his/her power to bring more dollars in the door. You've got data that would make the job easier. Do your Reps have enough time... to sell? Or are they bogged down in a bunch of internal meetings & admin? Your CRO might have a hunch. But you have the data. Share it.

"Soooo what trends are you seeing?" QBR season is here. And we're all bracing to answer that question. Save yourself some time. Use our Cliff's Notes. Here are the top 5 trends we're seeing across H1: 🍋 Time Squeeze: Spoiler alert. No one's got enough focus time. 🌆 Elongating Work Span: +30min at night 🤝 BIG Meetings: 40% have >10 attendees. Are you a Manager? 👉 2 more trends that you need to see inside.

🏢 We’re seeing Finance & Real Estate leaders ask People Analytics to weigh in on office leases and space design. 🖥 CTOs are calling PA to ask how to increase the productivity of their engineering teams. 💹 CROs are asking PA what they should do to generate more sales revenue. These are thorny questions to be sure. But they’re questions that could be answered better if you had data showing how people work. Cue organizational network analysis (ONA) and workplace data. By understanding how people and teams work together, your People Analytics team can answer questions about the underlying drivers of value creation within your organization. Philip Arkcoll shares 3 sample decks showing what that might look like in practice…

If you resolved to be a better manager this year, you need to read this.

Resolve to be a better manager this year? That starts with knowing what to focus on. Our new Manager Scorecard helps you quickly pinpoint what's working - and what's not.

It's Tuesday. Chances are, you're in the office. Perhaps begrudgingly. 🤷♂️ Many of us still aren't convinced the commute is worth our time. 🚗 A big reason: Low Peer Density. In the office, we're not seeing the people we work with most often. A rise in distributed teams has scattered collaborators across work sites, which has decreased the value of your commute. If in-office attendance is critical, consider making execs more available onsite. Spending time with leaders can boost your team's "return on commute" -- helping offset low peer density.

Are you feeling lonely? Over the weekend, the The Wall Street Journal dug into what they've termed an "epidemic of isolation" at work. If you've been commuting into the office to take meetings on Zoom, you already know the jist of what they're observing. Philip Arkcoll chimed in with what we've been seeing in the data: There are benefits to facetime... but there are diminishing returns to time in person. Turns out that 1 visit to the office per month provides 90% of the network-building benefit. And most of us are being asked to return far more frequently than that. What are you seeing work (or flop) when it comes to building connection among your colleagues? Full article: https://lnkd.in/eqM9WbEw

What makes a good manager in 5 numbers... 🤼 Regular Coaching: Weekly 1:1s ⏰ Reasonable Team Norms: Minimal after-hours emails or DMs 🤝 Right Amount of Support: 1-4hrs of overlap a week ☕ Strong Company Network: 60-150 regular collaborators 👩💼 Predictable Facetime: Aim to meet in-person 1x a quarter Seems simple, but we know it's hard to hit the sweet spot -- especially with expanding team sizes. What's the number that matters most to you as a manager?

Your eSat scores have dipped. What are you going to do about it? One of the most frustrating parts of being a frontline manager is seeing your eSat scores drop & not knowing why -- or what to do about it. Outcome driver analysis shines a light on the behaviors behind those survey scores. So you know what to start - or stop - doing to improve results.