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Mar 2023
20m 53s

Fundamentals of HR Analytics with Fermin...

THE HR GAZETTE
About this episode

In this HRchat episode, we hear from Fermin Diez, Deputy CEO & Group Director at Sector Capability and Transformation Group about why now is an exciting time to be in HR and better ways to use your people data. 

Dr. Fermin Diez has more than 35 years of experience in human resources, which includes consulting, corporate and academic roles in 40 countries in all continents.

As a consultant, he has advised major multinationals, large local companies and public sector organizations at the Board and C-Suite levels. He has also managed the P&L in several geographical locations and businesses. As an HR leader, he has been the Regional Head of HR for two large MNCs in AsiaPac and in Latin America.
 
Questions for Fermin Include:

  • Why are you passionate about moving HR forward? 
  • Why do you think now is the most exciting time in HR? 
  • Talk about the growth in the use of people data
  • Building on traditional HR skillsets: How does your 2019 book, Fundamentals of HR Analytics, make understanding and engaging with data analytics easier for professionals at all levels? 

More About Dr. Fermin Diez
 
Fermin is currently Deputy CEO and Group Head of Human Resources for Singapore’s National Council for Social Service. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Singapore Management University and at Nanyang Technological University and is co-author of three books: ‘Human Capital and Global Business Strategy’, ‘The Remuneration Handbook: International Edition’ and ‘Fundamentals of HR Analytics’.
 
He has taught WorldatWork courses for more than 20 years in the United States, Puerto Rico, Australia, the United Kingdom, Malaysia, India, Singapore, Indonesia and Hong Kong.
 
Fermin has been named a Top HR influencer in Asia. He is a frequent speaker at regional and global forums on compensation, strategic HR, talent management and development, career planning, mergers and acquisitions from an HR perspective, building teams, global HR, education, public sector HR practices and HR analytics.
 
 
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