The Spotify Way Over the past year or so we have come to a realization: We talk a lot about and refer back to “The Spotify Way,” but we have never truly defined what that is. As a result, others have tried to define it for us, to varying degrees of success. If you search […]
Our work environment plays a huge role in our psychological health. If we’re not okay in life, we’re likely not to be okay at work. We don’t want our employees to hide behind a happy face at work – we want people to feel that they can tell their manager and colleagues that they are […]
Six culture pegs that might stress you out in 2020 My love for culture work never seems to fade and new trends continue to arise in this space. But are they really shiny new truths or are just old common knowledge in new packaging? Whatever the case, there are a couple of areas I predict […]
We have made quite the journey in our people analytics work over the past years.
It’s not about connecting the dots, but having a smooth and steady ride in the flight of locks Using data about human behavior, relationships, and traits as the basis for making business decisions. That’s our definition of People Analytics and it means not basing decisions anecdotal experience, hierarchy and/or risk avoidance, but taking higher-quality decisions […]
Right now, most of the People Analytics industry is focusing a lot on Talent Acquisition and straight up data reporting. Those are both good and important things, but we have all been doing them for a long time, and neither will help us activate and retain the people who are already recruited, predict the future, […]
Say hello to Flexible Public Holidays, where Spotifiers celebrate to their own beat #LeadOnLeave
The topic company culture and hiring as a company scales is heavily discussed. Many things have been said about developing a great company culture, but I’ve been thinking about how it can differ from a European perspective. 1) Find your EVPs Talent is scarce and European companies can’t, or don’t believe in, competing financially with […]
Kodcentrum (Code Centre) is a Swedish nonprofit that was founded in 2014 based on the belief that learning to code should be a possibility for all kids regardless of who their parents are and what they can afford. They introduce children and young people to the the wonderful, creative, problem solving world of programming and digital creation. Code […]
Trend or just a flash in the pan? Lately I had a lot of reasons to reflect on why HR is such a fashion victim. Sometimes in silence, often in anxiety and sometimes a little more loudly. More and more organisations recognize that employees are actually the most important resource and that talent is scarce. […]