Numbers That Persuade

By Five Oaks HR

Turn turnover, absence and engagement figures into a short story that leaders act on, using the spreadsheet you already have.

  • 12.5 CPD hours
  • Course or workshop
  • Live online
  • Five weekly live sessions of 2.5 hours
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About this course

HR sits on a lot of data and often struggles to make it count. This five-week course shows you how to pick the few metrics that matter, clean and analyse them in Excel or Google Sheets, and present them as a clear recommendation. You work on a realistic sample dataset each week, and finish with a one-page people dashboard and a five-minute data story you can take into your next leadership meeting.

The five sessions cover asking the right question, the metrics that matter, spreadsheet skills for HR, your people dashboard and telling the data story. Learners receive a practice dataset and worked spreadsheets, a metric glossary with formulas and a one-page dashboard template, and a certificate for 12.5 CPD hours.

It is designed for HR generalists and business partners, HR coordinators who run monthly reports, reward, talent and people operations specialists and anyone asked to prove the value of HR with numbers.

What you will learn

  • Choose the HR metrics that link to business goals
  • Calculate turnover, absence and time-to-hire correctly
  • Clean and analyse people data in a spreadsheet
  • Build a one-page people dashboard
  • Spot what the numbers do and do not show
  • Present a data story that leads to a decision

Course details

CPD hours
12.5
Format
Course or workshop
Delivery
Live online
Duration
Five weekly live sessions of 2.5 hours
Language
English
Price
€745 per person

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