In this session, Karolina Urbanska and Devshree Bhatt from Culture Amp reveal why traditional people analytics often fall short by omitting the ‘why’ behind the numbers. By merging engagement, sentiment and perception data with business performance metrics, they demonstrate how to convert raw data into strategies that drive organisational change. Drawing on insights from the largest employee data lake—comprising 1.5 billion data points from 6,500 organisations—the speakers will share concrete examples of misguided insights and how to recalibrate them into targeted, science-led actions that align people and business objectives.

• The gap between descriptive analytics and strategic action.

• Techniques for integrating employee sentiment with performance metrics.

• Real-world case studies drawn from a vast employee data lake.

• How misinterpretations in analytics lead to ineffective strategies.

• Methods to convert data insights into targeted, clear actions.

• The role of science-led practices in aligning people and business goals.

• Gain practical strategies to merge employee experience with business analytics.

• Understand how to translate data insights into strategic, measurable actions.

• Learn to identify and correct common misinterpretations in people analytics.

• Develop methods to build a resilient, purpose-driven workforce.