Talent Development Analytics:
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Why Talent Development Analytics?

You’ve probably heard that the next big thing in HR is analytics, and for good reason. Once you discover the story your talent development program’s data is telling you, you can not only prove your ROI, but also run a more successful program and better engage the employees who are a part of those talent development programs, too.

But before you can have talent development analytics, you need solid data and reporting capabilities.

Our state-of-the-art reporting tool, StarReports, can help you discover and demonstrate that story so that you can do just that.

Prove your ROI and keep your funding

Proving your program’s ROI is arguably the biggest need driving the rise of talent development analytics — but your success metrics will vary depending on your program’s objective. StarReports is highly configurable, so you’ll be able to create, save, and schedule reports to that detail exactly the information you need.

Here are just a few examples of ways StarReports can assist your efforts to show ROI:

  • Prove that your employees are using your software and are active in your program.
  • Tie your employees’ learning plans to their career paths.
  • Tie what your employees have actually achieved to their learning plan.
  • Show change in employees’ competencies by comparing before and after competency result tests.
  • Show your employees’ progress toward their goals, along with their completed action items.

Run a more efficient and successful program

Why stop at simply proving your program’s ROI when you can dig into the data enough to see exactly where things could be running more smoothly, efficiently, or successfully? For example, StarReports can help you:

  • See if and how your program participants are using your software or tools
  • See if program participants are logging activity in the program
  • Send out targeted communications or take targeted action to promote certain tools based on usage stats and how they tie into your organizational objectives.

Engage your users

Likewise, if you know in what ways employees are or aren't participating in your program, you can target those areas to improve them. For example:

  • Determine if employees are logging into your portal, and implement a communication strategy
  • Determine if consultants are engaging their assigned candidates and staying on top of their deliverables
  • Pinpoint the reason behind any piece of user engagement data and take action to fix any problems as necessary — before they become issues that threaten to cripple your program.

Interested in learning more about how StarReports can help your talent development programs?


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Success Stories

Insala helped address some of the key challenges we faced at Unilever, which is virtual mentoring, as many of our mentees and mentors are not in the same geographic location. Insala's mentoring consultant, Judy Corner, is a true mentoring specialist and a highly engaging individual.

Katherine Ray
Unilever

Our pilot Mentoring programme using the Insala platform has been well received by our participants and has given our Mentees the tools to chose an appropriate Mentor to meet their own specific development and career needs. Organisationally the portal is encouraging networking and collaboration across both business lines and functions and locations. The Insala team are professional, pragmatic and agile and have worked closely with us to deliver our pilot programme to meet our business needs

Julie Aspinall
Societe Generale

I worked with Judy Corner of Insala to develop a customized mentoring program for International Paper. Judy provided a degree of confidence to the Chairman's Diversity Council as she presented a pragmatic, visionary, long term perspective on the benefits to be gained from Insala's program. Following the M.O.R.E. workshop, participants were surveyed on session effectiveness and Insala received a 100% favorable rating on the value of the day. I highly recommend Insala and believe they offer a distinct advantage to companies looking to advance their position in the ongoing war for talent.

Cheryl Kern
Amway/Alticor

As part of a talent management initiative, United Nations Federal Credit Union (UNFCU), partnered with Insala to provide high potential/high performing staff with a structured vehicle to develop their career goals. From the onset, the Insala team provided exceptional client service, ensuring UNFCU had knowledgeable technical resources at its disposal throughout the implementation of its Career Development portal. Insala's partnership with UNFCU has directly impacted its ability to solidify an effective succession planning program and retain our high potential/high performing talent.

Carlene Alexander
UNFCU

Insala provided a global online solution which helped align our business strategy with our management needs for the future. With their product, we were able to understand our skill gaps and develop our future leaders with the findings. This solution took one hour for an employee to complete, eliminated drawers of paperwork, and provided upper management instant visibility on our progress.

Rick Huntley
Intertek

ACCA aims to provide our 110,000 members and 260,000 students with direct access to the most exciting and rewarding job opportunities currently available in the world of business and finance. Our online Career Management Resources, available through ACCA Careers, is powered by EmploymentTalk™ and allows our members, students and affiliates to use their time both efficiently and effectively on critical career development activities, while EmploymentTalk™ organizes and plans the route to career success.

Heather Morris
ACCA

Our partnership with Insala has allowed us to offer an entirely new service to our job seekers, which helps prepare them for getting their next job. The assessments and career advice tools offered through our site continue to be successful, and the seamless support provided has proven very efficient. Insala consistently responds in a swift fashion whenever we need assistance, and continues to provide us with a very professional service.

Marcy Richardson
Monster

This past winter was definitely remarkable. We found that the E-mail Broadcaster function is the easiest and fastest way to reach all our candidates to inform them of any changes in our office hours - including having to close due to inclement weather, delayed openings, or early closure. Additionally, we use this function to promote our seminars and workshops, and the career coaches can reach all of their candidates in one simple email. This tool is a tremendous asset.

Antoinette Murray
The Schegg Group

We first started using EmploymentTalk™ in our practice in 2001, and have stuck with it ever since. What spurred us to stay on was both the professionalism and responsiveness of the Insala team, as well as the regular software upgrades we received, which ensured we had a cutting edge tool at any given time. Today, EmploymentTalk™ enables us to deliver a longer duration of outplacement services and thereby exceed our clients' expectations. As more and more organizations look to provide cost-effective, efficient and high-impact outplacement, we are able to meet their needs.

Len Rishkofski
Snowden

This is a fantastic product that will really help our workforce. The Insala team has done a great job maximizing the application capabilities and tailoring it to help our diverse workforce in transition. They've demonstrated a true partnership in providing us with expert assistance, met our special needs, and done so in a timely and cost effective manner.

Len Martinez
Kaiser-Hill Company, LLC

Insala has excelled as a global technology partner to our organization. Insala is not only a provider and implementer of superior career management technology, but a constant and reliable source of ideas and best practices in our industry. Having Insala as a strategic partner has enabled our organization to provide superior, seamless career management and transition services to corporate clients worldwide, and has positioned OI Partners as a global leader in the delivery of career transition services.

Joy Reed Belt, Ph.D.
OI Partners, Americas

Our candidates are just blown away by the amount of research they get on specific companies and industries. Their ability to get REALLY good information, and MUCH MORE information than they typically could get on their own, and have it presented so quickly and effectively, is very powerful. It gives us a big sales and marketing advantage.

Kathleen Brown
King & Bishop

Insala performed very well in creating our new corporate website. I was really pleased with the design options they offered. In addition, Insala representatives were wonderful to work with, responding quickly to our needs and delivering solutions in a very timely manner.

Dr. Pamela Johnson
Nia Consulting & Development

One way in which we demonstrate our commitment to employees is to provide opportunities for them to develop; mentoring is an important component of employee development in North America. Insala supported us in leveraging formal mechanisms and provided us best practices to launch a sustainable mentor program. The MORE Workshop was our pivotal starting point, strategizing with stakeholders to build a practical plan for implementation including communication, training, metrics, and more. The outcome has been a clear benefit for participants and for Solvay.

Kelly Bessler
Solvay

Articles

August 06, 2019

Designing a Mentoring Program for Onboarding

Traditional onboarding programs can leave a lot to be desired. You’ve been there – the paperwork, the rushed office tour, the introductions. You may feel like nothing was done besides the tax forms. You may be right, because 58% of organizations report their onboarding program consists only of pro... More

August 05, 2019

3 Types of Mentoring Programs for the Workplace

Mentoring relationships are mutually beneficial, meaning they benefit both mentors and mentees. When both parties develop simultaneously, your entire organization benefits overall. Organizational benefits of mentoring can include increase employee retention, higher employee engagement, and even bett... More

August 02, 2019

Benefits of Cross-Generational Mentoring

Cross-generational mentoring is defined as pairing individuals from different generations with the goal of mutual learning and growth. Through mentoring relationship where multiple generations share experiences, skills, and knowledge, employees are able to create a bridge. This bridge will eliminat... More

August 01, 2019

3 Ways For Matching Mentors and Mentees

Successful mentorships in formal mentoring programs should always start with a strategized mentor matching process. This approach allows for strategic mentor matches to be made based on the qualifications of the mentors. There should always be a plan for matching mentors and mentees before the prog... More

August 01, 2019

Tips for Planning a Mentoring Program for Diversity

In today’s organizations, managers must respond to the needs of increasingly diverse employees. Many organizations have instituted diversity training programs. This has helped them understand and utilize the unique contributions of all employees by creating an inclusive work environment. However, o... More

July 30, 2019

How Mentoring Can Benefit Women in Leadership

Women have been making a name for themselves in organizations all over the world. They are taking their career goals to the next level and claiming positions they have worked very hard for. Despite this, many top positions within organizations are still held by men. Because of this, some women are ... More

July 28, 2019

How to Overcome Challenges as a Coach

Corporate coachingcan be a challenging experience for both parties involved, but these challenges don’t have to hinder the success of the relationship. Not everyone is meant to be a coach. Coaching takes time, skill, and careful planning in order for it to be successful. It also requires that the c... More

July 26, 2019

Facilitating Leadership Development Through Management Mentoring

Growing leadership expertise in a short period of time within an organization is a continuous challenge. The speed of projects and the increasing need for innovation has resulted in some quick promotions. These promotions can leave individuals in management positions with little to no experience or ... More

July 24, 2019

Team Mentoring in the Workplace

Mentoring has evolved to fit the needs of current corporate trends through the years. It goes further now than informal relationships between professions formed through networking. Mentoring is often positioned as a learning and development strategy used to further employee development and increase ... More

July 19, 2019

Common Problems in Mentoring Programs

Mentoring programs provide a malleable solution to any talent development problem. They can be used in any size organization with any number of participants. Mentoring also provides solutions to certain organizational problems such as how to retain employees and how to improve employee engagement. ... More

July 18, 2019

Criteria for Matching Mentors and Mentees for Career Development

Career development is no longer an optional benefit for you to offer. Your employees are demanding it, especially your millennials. In fact, 87% of millennials say career development opportunities are an important factor when choosing an organization. A great way to satisfy this need for career dev... More

July 16, 2019

Including Your Corporate Alumni in Employee Development

Corporate alumni networks mimic university alumni networks by retaining relationships with former employees. You may be wondering why an organization would do that? The answer is simple. Those former employees can still bring benefits, especially when they are included in employee development. The... More

July 11, 2019

Benefits of Corporate Mentoring for Your Organization

Doing successful business in today’s corporate world means finding low-cost, high-quality solutions for your organization’s needs. Your greatest asset for this is often your employees and their knowledge capital. That means a great employee development strategy will translate into profitable results... More

July 10, 2019

Best Practices for Creating a Career Development Program

Career development programs today are no longer optional. Employees want development, and they want it through their workplace. Providing a great career development program is a gateway for improving employee engagement, increasing employee retention, and creating good company culture. This makes a ... More

July 08, 2019

Measuring the Success of Mentoring Programs

Over the past decade, wehave seenanincrease in the number oforganizationsthat want toincorporatementoringinto their culture.This is because mentoring continuously proves to be effective as an employee engagement strategy. Mentoring also facilitated employee development and internal networking. With... More