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posted by janrinok on Tuesday February 13 2018, @03:17AM   Printer-friendly
from the I-guess-so dept.

An increasing number of businesses invest in advanced technologies that can help them forecast the future of their workforce and gain a competitive advantage. Many analysts and professional practitioners believe that, with enough data, algorithms embedded in People Analytics (PA) applications can predict all aspects of employee behavior: from productivity, to engagement, to interactions and emotional states.

Predictive analytics powered by algorithms are designed to help managers make decisions that favourably impact the bottom line. The global market for this technology is expected to grow from US$3.9 billion in 2016 to US$14.9 billion by 2023.

Despite the promise, predictive algorithms are as mythical as the crystal ball of ancient times.

[...] To manage effectively and develop their knowledge of current and likely organisational events, managers need to learn to build and trust their instinctual awareness of emerging processes rather than rely on algorithmic promises that cannot be realised. The key to effective decision-making is not algorithmic calculations but intuition.

https://theconversation.com/predictive-algorithms-are-no-better-at-telling-the-future-than-a-crystal-ball-91329

What do you people think about predictive algorithms ? Mumbo jumbo or ??


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  • (Score: 2) by PiMuNu on Tuesday February 13 2018, @01:45PM (1 child)

    by PiMuNu (3823) on Tuesday February 13 2018, @01:45PM (#637101)

    I agree with your comments for small organisations. What about for big ones where the management are several layers away from the people actually doing the work. In an outfit with more than ~ few 100 staff, it isn't possible for senior management to just chat to people. What happens if "joe middle management" is an arse, how do you then manage joe to make sure that the people under him don't suffer too much?

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by acid andy on Tuesday February 13 2018, @08:48PM

    by acid andy (1683) on Tuesday February 13 2018, @08:48PM (#637261) Homepage Journal

    Yeah in the big organizations it's down to the middle managers to cut the bullshit and talk frankly to those under them and escalate any needed changes or even better find a way to deal with it without involving their higher ups. As for the asshole managers, those that have a high employee turnover or lots of employees requesting transfers are probably the ones the higher ups need to bypass, move or get rid of.

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