Source page: McKinsey & Company
Commentary
Putting people over process
Organization | Strategy
June 25, 2021 – Chief human-resource officers in Europe are leery about what has been lost in the focus on cost-efficiency mandates. These HR leaders tell us a return to people-centric policies—especially those aimed at allowing employees to bring their whole selves to work—are key to attracting top talent. Click through to see what they envision for optimizing workforce strategies.
To read the article, see “‘Back to human’: Why HR leaders want to focus on people again,” June 4, 2021.
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Visual form
Four-column dot-matrix comparison.
Layout / body structure
The chart is arranged as a single horizontal row of four 10 by 10 dot grids, each with a short heading above, a descriptive sentence beneath the heading, and a large percentage anchored below the grid. Read left to right across the four columns so the people-policy themes and their shares can be compared in sequence.
What is being compared
The chart compares four people-centric priorities that chief human-resources officers in Europe say will help attract and develop talent: engaging more directly with employees, letting employees bring their whole person to work, paving the way to the new possible, and acting as human capitalists.
Measurement system
The measure is percent of respondents, shown both as a large number and as filled squares inside each 100-cell matrix. Because each grid is out of 100, the dark filled cells map directly to the reported share of CHRO respondents for that priority.
Visible structure inside the graphic
Each column pairs a headline phrase with one dot matrix and one big numeric label, so the reader gets both a visual density cue and an exact value. The second grid is almost completely filled, while the other three leave progressively larger light gaps, which makes the ranking visible even before reading the numbers.
Main takeaway from the visual
All four people-centric moves command overwhelming support, and the chart makes that clear by showing every grid overwhelmingly dark. Letting employees bring their whole person to work stands out as the most broadly endorsed priority, while even the lowest-ranked theme still sits well above four fifths of respondents.
Key standout values or extremes
The highest share is 98 percent for letting employees bring their whole person to work. The other three priorities register 90 percent for engaging more directly and deeply with employees, 85 percent for paving the way to the new possible, and 81 percent for acting as human capitalists.
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