Workforce and organizational data have been drizzling down on companies for decades, but as more jobs interface directly with technology, this has swelled to a heavy downpour. Most companies erect thin, umbrellalike policies to protect themselves from potentially misusing the data; a small fraction recognizes that this deluge is contributing to a new operating environment in which they can boldly seek growth. New research from Forrester helps executives see this workforce data downpour as a source of insight rather than merely something of a flood.
