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Evidence-based workforce planning is always important, but particularly so when 10-year project timelines call for precise talent strategies, an HR leader says.

When Jane Thomas joined energy infrastructure business APA Group, her first priority as group executive for people, safety, and culture was to collect insights, she tells HR Daily.

"I came in '21 and the data baseline wasn't clear to me," she explains. She wanted to know: "What are our people saying? What do they value? What don't they value? And what's their connection to our organisation?"

To get the answers, Thomas launched a series of employee engagement surveys, refining them each year to benchmark results and establish a clear evidence base. The data revealed a consistent message: employees were seeking more career development...