Human Capital Briefs
2021
-
Agile processes for stable teams
March 08 | Prof. David Clutterbuck, PhD, Distinguished Principal Research Fellow, The Conference Board | Comments (0)One of the biggest criticisms of Agile methodology is that it is very difficult to transfer from a project team environment to teams engaged in “business as usual” (BAU). In the latter, there is no definable end to the process. Instead of experimenting and making continuous improvements, in pursuit of frequently changing priorities, stable team environments seek to optimise and achieve consistency in workflow and other processes against long-term, relatively stable goals and priorities.
2020
-
Survey: 35 Percent of US Companies Do Not Know When They’ll Reopen Workplace
October 19 | Rebecca L. Ray, PhD, Former Executive Vice President, Human Capital, The Conference Board | Robin Erickson, PhD, Head of Human Capital Research, The Conference Board | Amanda Popiela, Former Researcher, Human Capital, The Conference Board | Comments (0) -
Employee Readiness Reopening Survey: Only 28 Percent of Workers Expect Return to Workplace by End of 2020
October 19 | Rebecca L. Ray, PhD, Former Executive Vice President, Human Capital, The Conference Board | Amy Lui Abel, PhD, Head of Career Strategy and Experiences, Arch Insurance Group | Robin Erickson, PhD, Head of Human Capital Research, The Conference Board | Amanda Popiela, Former Researcher, Human Capital, The Conference Board | Comments (0) -
-
Beating Back the Anxiety Pandemic: The Science of Resilience
September 16 | Leo F. Flanagan, PhD, Distinguished Principal Research Fellow, The Conference Board | Comments (0)At this point in the U.S. experience of the pandemic and all the other related crises, many of our brains have been rewired to make anxiety our primary or automatic response to any perceived threat. If we are among those experiencing automatic anxiety, we need to focus on rewiring our brains to become more resilient. We can rewire our brains to minimize—and in some cases eliminate—anxiety and make other more healthy and productive behaviors into our automatic responses.
