2024
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Communication Is Key In Supporting Employee Well-Being
May 30 | Rita Meyerson, EdD, Principal Researcher, Human Capital, The Conference Board | Comments (0)As Mental Health Awareness Month draws to a close, our data reveals the importance of employee communication in supporting worker well-being.
2021
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Three Ways Managers Can Calm Employees’ Fears About Returning To Work
May 17 | Rebecca L. Ray, PhD, Former Executive Vice President, Human Capital, The Conference Board | Comments (0)More than a year into the pandemic, hope is finally on the horizon, with nearly half of the United States population having received at least one vaccine dose. And while this has prompted conversations about the “new normal,” many workers remain skeptical and worried.
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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
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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, Vice President, Human Capital, 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, Vice President, Human Capital, The Conference Board | Amanda Popiela, Former Researcher, Human Capital, The Conference Board | Comments (0)