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All Briefs
2020
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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.
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Why Company Directors Should Use Social Media
September 08 | Elizabeth Richards, Head of Corporate Governance, The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) | Comments (0)In its most recent Connect and Reflect report, “Why Company Directors Should Use Social Media,” The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) describes the benefits of social media for directors and offers practical guidance about how to make a start.
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Richard Parsons, Former CEO of Time Warner Inc., Reflects on the Role of Corporations in Society
September 07 | Paul Washington, President and CEO, Society for Corporate Governance | Comments (0)Richard Parsons, a Senior Advisor at Providence Equity Partners as well as the former Chairman of Citigroup and Chairman and CEO of Time Warner Inc., recently joined our CEO Forum on Building a More Civil & Just Society. In our interview, we discussed the evolving role of public corporations and practical suggestions about making concrete progress in advancing both inclusion and equity in our society.
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Ford Foundation President Darren Walker on How Corporations Can Help Drive Social Change
September 04 | Paul Washington, President and CEO, Society for Corporate Governance | Comments (0)In this interview, Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, reflects on the death of George Floyd, the uprisings that have spread across America as a result, and the role of public corporations in fostering diversity and inclusion and driving social change.
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13F proposal — the SEC can (and should) do better
August 26 | Robert Lamm, ESG Center Fellow, The Conference Board | Comments (0)The SEC’s proposal to “fix” Form 13F – the form on which large investment managers report their equity holdings of public companies – could have a significant impact on companies being aware of, as well responding to and engaging with, activist investors – especially at relatively smaller companies, which are are increasingly susceptible to activism.
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Q&A with Nicole Anderson, President of the AT&T Foundation and AVP, Corporate Social Responsibility
August 26 | Lindsay Beltzer, Senior Program Producer, ESG Center, The Conference Board | Comments (0)In this interview, Nicole Anderson, President of the AT&T Foundation and AVP, Corporate Social Responsibility, discusses AT&T’s response to COVID-19, including why company the reaffirmed its commitment to distant learning and the importance of building upon your existing network, partners, and core competencies to deploy resources quickly and effectively in a time of crisis.
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What The Post-Pandemic Economy Will Look Like
August 24 | Gad Levanon, PhD, Former Vice President, Labor Markets, The Conference Board | Comments (0)The Covid-19 pandemic is leading to what may end up being the deepest economic recession since the Great Depression. But eventually, a vaccine will be found, and the fear of the virus will dissipate. How different will the US economy look, say five years from now?
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In Today’s Deep Recession, Consumer Spending On Goods Is Above Pre-Pandemic Levels. Why?
August 24 | Gad Levanon, PhD, Former Vice President, Labor Markets, The Conference Board | Comments (0)One of the categories that experiences the largest decline in a typical recession is consumer spending on goods. The US is now enduring the worst recession in 80 years: Employment in July was about 13 million below February’s number while GDP dropped by 11 percent in the first half of 2020. Yet in June, consumer spending on goods was 5 percent above pre-Covid-19 levels. Why?
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Weeks Where Decades Happen: Senior Innovation Leaders Share Their Wisdom
August 20 | John Metselaar, Economy, Strategy & Finance Center Leader, Europe, The Conference Board | Comments (0)Our current health and economic crises only accelerate the vital need for more innovation and faster digital transformation. Senior innovation leaders on the Advisory Board of The Conference Board Innovation & Digital Transformation Institute explore this means in terms of challenges and opportunities across multiple levels.