All Briefs
2020
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Supporting Remote Work Behind Those Virtual Backgrounds
June 16 | Keri K. Stephens, Associate Professor in Organizational Communication Technology, The University of Texas at Austin | Comments (0)COVID-19 has radically changed how people around the globe conduct their work. While some workers have returned to their places of work, every day more organizations announce they are asking employees to continue working from home. For many workers, remote work may become a standard, at least for the next several years. Some people are thrilled with no commutes, wearing pajama pants, and having no colleagues drop in to chat for what can become an extended time. But, I invite you, especially if y
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Building Reputation During the Pandemic Dictates Employees First
June 16 | Kirk Stewart, Senior Fellow, The Conference Board Marketing & Communications Center | Comments (0)During the global pandemic, how business manages its employee experience has become the most important driver of overall corporate and brand reputation.
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Insider Trading and 10b5-1 Plans
May 29 | Eileen R. Cohen, Senior Counselor, H/Advisors Abernathy | Comments (0)Establishing a 10b 5-1 trading plan for high-level employees who have access to material non-public information is a practice that every company should consider instituting, especially since the outbreak of COVID-19 has resulted in stock market volatility levels not seen since the 2008 financial crisis and corporate insiders are regularly informed of material non-public information.
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Small business hiring is recovering
May 20 | Gad Levanon, PhD, Former Vice President, Labor Markets, The Conference Board | Ben Cheng, Former Researcher, Economics Department, The Conference Board | Comments (0)Early signs from the HWOL data series suggest small employers are leading the ramp up in hiring as the economy begins to reopen.
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Recovery's Long and Winding Road: Our Corporate Citizenship Journey Continues
May 19 | Jeff Hoffman, Institute Leader, Corporate Citizenship & Philanthropy, ESG Center, The Conference Board | Comments (0)There are financial, social, and health implications for companies, employees, and communities as we think about reopening the economy. Recovery will be a long and winding road, and companies have an opportunity not only to help lead but to help take us to a more green, humane, and thoughtful world.
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Corporate Purpose Becoming a Prerequisite for Recovery
May 11 | Jeff Pundyk, Senior Fellow, The Conference Board Marketing and Communications Center | Comments (0)Nothing can compensate for the human suffering, lives lost, and economic devastation resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet in the face of these challenging times, we are seeing the acceleration of two trends that could leave a positive mark on business and its role in society.
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We need to look at productivity by industry to understand the depth of this crisis
May 11 | Klaas de Vries, Former Senior Economist, The Conference Board | Ilaria Maselli, Former Senior Economist, The Conference Board | Comments (0)As of May 4, 42 percent of the total French workforce was either fully or partially unemployed, representing 12 percent of total annual hours worked and with an output equivalent of 11 percent of annual GDP. Half of that GDP loss is associated with just three industries: manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade and construction.