All Briefs
2020
-
What types of jobs will experience a large permanent increase in remote working?
July 13 | Agron Nicaj, Associate Economist, The Conference Board | Frank Steemers, Former Senior Economist, The Conference Board | Comments (0)There is a growing consensus that the share of remote workers will remain well above pre-pandemic rates. But in what types of jobs is this most likely to happen? We project a large increase in remote-working rates for clerical and administrative office jobs, a labor market segment which had relatively low remote-work rates in the pre-pandemic era.
-
Has the tide gone out far enough yet?
June 25 | Mike Mister, Senior Fellow, Human Capital, The Conference Board | Comments (0)So, as we moved into the first year of the 2020s where are you looking for talent and what are you doing to enable encourage and develop those who are not the usual suspects in your talent landscape. It will have become very clear from this crisis that some people are simply not able to deliver on the leadership expected of them.
-
Corporate Community Relations Done Right: One Foot in the Company, One Foot in the Community
June 17 | Jeff Hoffman, Institute Leader, Corporate Citizenship & Philanthropy, ESG Center, The Conference Board | Comments (0)What community relations have long practiced is even more critical after the death of George Floyd. We often talk about the authenticity of “bringing our whole selves to work;” the concept works with bringing our whole company to the community. Beyond basic business functions, we bring our core competencies, and our corporate citizenship strategies to the community through cash, in-kind and product donations along with expertise; much of it delivered through our amazing employee volunteers.
-
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
-
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.
-
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.
-
-
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.
