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All Briefs
2019
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On Governance: Goldilocks and the Three Sets of Minutes
June 12 | Robert Lamm, ESG Center Fellow, The Conference Board | Comments (0)Failing to have good meeting minutes can have serious adverse consequences. Aside from the potential liability and reputational damage associated with a failure to fulfill fiduciary obligations, transactions can be voided, and so on.
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The “Culture of Innovation” Advantage
June 10 | Dr. James Gregory, Senior Fellow, The Conference Board | Comments (0)Culture of innovation is a powerful driving force for corporations. The bigger picture, however, is that when the culture of innovation is measured consistently with other descriptive attributes, the results can reliably predict the cash flow multiple. The clear implications are that managers who need to justify and provide accountability for their budgets have a new tool to measure, value, and manage return on investment for intangible assets.
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Tactics To Advance Women In The Leadership Pipeline
June 06 | Rebecca L. Ray, PhD, Former Executive Vice President, Human Capital, The Conference Board | Beatrice Grech-Cumbo, Senior Client Partner, Korn Ferry | Comments (0)Study after study has found that companies with gender diversity at the leadership level outperform their less inclusive peers. How can we capitalize on such findings? It starts with developing a leadership pipeline—one filled with talented, ambitious women at every stage of the journey. But our latest analysis reveals that the pipeline slows to a trickle the further along the ranks we go.
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On Governance: More Bad News for Boards from the Director Compensation Litigation Front
June 04 | James D. C. Barrall, Senior Fellow in Residence, Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy, UCLA School of Law, ESG Center Fellow | Comments (0)A Delaware court rejection of Goldman Sachs defendants’ motion to dismiss an excessive compensation claim by a shareholder serves as one more reminder that thoughtful companies should review and consider restructuring their director compensation plans.
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The Detroit Renaissance—You Can Hear It Humming!
June 04 | Jeff Hoffman, Institute Leader, Corporate Citizenship & Philanthropy, ESG Center, The Conference Board | Comments (0)Detroit's recovery is starting to gain ground, guided by, among other things, Detroit Future City (DFC), a 50-year vision for the city developed with input from more than 100,000 Detroiters. Companies have always been an important part of Detroit and they're critical to its recovery. Quicken Loans, JPMorgan Chase, and Ford are among several organizations that provide a model for corporate engagement in Detroit.
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Automation is making a comeback
May 31 | Gad Levanon, PhD, Former Vice President, Labor Markets, The Conference Board | Comments (0)Now, more than in any other time during this decade, we see signs of a comeback in automation activity. The timing could not be better. Labor shortages are becoming a growing problem for the US economy, especially in jobs that do not require a college degree, which in large part are the jobs where automation is likely to have the most impact. From a demographic perspective, this problem is only going to get worse.
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Participate in our 2019 Labor Shortages Solutions Survey
May 28 | Gad Levanon, PhD, Former Vice President, Labor Markets, The Conference Board | Elizabeth Crofoot, Former Senior Economist, Committee for Economic Development, The Conference Board | Comments (0)There are many anecdotes in the media today of employers across a range of industries wanting to hire more people, but not being able to find them: trucking companies facing driver shortages, retailers and restaurants being short-staffed, and construction companies and manufacturers encountering a limited supply of skilled or STEM-educated applicants.