Future of Work Briefs
2017
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Disrupting Tech to Get D&I Right: 10 Essential Principles
June 05 | Rebekah Steele, Senior Fellow, Human Capital, The Conference Board | Comments (0)The tech sector has a people problem. Indicators signal significant concerns inside many of these organizations, particularly for the women and racialized persons who beat the odds to make it through the door. Given the clear innovation and business value of Diversity and Inclusion (D&I), a lack of commitment and proficiency to make the most of a broad mix of talent is not good news for tech leaders, employees, customers, or investors.
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Leadership Lessons From Frederick Douglass
February 27 | Marjorie Derven, Senior Fellow, Human Capital , The Conference Board | Comments (0)Bestselling author, brilliant orator, and effective champion for abolition, Frederick Douglass is an inspiration to all Americans. Born a slave in 1817, Douglass escaped to freedom in 1838 while continuing to advocate for the freedom of all slaves. His leadership example offers lessons with enduring relevance.
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Why Would Men Join a “Gender Network?”
February 01 | Alison Maitland, Senior Fellow, Human Capital, The Conference Board | Comments (0)Connecting through employee networks can help individuals advance their careers and companies improve their performance. To provide these benefits, however, networks must have a clear strategy, funding, senior sponsorship … and an attractive proposition for all potential members.
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Bad Writing Is Destroying Your Company’s Productivity
January 11 | Josh Bernoff | Comments (0)A hidden source of friction is slowing your company down. Your workers are complicit in it. So is your management. And it’s driving everybody nuts.
2016
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What’s Your GM Story? Podcast Explores GM Employee Stories
November 30 | Alex Parkinson, Former Communications Institute Co-Leader, The Conference Board | Comments (0)I was recently tasked with uncovering strong examples of internal storytelling—no easy task given that most examples are rarely public. However, at the recent Engagement Institute Summit in Detroit, I was fortunate to hear about GM’s What’s Your GM Story? podcast. Following the summit, I had a conversation with Kerry Christopher, GM’s director of internal communications, to find out more.
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How to Make Better Decisions with Less Data
November 18 | Leigh Thompson, J. Jay Gerber Professor, Dispute Resolution and Organizations, Kellogg School of Management | Tanya Menon | Comments (0)Maria, an executive in financial services, stared at another calendar invite in Outlook that would surely kill three hours of her day. Whenever a tough problem presented itself, her boss’s knee-jerk response was, “Collect more data!” Maria appreciated her boss’s analytical approach, but as the surveys, reports, and stats began to pile up, it was clear that the team was stuck in analysis paralysis.
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Helping Leaders Transition to the New World of Work with Coaching
November 15 | 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 | Sherlin Nair, Research Associate, Human Capital, The Conference Board | Comments (0)At each step of the leadership journey, the preparation for successfully making the transition is critical to a positive experience certainly for the leader but also for the organization he or she leads. Transitions are not only the visible shifts from one role to another but, when well executed, leaders are prepared, reflective and are poised to be effective quickly in the new role.
