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Economy, Strategy & Finance Data Reactions
2019
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Why Mental Health is a Talent Management Priority
November 18 | Marion Devine, Principal Researcher, Human Capital, Europe, The Conference Board | Comments (0)The current reality is that many organisations have moved ahead with well-being programs but are much more hesitant about developing their response to serious mental health issues. Ignoring this issue is no longer a viable option in a world of talent shortages and will only result in a waste or dismissal of the valuable talent provided by potentially up to a third of possible candidates for promotion and professional development. By engaging with this issue and believing they can make a positive
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Making Intangibles Tangible: Not Including Intangible Assets in Financial Statements Can Lead to Consequences
October 22 | Dr. James Gregory, Senior Fellow, The Conference Board | Comments (0)We need a new conceptual model that incorporates the idea that intangible assets directly connect to business strategy. That way, they can financially impact both revenue growth and shareholder value. After all, a company develops its brand to improve its bottom line because consumers prefer to purchase from companies they know and favor. The same holds true for investors who buy the stock of companies they know and trust.
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Overlooking Communications: Why Strategists Are Missing a Trick
October 22 | Jeff Pundyk, Senior Fellow, The Conference Board Marketing and Communications Center | Mark Leiter, Chief Digital Strategy Officer, The Boeing Company | Comments (0)Developing compelling strategic communications is essential to successfully creating and implementing strategy across the enterprise—but it also touches the preparation of annual leadership team and shareholder meetings, large M&A deals, investor roadshows, divestitures, reorganizations, and a host of other high value, high stakes strategic events. It is present at every moment when you need to move an organization forward.
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The new Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine® (HWOL) Index is declining
October 18 | Agron Nicaj, Associate Economist, The Conference Board | Gad Levanon, PhD, Former Vice President, Labor Markets, The Conference Board | Comments (0)The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine™ (HWOL) Index has been declining for much of 2019, indicating a slowdown in employment growth. While the HWOL index is certainly weakening, it is nowhere near recession territory. The current decline is about the same as the slowdown in 2015-2016, but much smaller than that of the Great Recession.
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6 Things CEOs Must Demand From Washington In 2020
October 08 | Steve Odland, President and CEO, The Conference Board, Inc. | Comments (0)A policy agenda for how America's chief executives can help sustain capitalism
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Q&A with Reeta Roy: Building a Generation of Entrepreneurs in Ghana
October 07 | Alex Parkinson, Former Communications Institute Co-Leader, The Conference Board | Reeta Roy, President and CEO, Mastercard Foundation | Comments (0)What are the hallmarks of an effective program to promote youth education in Africa? According to Reeta Roy, CEO and President of the Mastercard Foundation, no one organization can address the issue alone—partnerships are critical. Achieving bold transformation means bringing together the right leaders and organizations to build on existing momentum in countries like Ghana.
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Making Intangibles Tangible: The Benefits of Measuring Intangible Assets
September 26 | Dr. James Gregory, Senior Fellow, The Conference Board | Comments (0)There are certain basic concepts, such as intangible assets, that as a manager you should know well. Why? Because intangibles are meaningful and material to your business at many different levels, and yet you cannot rely on accounting to help manage them because intangibles are not on your company’s balance sheet unless they have been acquired.