Human Capital Briefs

Corporations are critical to disaster philanthropy, not just because of the dollars they provide. They are often more nimble than governments in reacting to disasters, providing dollars and services minus the red tape. The Ryder Charitable Foundation, a Disaster Responder member of the Red Cross Annual Disaster Giving Program, is taking the lessons of 25 years in disaster philanthropy and applying them to recent challenges.

Monthly reports on the number of new jobs and the unemployment rate can drown out important trends like these two: After four decades of worsening, wage inequality has started shrinking. And in a twist, America’s blue-collar workers are playing the biggest role in driving that reversal.

Retirement planning is complex. There are calculations required and data is needed. How many calculations and how much data depends on the type of planning one wishes to do. Most people do not know how to do these calculations on their own and may not know how to find the right data. Fortunately, there are many tools and software packages available to help.

Is your company's disaster philanthropy strategy optimized? September is National Disaster Preparedness Month, the perfect time to review your strategy to ensure that your company is taking a holistic view of disaster preparedness, from long before a disaster hits to long after.

How do executives perceive internal communication and what role and value do they want to see in their communication team? IC Kollectif reviewed recent surveys and reports from renowned organizations and experts to get an overview of their perceptions and expectations. The findings are published in Internal Communication in the Eyes of C-Suite Leaders.

For innovation leaders, mandates for metrics from CEOs and CFOs are nothing new, but how do you measure the competencies that help companies become better innovators, such as creating an innovation culture, or being better prepared to work on diverse teams?

Are humans in danger of developing relationships with artificial intelligence agents? In research exploring this question, Martin Waxman learns that most people say that children should be polite to AI agents and that there are instances in which they would trust the recommendation of what an AI agent said over a person. As this scenario becomes more likely, communicators need to consider their role in the beneficial deployment of AI.

Most every executive knows the importance of recognizing their employees when they do good work. Yet when you ask their employees how much recognition they receive, according to Maritz, only 12 percent say they are recognized in meaningful ways where they work when they do a good job.

Which professions are likely to survive the onslaught of artificial intelligence and other technological advancements? If internal communications wasn't in your answer, you need to realize what you're missing.

Are women better philanthropists than men? new report from the Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI) finds that women’s foundations and funds donors—the vast majority of whom are women—are doing more with less, getting more impact with their philanthropy, and are less likely to be doing it for religious or tax shelter reasons.