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Monthly Highlights, May 2021
For organizations planning for their postpandemic future, employee satisfaction and skill building should be top of mind. For more on the crisis response and what lies ahead, explore our full collection of related content, The Next Normal: Emerging stronger from the coronavirus pandemic. Other publishing this month featured the following topics:
  • Employers’ role in COVID-19 vaccination
  • The key to improving diversity in the workplace
  • How boards can keep the momentum going
  • Why stakeholder capitalism is the future of business
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Building workforce skills at scale to thrive during—and after—the COVID-19 crisis
Building workforce skills at scale to thrive during—and after—the COVID-19 crisis
A new survey shows that skill building is becoming common practice, social and emotional skills are in demand, and there’s a recipe for successful skill transformations.
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Help your employees find purpose—or watch them leave
Help your employees find purpose—or watch them leave
Employees expect their jobs to bring a significant sense of purpose to their lives. Employers need to help meet this need, or be prepared to lose talent to companies that will.
Meet employees’ needs   >
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THIS MONTH’S HIGHLIGHTS
Getting to work: Employers’ role in COVID-19 vaccination
Getting to work: Employers’ role in COVID-19 vaccination
Employers can consider a set of actions that supports COVID-19-vaccine adoption among employees by building conviction and making vaccination as convenient and “costless” as possible. Gain clarity
One move companies can take to improve diversity
One move companies can take to improve diversity
Many companies are trying to increase their hiring of diverse employees. Opening hubs, factories, and other worksites where Black people live is a powerful but overlooked lever. Think: Location, location, location
Building a more competitive US manufacturing sector
Building a more competitive US manufacturing sector
A fresh sense of urgency and new opportunities could give the sector momentum. Read the discussion paper
 
From principle to practice: Making stakeholder capitalism work
From principle to practice: Making stakeholder capitalism work
Just as with other business priorities, stakeholder capitalism is a matter of execution. Here are five steps to get it right. Embrace change
How boards have risen to the COVID-19 challenge, and what’s next
How boards have risen to the COVID-19 challenge, and what’s next
According to a new survey, the COVID-19 crisis has accelerated operational changes and stronger collaboration between directors and management that are key to a board’s success. Maintain positive momentum
Laugh more, lead better
Laugh more, lead better
Naomi Bagdonas and Connor Diemand-Yauman, lecturers at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, hilariously explore the power at the intersection of humor, business, and leadership. It’s no joke. Watch the video
 
 
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