July 1

Member Exclusive

On the Record with J. Doug Pruitt
The CEO of Sundt Construction, Tempe, Arizona, explains the importance of managing change, fostering innovation and the need for diversity and multi-generational knowledge sharing in today's competitive business environment.

June 25

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Smart Sourcing: A Boost to Sourcing Value Creation
Why do so many sourcing initiatives fail to create the value the organization expected? In many cases, it's because managers lack a true understanding of the resources necessary and the risks that are involved.

June 17

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On the Record with Jouko Karvinen
In this exclusive in-depth interview, Jouko Karvinen, CEO of Stora Enso, Helsinki Finland, explains the importance of finding qualified managerial talent and planning for management succession.

May 29

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Harnessing the Perfect Storm: Business Executives in Mid-Size Companies Are Seizing Green Opportunities
Mid-size businesses that may have only considered taking small affordable steps toward energy efficiency or that originally balked at government regulation are actively seeking ways to become environmentally friendly.

May 21

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Shifting the Focus: Updating Your Work-Life Approach to Integrate Employee Engagement and Talent Management
In order to engage and retain employees, companies will need to modernize their work-life approach. This means moving beyond flex-time and taking a holistic approach.

May 7

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Company Approaches to Green Products and Services: What's Working and What's Not
How can companies use the growing customer demand for so-called green products to their business advantage while minimizing financial and reputational risk?

May 1

Speaking with Authority—the Case for Teaching English Language Proficiency on the Job
As foreign-born workers become a larger share of the overall U.S. workforce and companies rely more and more on immigrant communities to supply their labor, employers are going to have to deal with language limitations in one way or another.

Apr. 30

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Benchmarking Business Preparedness: Plans, Procedures, and Implementation of Standards
This report reveals the preparedness and business continuity practices put into place by a wide range of companies.

Apr. 30

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Coordinating Business Preparedness: Managing Public and Private Efforts
An effective partnership between the public and private sectors is essential to ensure the resilience of America's critical infrastructure.

Apr. 30

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HR Challenge: Staffing Up to Expand Overseas
You don't have to be a huge company to establish a presence in foreign markets. You do need to develop global leaders and learn how to recruit local talent.

Apr. 30

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Security Metrics as a Management Tool
Modern security management requires a toolkit of effective metrics to relate security operations to the reduction of risk.

Apr. 16

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Human Resources: Changing to Drive Business Strategy
Huge transformational changes taking place in business have demanded that human resources professionals adapt their strategies and operating procedures.

Apr. 4

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Capturing Butterflies and Making Them Talk
This report looks at how to overcome the four critical challenges to transferring knowledge across generations.

Apr. 3

Political Money: The Need for Director Oversight
Until recently, companies' political expenditures were not fully disclosed and were rarely subject to oversight by boards. The lack of attention that these expenditures normally receive has exposed companies to serious legal and reputation risks.

Mar. 20

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Managing Great Expectations: Reshaping Engagement Strategies to Address Stakeholders' Citizenship and Sustainability Concerns
It is critical that a company understand the Citizenship and Sustainability issues relevant to its products, services, and operations, and know how stakeholders perceive its responsiveness to those issues.

Mar. 6

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The Allure of Private Equity and Its Impact on Performance Pay in Publicly Held Companies
Despite anecdotal evidence to the contrary, privateequity packages may not help public sector companies win the war for talent.

Mar. 4

Going Green: Corporate Commitment to Citizenship and Sustainability Issues Takes on a Greater Role
North American companies have placed increased emphasis on corporate citizenship and sustainability issues over the past three years, leading to numerous changes within their organizations.

Feb. 26

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How CEOs Turn Themselves (and Others) into True Leaders
As never before, leaders of small-to-midsize companies must master softer, more intangible skills, such as the capacity to build relationships and maintain a strong culture.

Feb. 11

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Investing in the Future—the Importance of Cross-Sector Partnerships in Improving Workforce Readiness
With talent gaps looming, businesses have a strong incentive to focus on workforce readiness.

Jan. 29

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Can Continuing Changes in Pension Management Provide a Secure Retirement?
With 77 million baby boomers headed for retirement, it's no surprise that nearly every facet of pension plan structure and financial management is being reevaluated.

Jan. 29

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Working at the Intersection of Human Resources and Business Ethics – the Need for Collaboration
When it comes to the implementation of an effective ethics and compliance program, corporate culture, performance incentives, and disciplinary systems must be closely integrated with standard human resources and talent management processes.

Jan. 24

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Compensation & Benefits: A Global View
What are the most effective strategies for recruiting and retaining high-performing talent when it's a sellers' market, virtually anywhere in the world?

Jan. 14

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A Place at the Table: Should the Ethics Function Report to a Company's Highest Authority?
An increasing number of professionals in the ethics field advocate that the chief ethics officer report to a company's highest authority.