Talent Management Publications

Book

1. Executive Remuneration across Europe: A Handbook of Design, Disclosure, and Enforcement Rules
   

   February 2012 | Book

   This comprehensive Handbook offers a detailed analysis of regulations in Europe regarding remuneration packages, and a comparison across national systems.

CEO Challenge®

1. Conference Board CEO Challenge® 2013 Summary Report: Countering the Global Slowdown
   

   January 2013 | CEO Challenge®

   Respondents to the latest edition of the annual survey of business leaders by The Conference Board indicate a focus on internal challenges.

2. Conference Board CEO Challenge^® 2012: Risky Business—Focusing on Innovation and Talent in a Volatile World
   

   March 2012 | CEO Challenge®

   This year’s top challenges show a balance between concerns related to the macro business environment and company-specific challenges that are driven by management action and require a well-executed business strategy.

3. Mid-Market CEO Challenge: 2007 Edition
   

   December 2007 | CEO Challenge®

   This survey based report provides an overview of the challenges currently faced by CEOs in the mid-market sector.

4. CEO Challenge 2006: Perspectives & Analysis
   

   June 2006 | CEO Challenge®

   Summary and analysis of findings from this year's CEO Challenge Survey.

5. CEO Challenge 2004: Perspectives and Analysis
   

   November 2004 | CEO Challenge®

   This report, based on The Conference Board's CEO Challenge 2004 Survey project, presents the findings of in-depth interviews with 11 CEOs from multinational companies, along with data and analysis of survey respondents' top priorities.

Conference KeyNotes

1. 2012 Future Leaders Conference KeyNotes Report
   

   April 2013 | Conference KeyNotes

   Building Tomorrow’s Leaders Today

2. 2013 Talent Management Strategies Conference KeyNotes Report
   

   March 2013 | Conference KeyNotes

   Innovating Talent Solutions to Deliver Results

3. 2012 Onboarding Leadership Conference KeyNotes Report
   

   March 2013 | Conference KeyNotes

   Facilitating Transition, Driving Performance and Engagement

4. 2012 Executive Compensation Conference KeyNotes Report
   

   January 2013 | Conference KeyNotes

   Paying for Performance Alignment

5. 2012 Succession Management Conference KeyNotes Report
   

   December 2012 | Conference KeyNotes

   Raising the Stakes: Anticipating and Removing Barriers to Building High-Quality Leadership Pipelines

6. 2012 Executive Compensation Conference KeyNotes Report
   

   October 2012 | Conference KeyNotes

   Navigating the Management/Shareholder Partnership: Making Performance Really Matter

7. Women’s Leadership Conference KeyNotes Report
   

   August 2012 | Conference KeyNotes

   Advancement Strategies—What We Have, and What We Need: Much of the potential of women’s talent is unrealized, and creating the conditions to unlock this potential remains a challenge.

8. 2012 Leadership Development Conference KeyNotes Report
   

   July 2012 | Conference KeyNotes

   What's Next? Hardwiring Leadership Development to Future Business Needs

9. 2012 Executive Coaching Conference KeyNotes Report
   

   June 2012 | Conference KeyNotes

   Cost-Effective and Business-Minded Approaches to Coaching

10. Employee Health Care Conference KeyNotes Report
    

    June 2012 | Conference KeyNotes

    Embracing a New Era: The Spectrum of Opportunity

11. Senior HR Executive Conference KeyNotes Report
    

    June 2012 | Conference KeyNotes

    The Future of Work: Growth, Innovation, and People

12. 2012 Talent Management Strategies Conference KeyNotes Report
    

    March 2012 | Conference KeyNotes

    New Tools and Approaches to Meet Future Talent Needs

13. 2011 Human Capital Metrics Conference KeyNotes Report
    

    February 2012 | Conference KeyNotes

    Using statistical, predictive analysis of its human capital is key to helping it create business strategy and make investment decisions.

14. 2011 Succession Management Conference KeyNotes Report
    

    January 2012 | Conference KeyNotes

    The 2011 Succession Management Conference: Breaking Through Barriers to Achieve the True Potential of Succession Management

15. 2011 Executive Coaching Summit KeyNotes Report
    

    December 2011 | Conference KeyNotes

    The 2011 Executive Coaching Summit: The Presenters Are Legendary; The Lessons Are Leading-Edge

16. 2011 Future Leaders Conference KeyNotes Report
    

    December 2011 | Conference KeyNotes

    The 2011 Future Leaders Conference: Rethinking How We Attract, Identify, and Develop High Potential and Next Generation Leadership Talent

Council Perspectives

1. Building an Effective Product Stewardship and Regulatory Affairs Organization
   

   January 2013 | Council Perspectives

   PSRA has expanded from narrowly managing compliance to enabling the business to pursue new products and markets, driving the need for additional skills in the function.

2. Talent Management Tomorrow: Seeing Around the Corner to Meet Strategic Business Needs
   

   September 2012 | Council Perspectives

   This report, the work of eight councils of The Conference Board worldwide in the area of talent management, assesses the current state of the function and then “peeks around the corner” to see what challenges lie ahead.

3. HR in Asia: Priorities in Compensation and Benefits
   

   April 2011 | Council Perspectives

   Global, standardized compensation and benefit programs help companies achieve consistency and convenience. But companies must strike a balance by delivering programs that are also responsive to the varying needs of their far-flung business units.

4. Time to Step Up: Challenges and Opportunities Facing Talent Management
   

   November 2010 | Council Perspectives

   This report looks at the opportunities and challenges facing the future of talent management and addresses four basic concerns that go the heart of the talent management function's future.

5. Changing Attitudes to Work – What Should HR Do?
   

   March 2009 | Council Perspectives

   Participants at The Conference Board’s European Human Resources Council Summit issue a set of management recommendations to deal with changing work attitudes.

6. Huddled Masses? Why Helping Immigrants Helps Companies
   

   September 2008 | Council Perspectives

   Immigration is a hot-button issue. When it comes to corporate philanthropy, the target should be immigrant integration. The payoff to both business and society can be handsome.

7. Compensation & Benefits: A Global View
   

   January 2008 | Council Perspectives

   What are the most effective strategies for recruiting and retaining high-performing talent when it’s a sellers’ market, virtually anywhere in the world?

8. Faith at Work: What Does It Mean to Be a “Faith-Friendly” Company?
   

   November 2006 | Council Perspectives

   Though in its early stages, the "faith-at-work movement" is demanding serious attention from employers. How companies frame their response will determine if the issue becomes a legal minefield or a source of competitive advantage.

9. Age and Opportunity: Plan Strategically to Get the Most Out of a Maturing Workforce
   

   April 2006 | Council Perspectives

   The trend numbers are enough to frighten even the most stoic CEO. In a nutshell: if boomers retire as expected, there won’t be enough people to do the work. But companies can plan their way out of the worst and gain a competitive advantage too

Director Notes

1. Achieving Pay for Performance
   

   December 2012 | Director Notes

   This report discusses the three dimensions of pay for performance, demonstrates how to measure them using historical pay data, and presents a simple pay plan that achieves perfect pay for performance using annual grants of performance shares.

2. Assessing Pay for Performance
   

   October 2011 | Director Notes

   This report explores five interpretations of the “pay for performance” concept, presents a practical way to measure it, and offers questions for directors to consider to assess and improve pay for performance at their company.

Executive Action Report

1. Globalization Revisited: Who Will Get the New Wave of Knowledge Process Jobs?
   

   April 2013 | Executive Action Report

   Offshoring is no longer the best or the only answer for management of knowledge process jobs, and many companies are investigating nearshore and onshore alternatives as the global competition for knowledge jobs intensifies.

2. On the Record with Dr. Loren Skeist
   

   April 2013 | Executive Action Report

   The Conference Board interviews the president of Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corp., a mid-market industry leader in high-voltage design and manufacturing, about the 2013 results of The Conference Board CEO Challenge®.

3. Happiness Premium: What Companies Should Know about Leveraging Happiness in the Workplace
   

   March 2013 | Executive Action Report

   A focus on employee happiness makes for a holistic approach to the idea of contentment in the workplace, and can greatly influence company performance overall.

4. Riding the Reform Innovation Wave: Implications for Health Care Organizations and Their CHROs
   

   March 2013 | Executive Action Report

   As the health care sector undergoes enormous transformational change in all aspects of operations, chief human resources officers must embrace the change and communicate it to their workforce, as they make up more than half the sector's expenditures.

5. Integrating Corporate Wellness Initiatives within Human Capital Strategy
   

   February 2013 | Executive Action Report

   How can companies successfully work their wellness initiatives into their larger human capital strategy?

6. Going Public on HR Data Privacy: Implications for Human Capital Analytics and Strategic Workforce Planning
   

   February 2013 | Executive Action Report

   Many HR organizations are skittish about collecting certain types of employee data, especially when they plan to integrate it across national borders.

7. Addressing the Talent Shortage in China and India: Leveraging Women in the Workforce
   

   January 2013 | Executive Action Report

   The dearth of high-skilled workers is a human capital challenge in India and China, where women are largely underutilized in the workforce. Leveraging women in these labor markets is essential to resolve this shortage and promote economic growth.

8. CEO Challenge Reflections: Human Capital Practitioners Respond
   

   September 2012 | Executive Action Report

   This report compares the responses of human capital professionals to the human capital strategies cited by 370 CEOs that ranked human capital as one of their top three challenges in The Conference Board CEO Challenge 2012.

9. Human Capital Challenges in Asia-Pacific 2011-2013: Driving Employee Engagement with Communication and Work-Life Balance
   

   July 2012 | Executive Action Report

   Companies that survey and measure employee engagement—and communicate organizational actions and results from senior leadership—are managing employee engagement effectively.

10. Human Capital Challenges in Asia-Pacific, 2012–2013: Leadership Development and Succession Planning for the Global Leader
    

    June 2012 | Executive Action Report

    A closer look at the strategies effective companies use for leadership development and succession planning.

11. Fostering Retirement and Financial Security in an Era of Individual Responsibility
    

    May 2012 | Executive Action Report

    Individuals must assume more responsibility for the adequate funding of their retirement years. Enlightened companies are providing their employees with tools to help.

12. Human Capital Challenges in Asia-Pacific 2011-2013: Aligning Employee Learning and Development with Performance Management
    

    March 2012 | Executive Action Report

    A survey of human capital professionals in nine countries in Asia-Pacific identified learning and development and performance management as two of the most significant human capital challenges in the region. This report discusses how to address them.

13. Human Capital Challenges in Asia-Pacific 2011-2013: Strong Brands and Clear Career Paths Help Companies Run the Talent Race
    

    March 2012 | Executive Action Report

    Strong corporate branding and clear career paths for employees help companies to hire and keep talent in Asia-Pacific.

14. Prioritizing Your Corporate University’s Development
    

    February 2012 | Executive Action Report

    An effective corporate university program can provide a competitive advantage.

15. A Perfect Storm: Europe’s Looming Pension Crisis
    

    January 2012 | Executive Action Report

    Europe’s pension crisis stems from three trends: benefits that are no longer supported by employee contributions, the recent recession, and Europe’s aging population.

16. A Hero Lies in You: CEOs Talk about Heroes and Mentors
    

    November 2011 | Executive Action Report

    A series of interviews related to The Conference Board CEO Challenge® 2011 makes clear what is highest on the minds of CEOs. Here, they talk about the leaders who have inspired them—and who have served as cautionary figures.

17. CEO Challenge Reflections: Talent Matters
    

    October 2011 | Executive Action Report

    While CEOs rank talent as a critical challenge to business success, there is disagreement among human capital professionals when it comes to the strategies that best manage and develop this crucial link in the growth chain.

18. Human Capital in Asia-Pacific, 2011-2013
    

    October 2011 | Executive Action Report

    Rapid growth in the Asia-Pacific region means that companies there are facing challenges in leadership development, talent acquisition, and retention.

19. Volunteering- A New Training and Transition Tool
    

    September 2011 | Executive Action Report

    Challenging times call for companies of all sizes to be more creative about how they do business, and how they inspire and motivate their employees.

20. On the Record with Stephanie Hickman Boyse
    

    August 2011 | Executive Action Report

    Following The Conference Board CEO Challenge survey, a number of CEOs volunteered to go “on the record” with The Conference Board to share their thoughts and challenges in more depth. This is a Q&A with the CEO of Michigan-based Brazeway.

21. It’s about Trust and Training: Examining Your Organization’s Internal Coaching Practice
    

    June 2011 | Executive Action Report

    This report discusses ways in which an internal coaching program can provide a cost-effective approach for developing talent, as well as the potential obstacles to success posed by issues of training and trust.

22. Sleepless in Delhi: What Keeps Indian HR Executives Awake at Night?
    

    June 2011 | Executive Action Report

    India presents unique business challenges, challenges that a number of human resource executives in India were happy to discuss with The Conference Board.

23. It's Not Just Your Children's Facebook Anymore
    

    May 2011 | Executive Action Report

    Companies that use social media to improve knowledge transfer will see employees benefit from more informed thinking, better ideas, and big steps forward in innovation.

24. A Strategic Approach to Growing Talent for Succession
    

    November 2010 | Executive Action Report

    This report describes the fundamentals of a successful GTFS (growing talent for succession) culture, and the basic questions companies must ask as they initiate a GTFS plan.

25. Treating Contingent Workers as a Strategic Resource
    

    September 2010 | Executive Action Report

    While the use of temporary help of all kinds has increased, many companies do not have a centralized framework to make the most cost-efficient and strategic use of this new workforce.

26. Goals and Incentives for a New Day
    

    August 2010 | Executive Action Report

    With resources scarce and the future uncertain, small and midsize companies are taking advantage of the business lull in 2010 to reset their goals and incentive-reward systems.

27. Setting Strategy for Pensions in the U.S. — Tough Choices and No Easy Answers
    

    July 2010 | Executive Action Report

    This report, based on discussions at The Conference Board Retirement Roundtable “Sharing Responsibility for Assuring Long-Term Retirement Security” looks at the factors influencing benefit decisions, examines the challenge of making individual responsibil

28. Financial Services Offshoring: Moving Toward Fewer Captives and Global Cost Competitiveness
    

    March 2010 | Executive Action Report

    Financial services companies show greater interest than other sectors in contracting with large international providers and becoming more cost competitive by moving operations to lower labor cost locations

29. Clearing Paths for Critical Foreign Talent to Work in the United States
    

    December 2009 | Executive Action Report

    The future growth of many smaller businesses may depend upon recruiting highly skilled foreign workers for key jobs. That means becoming better acquainted with the complexities of the immigration code.

30. Impact of Workforce Reductions on Layoff “Survivors”
    

    November 2009 | Executive Action Report

    This Executive Action features data on how layoffs were conducted, what support is being offered to employees who are leaving and who are staying, and some write-in comments on how respondents’ roles and companies are changing.

31. Will You Want to Hire Your Own Kids? (Will Anybody Else?)
    

    August 2009 | Executive Action Report

    Workforce entrants are caught between an educational system that teaches and measures one set of skills and a rapidly evolving workplace that demands another. But who will close the gap?

32. Relieving Pressures to Eliminate Jobs
    

    July 2009 | Executive Action Report

    Smaller companies are finding ways to "redeploy" employees rather than lay them off. Three models for surviving recessions without losing your investment in human capital.

33. Mission Accomplished? What Every Leader Should Know about Survivor Syndrome
    

    June 2009 | Executive Action Report

    This Executive Action report explores the concept of "survivor syndrome," how it materializes, and what to do about it.

34. Changing Attitudes to Work - What Should HR Do?
    

    March 2009 | Executive Action Report

    Participants at The Conference Board’s European Human Resources Council Summit issue a set of management recommendations to deal with changing work attitudes.

35. Salary Increase Budgets 2009: Financial Crisis Edition
    

    December 2008 | Executive Action Report

    The continuing negative economic growth forecasted well into 2009 is having an impact on compensation decisions in real-time.

36. Role of the Board in Turbulent Times: Overseeing Risk Management and Executive Compensation
    

    December 2008 | Executive Action Report

    This report highlights "pressure points" for boards to consider, including practical actions that can be followed to help ensure directors fully meet their fiduciary responsibilities toward shareholders.

37. Can They Take It? What Happens When Older Employees Work Overtime
    

    November 2008 | Executive Action Report

    Overtime is a key to profitability for many employers, and a boost to the paychecks of their employees. But is there a concomitant cost when, as is often the case, senior employees work extra hours?

38. Promoted to Fail? How Executive Coaching Can Improve Performance in Newly Promoted Executives
    

    September 2008 | Executive Action Report

    Promotion to a new position with increased, often corporatewide responsibilities can be a tremendous challenge. The following narrative explains how executives in one organization used coaching to prevent a manager from "derailing" in a new position.

39. Salary Increase Budgets Holding Steady for 2009
    

    August 2008 | Executive Action Report

    Companies are responding to a sluggish economy by remaining disciplined on labor costs. Salary increase budgets for 2008 are below 4 percent and seem destined to remain near that level in 2009.

40. On The Record with Ivan Seidenberg
    

    July 2008 | Executive Action Report

    The CEO of Verizon Communications, Inc., New York, New York, explains the importance of developing global managerial talent and implementing cost control methods.

41. Women's Leadership: Revitalizing Women’s Initiatives
    

    July 2008 | Executive Action Report

    Key indicators of gender in the workplace suggest that women's advancement in corporate America has plateaued or even slipped over the past few years. Still, many companies remain committed to initiatives designed to support women in the workplace.

42. On the Record with J. Doug Pruitt
    

    July 2008 | Executive Action Report

    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.

43. Smart Sourcing: A Boost to Sourcing Value Creation
    

    June 2008 | Executive Action Report

    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.

44. Shifting the Focus: Updating Your Work-Life Approach to Integrate Employee Engagement and Talent Management
    

    May 2008 | Executive Action Report

    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.

45. HR Challenge: Staffing Up to Expand Overseas
    

    April 2008 | Executive Action Report

    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.

46. Human Resources: Changing to Drive Business Strategy
    

    April 2008 | Executive Action Report

    Huge transformational changes taking place in business have demanded that human resources professionals adapt their strategies and operating procedures.

47. Allure of Private Equity and Its Impact on Performance Pay in Publicly Held Companies
    

    March 2008 | Executive Action Report

    Despite anecdotal evidence to the contrary, privateequity packages may not help public sector companies win the war for talent.

48. How CEOs Turn Themselves (and Others) into True Leaders
    

    February 2008 | Executive Action Report

    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.

49. Investing in the Future—the Importance of Cross-Sector Partnerships in Improving Workforce Readiness
    

    February 2008 | Executive Action Report

    With talent gaps looming, businesses have a strong incentive to focus on workforce readiness.

50. Can Continuing Changes in Pension Management Provide a Secure Retirement?
    

    January 2008 | Executive Action Report

    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.

51. Working at the Intersection of Human Resources and Business Ethics – the Need for Collaboration
    

    January 2008 | Executive Action Report

    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.

52. Compensation & Benefits: A Global View
    

    January 2008 | Executive Action Report

    What are the most effective strategies for recruiting and retaining high-performing talent when it's a sellers' market, virtually anywhere in the world?

53. 2007 Report on Top Executive Compensation—Key Findings
    

    December 2007 | Executive Action Report

    The Conference Board 2007 Report on Top Executive Compensation—Key Findings indicates that CEOs of the largest companies hold a substantial amount of company stock.

54. Unlocking Speed and Agility
    

    September 2007 | Executive Action Report

    If mid-market companies want to remain strong competitors and avoid complacency, they need to rediscover the speed and agility they had as start-ups.

55. Growing Globally in an Age of Disruptions — How India's Top Companies Are Meeting the Challenge
    

    July 2007 | Executive Action Report

    What tools do Indian companies with global ambitions need to compete effectively?

56. Women and Leadership: Creating Opportunities for Advancement
    

    June 2007 | Executive Action Report

    With smaller numbers of U.S. workers expected during the next decade and increasing numbers of women entering the workforce, more business leaders are realizing that competing globally will require making good use of all their human resources.

57. Finding a Definition of Employee Engagement
    

    June 2007 | Executive Action Report

    Executives are beginning to realize that "employee engagement" doesn't mean the same thing to everyone in every company. So what is the proper definition and what does it mean to have an engaged workforce?

58. Becoming Skilled at Painting with Two Brushes
    

    March 2007 | Executive Action Report

    What are Asian and Western-based companies doing to develop the kinds of leaders that are badly needed in Asia and elsewhere today?

59. How to Make Executive Coaching Work for Your Company and Executives
    

    February 2007 | Executive Action Report

    The field of executive coaching continues to evolve today, but in general, successful coaching agreements are based on a high degree of professional integrity on the coach's part, and a coachee willing to embark on the "coaching journey".

60. Bridging China's Talent Gap
    

    January 2007 | Executive Action Report

    Finding talented managers in China is difficult. For multinationals, it is now a challenge not only to recruit the best people, but also to develop and retain them.

61. How Public-Private Partnerships in Education Can Enhance International Business Competitiveness
    

    January 2007 | Executive Action Report

    Roughly three billion new participants are entering the global economic system from countries like Russia, China, India, and Vietnam — increasing risk and competition, as well as opportunity, in this expanded economic universe.

62. Designing the High-Performance Compensation Plan That Works
    

    January 2007 | Executive Action Report

    The latest article of the Mid-Market Trends series shows how smaller and midsize companies are revising their incentive plans, extending them to more employees, and attempting to tie them more closely to strategic objectives.

63. Faith at Work: What Does It Mean to Be a “Faith-Friendly” Company?
    

    November 2006 | Executive Action Report

    Though in its early stages, the "faith-at-work movement" is demanding serious attention from employers. How companies frame their response will determine if the issue becomes a legal minefield or a source of competitive advantage.

64. Leadership Challenges for Indian Companies
    

    October 2006 | Executive Action Report

    Tomorrow's Indian business leaders must be master strategists, able to manage change as well as relationships and networks, and perhaps most importantly demonstrate the ability to develop new leaders.

65. Competitive Advantage of “Low-Wage” Countries Often Exaggerated
    

    October 2006 | Executive Action Report

    When adjusting wages for productivity, the cost advantage to companies of "low-wage" countries and regions such as China, India, Mexico, or Central and Eastern Europe over North America and Western Europe is smaller than you think.

66. Global Talent Management: How Businesses Attract, Develop, and Retain the Best
    

    September 2006 | Executive Action Report

    As baby boomers head towards retirement and birth rates decline globally, how will companies handle the available talent pool shrinking?

67. Growing the New Business Leader
    

    September 2006 | Executive Action Report

    Are companies doing enough to anticipate their future leadership requirements? Are they instilling the right experiences and skills for the future in their talent of today?

68. How to Hire Top Performers
    (Hint: They Already Have Jobs)
    

    August 2006 | Executive Action Report

    Smaller companies don’t have to settle for less. Get an edge in the talent wars with shrewd targeting and robust retention strategies.

69. Building a World-Class Workforce:
    Two Case Studies
    

    July 2006 | Executive Action Report

    This report details how Rockwell Collins and PricewaterhouseCoopers are innovating recruitment and retention strategies to ensure a skilled, motivated, and diverse workforce.

70. Women of Color: Strategies for Leadership Success
    

    June 2006 | Executive Action Report

    This Executive Action report offers some strategies for personal success for women of color.

71. On the Record With.... Dr. Gerhard Cromme
    

    June 2006 | Executive Action Report

    An exclusive in-depth interview with Dr. Gerhard Cromme, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, ThyssenKrupp AG, Düsseldorf, Germany.

72. Salary Budgets Holding Steady
    

    June 2006 | Executive Action Report

    A survey of HR executives of 441 companies reveals pay increases for most salaried workers will average only 3.5 percent this year and stay at that level through 2007.

73. On the Record With.... Dr. Stephanie A. Burns
    

    June 2006 | Executive Action Report

    In this exclusive in-depth interview, Dow Corning President and CEO Dr Stephanie A. Burns, explains why the notion of an innovative organization must extend far beyond the development of new products into processes and strategy.

74. On the Record With.... Sajjan Jindal
    

    June 2006 | Executive Action Report

    Sajjan Jindal, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of JSW Steel, Ltd.; Mumbai, India, explains his philosophy for corporate success, particularly the importance of maintaining a long-term business view in the face of short-term pressure.

75. On the Record With.... Bertrand Collomb
    

    May 2006 | Executive Action Report

    An in-depth interview with Bertrand Collomb, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Lafarge, France, on current forces in management and the marketplace and the trends he expects to face in the future.

76. On the Record With.... Lim Chee-Onn
    

    May 2006 | Executive Action Report

    An in-depth interview with Lim Chee-Onn, Executive Chairman, Keppel Corporation, Ltd., Singapore, on current forces in management and the marketplace and the trends he expects to face in the future.

77. What's in a Day's Pay? SEC Proposes New Rules for Disclosing Executive Compensation
    

    February 2006 | Executive Action Report

    Proxy statements will include more information — and more transparency. The impact on executive pay, companies and stockholders is less certain.

78. What Do We Really Know about Effective Leadership in Change Management?
    

    January 2006 | Executive Action Report

    While the need for effective leadership is seen to be one of growing importance, the means to achieve it are far from clear. So where does one turn for guidance, and where do efforts get focused?

79. Diversity and Profitability: Making the Connections
    

    January 2006 | Executive Action Report

    Demographic changes in Europe, combined with government regulations, are putting pressure on companies to increase the diversity of their workforces.

80. Looking for Employees in All the Right Places
    

    December 2005 | Executive Action Report

    The buzz may be about the Internet and job boards, but recruiters shouldn’t write off that old stand-by—newspaper help-wanted print advertising.

81. Globalization: Will Your Company Be Left Standing?
    

    December 2005 | Executive Action Report

    New market realities may compel mid-market companies to adopt a business model that powers growth through product innovation, as well as improved operational effectiveness.

82. Fatal Attraction: The Job Candidate That Is Too Good To Be True
    

    December 2005 | Executive Action Report

    What are the possible consequences of hiring the wrong person, and how can companies protect themselves from making hiring mistakes?

83. Managing Talent in Asia: Leadership Challenges in a Time of Transition
    

    October 2005 | Executive Action Report

    Numerous differences exist in Asian society both cultural, generational, and technological which has lead to new challenges. How can business leaders successfully overcome these differences?

84. Managing Paradoxes in Change: Six Steps for Building a Balanced Culture
    

    September 2005 | Executive Action Report

    Change in initiatives and strategies happen constantly in large companies. But, how often do company leaders address the most critical success factor in sustainable change—changing people’s behavior?

85. HR’s Role in Building a Culture of Innovation
    

    September 2005 | Executive Action Report

    Encouraging innovation is a high priority among CEOs. How can HR professionals gain a place at the strategy table by overcoming obstacles and fostering an innovation framework?

86. Women in Leadership: The Diversity Imperative—Supporting Actions for Change
    

    August 2005 | Executive Action Report

    There are considerable gender gaps in employment status, pay levels, and career outlook in Europe despite roughly equal numbers of well-educated males and females. Are senior executives willing to take steps to correct the imbalance?

87. Going Global: Challenges for Indian Business
    

    June 2005 | Executive Action Report

    At The Conference Board 2005 Global Leadership Development Conference a number of top Indian CEOs shared their experiences as emerging global leaders in the business marketplace. This piece highlights some of the key discussion points from said meeting.

88. Go Ahead: Sweat the Small Stuff
    

    June 2005 | Executive Action Report

    Microinequities among your fellow workers are more damaging than one might think - both to the left out employee and to the company itself.

89. Business Is Evolving - Just Not In The Ways You Might Think
    

    May 2005 | Executive Action Report

    Is there anyone out there who hasn't heard the warnings that business is evolving? Modern business is perhaps the most evolutionary environment to ever exist and natural evolution has much to offer in understanding the challenges faced by management.

90. Salary Increase Budgets 2005-2006: With Recovery Leveling Off, Mood Remains Cautious
    

    May 2005 | Executive Action Report

    Caution continues to be the prevailing mood when it comes to salary budgets, with continued attention paid to controlling costs. This is the third year in a row that median increases have fallen significantly below 4 percent.

91. Why Ethical Leaders Are Different
    

    May 2005 | Executive Action Report

    What makes an ethical leader different? An ethical leader welcomes open and contentious debate and understands that this is essential to making the best possible decisions.

92. Consumer-Driven Healthcare: Cost Shift or Paradigm Shift?
    

    May 2005 | Executive Action Report

    Consumer-driven health plans are the latest trend being presented as a promising solution to rising healthcare costs. This topic was discussed during The 2005 Employee Healthcare Conference held by The Conference Board in February and March.

93. Why Organization Design Is Critical To Global Leadership Development
    

    April 2005 | Executive Action Report

    Talented individuals cannot contribute to their full capacity and potential in a top-heavy organization that stifles initiative. Why is the crucial connection between effective organization design and successful leadership development often ignored?

94. Take This Job and…
    

    February 2005 | Executive Action Report

    A new study finds that only half of all Americans are satisfied with their jobs -- nearly a ten percent decrease from ten years ago. Is there trouble ahead for employers?

95. On the Record With...Julien De Wilde
    

    February 2005 | Executive Action Report

    An interview with Julien De Wilde, CEO, N.V. Bekaert S.A., Kortrijk (Belgium), regarding current forces in management and the marketplace and the trends expected to be faced in the future.

96. Redefining the Employee Value Proposition: New Developments in Asia-Pacific
    

    February 2005 | Executive Action Report

    How can a company develop an Employee Value Proposition fit to recruit, develop, inspire, and retain people in the talent-hungry Asia-Pacific region?

97. Succession Planning....Without Tears
    

    December 2004 | Executive Action Report

    Rather than putting off succession planning and then rushing to hire from the outside when the time arrives, small companies would be better served by grooming leaders from within the firm.

98. Forget the Free Sodas – They Don’t Motivate Anyone
    

    November 2004 | Executive Action Report

    The real key to employee productivity lies in passion. What five things can managers do to make employees care?

99. On the Record With...Stan Shih
    

    November 2004 | Executive Action Report

    An interview with Stan Shih, Chairman, CEO, and Founder, The Acer Group, Taipei, Taiwan, regarding current forces in management and the marketplace and the trends expected to be faced in the future.

100. Work-Life and Diversity: Local Needs and Business Relevance Drive Success
     

     November 2004 | Executive Action Report

     Spurred on by the new European Union-wide anti-discrimination legislation, inclusion policies and practices are being adopted by Europe-based organisations. Which approaches will succeed?

101. Unique Challenges of Developing World-Class Business Leaders in Asia Pacific
     

     September 2004 | Executive Action Report

     Although leadership development is a concern for CEOs worldwide, some of the challenges are exaggerated in the Asian Pacific context.

102. Building Executive Coaching Capability That Delivers Business Results
     

     September 2004 | Executive Action Report

     The second part of a two piece report asks: Does coaching really work? Can the end result justify the financial means? (See Executive Action 112 for part one.)

103. Coaching Creates Relationships Essential to Business Success
     

     September 2004 | Executive Action Report

     Part one of a two part report finds that coaching should not be used to boost low performing employees, it should be reserved for those with potential. (See Executive Action 113 for part two.)

104. Making Over Leaders and Leadership Styles
     

     August 2004 | Executive Action Report

     Are the requirements of leadership changing? That is the question being asked as a new generation rises in the workplace.

105. Women in Leadership: Putting Diversity Policies into Practice
     

     August 2004 | Executive Action Report

     Most large companies have diversity policies in place that include targets for recruiting and advancing more women into leadership roles, but they still face the challenges of implementing the policies successfully while growing their business.

106. Evolving Role of the Board in CEO and “Back Bench” Senior Executive Succession
     

     July 2004 | Executive Action Report

     Boards of Directors are becoming more involved in overall management succession. How can they ensure that the right leaders are in place to steer the company to be lucrative and principled.

107. Salary Increase Budgets 2004-2005: Despite Recovery, Mood Remains Cautious
     

     June 2004 | Executive Action Report

     For a second straight year, median salary increases have dropped well below four percent even though U.S. business is rebounding.

108. Redesigning HR for Mid-Sized Firms
     

     April 2004 | Executive Action Report

     Human Resources departments - of both large and mid-sized firms - choosing to outsource routine administrative tasks, are going through the same transitional pangs.

109. Recruitment, Retention, and Ethics . . . Can You Interview for Integrity?
     

     March 2004 | Executive Action Report

     Many managers feel there is no way to scout out integrity when hiring employees. However, this report shows that there are questions that can be asked and simple steps taken during the interviewing process to prevent the hiring of unethical employees.

110. Entrepreneurial Flame: How to Keep it Burning Brightly in Your Company
     

     December 2003 | Executive Action Report

     Maintaining the enthusiasm and motivation of your most creative, entrepreneurial-minded employees is difficult even in the best of times. Learn how some successful companies manage to always keep the entrepreneurial spirit flourishing.

111. European Perspective: Using Diversity and Work-Life Solutions to Retain a Competitive Edge
     

     November 2003 | Executive Action Report

     This report finds organizations that master the ability to effectively address the needs, challenges, and opportunities that diversity represents will be the ones that thrive globally.

112. Closing the Revolving Door: How To Ensure New Hires Stay
     

     October 2003 | Executive Action Report

     Here is what employers and employees need to do to avoid the “set-up-to-fail syndrome.”

113. Job Satisfaction Continues to Wither
     

     September 2003 | Executive Action Report

     A new Conference Board survey finds less than half of workers are satisfied with their jobs—and the discontent is growing among all age groups and income levels.

114. Brain and Experience Drain: Are You Prepared for a Retirement Tsunami?
     

     August 2003 | Executive Action Report

     The mass retirement wave is not far off in the future—it is already here. What should you be doing to cope?

115. Salary Increase Budgets 2003-2004: Business Remains in a Cautious Mood
     

     July 2003 | Executive Action Report

     With companies paying careful attention to controlling costs, median increases have moved significantly below 4 percent for the first time in a decade.

116. Putting Women on Equal Footing
     

     April 2003 | Executive Action Report

     For women, the road to gender parity in the corporate world is potholed with "microinequities," such as being interrupted or ignored, having ideas credited to male colleagues, being excluded from activities, and having to deal with jokes that target women

117. Travel in Uncertain Times
     

     March 2003 | Executive Action Report

     This report provides background information, along with tools and tactics for traveling safely and economically during periods of conflict and military action—and the accompanying heightened risks.

118. Trends in Education: Creating the Scientific Equivalent of the MBA
     

     February 2003 | Executive Action Report

     Professional science master's programs at dozens of universities are attempting to meet the demand within science and technology industries for more focused, more industry-responsive and shorter, timelier graduate educational opportunities.

119. Change—It's Getting Serious!!
     

     February 2003 | Executive Action Report

     Change efforts seem out of control and fraught with excessively painful repercussions. However jaded from experience, leaders everywhere still seem to hope for a better way.

120. Compensation Plans in Curious Times: Salary Increase Budgets Being Reduced
     

     December 2002 | Executive Action Report

     Most respondents to a Conference Board survey say their current 2003 salary increase budgets are now lower for most employee classes than originally planned.

121. Emphasis on Developing Leaders: Despite Hard Times Companies View Leadership Development as a Priority
     

     September 2002 | Executive Action Report

     Even during corporate belt-tightening leadership development is a necessity, not a luxury.

122. One Year After: The Leadership and Communication Dilemma of 9-11-02
     

     August 2002 | Executive Action Report

     For corporate leaders on the anniversary of 9/11, listening may become more important than speaking.

123. Mission Critical: Controlling Costs ... Compassionate Downsizing: Making the Business Case for Education and Training for Transitioned Employees
     

     July 2002 | Executive Action Report

     Few organizations consider (or have the ability to quantify) the longer-term hidden costs of downsizing to their corporate reputation, customer loyalty, and employee morale, incentive, and productivity.

124. Women in Leadership: A European Business Imperative
     

     July 2002 | Executive Action Report

     When an organization puts women in key leadership positions they become a magnet for talented women and men.

125. Salary Increase Budgets
     

     June 2002 | Executive Action Report

     2002 increases fell in many industries; a rebound is projected for 2003.

126. High Performers: How the Best Companies Find and Keep Them
     

     May 2002 | Executive Action Report

     best practices--all resting on important changes in what employees value--for finding and keeping high peforming employees.

127. Human Resources—Doing More With Even Less
     

     March 2002 | Executive Action Report

     Describes the competing priorities HR departments are currently faced with, evidence for the resilience and excellence of HR contributions, and the outlook for HR.

128. Dealing With Employee Travel Fears
     

     December 2001 | Executive Action Report

     Discusses travel safety concerns, how companies can assist employees in overcoming them, new airport safety measures, components of a comprehensive disaster plan, travel tips for individuals, coping with anxiety, and online resources.

129. Compensation in a Changed Economy
     

     November 2001 | Executive Action Report

     A survey of HR council members looks at the effects of the economic downturn and September 11 on companies' 2002 compensation plans.

Human Capital in Review

1. Conference Board Human Capital in Review™: Focus on Strategic Workforce Planning (Vol. 3, No. 1, 2013)
   

   May 2013 | Human Capital in Review

   This publication is designed for the busy human capital executive who values selected and thoughtfully summarized article reviews of what is happening in the area of strategic workforce planning.

2. Conference Board Human Capital in Review™: Focus on Employee Engagement (Vol. 2, No. 1, 2013)
   

   April 2013 | Human Capital in Review

   This publication is designed for the busy human capital executive who values selected and thoughtfully summarized article reviews of what is happening in the area of employee engagement.

3. Conference Board Human Capital in Review™: Focus on Talent Management (Vol. 3, No. 1, 2013)
   

   March 2013 | Human Capital in Review

   This publication is designed for the busy human capital executive who values selected and thoughtfully summarized article reviews of what is happening in the area of talent management.

4. Conference Board Human Capital in Review™: Focus on Talent Management (Vol. 2, No. 3, 2012)
   

   November 2012 | Human Capital in Review

   This publication is designed for the busy human capital executive who values selected and thoughtfully summarized article reviews of what is happening in the area of talent management.

5. Conference Board Human Capital in Review™: Focus on Employee Engagement (Vol. 1, No. 3, 2012)
   

   November 2012 | Human Capital in Review

   This publication is designed for the busy human capital executive who values selected and thoughtfully summarized article reviews of what is happening in the area of employee engagement.

6. Conference Board Human Capital in Review™: Focus on Talent Management (Vol. 2, No. 2, 2012)
   

   August 2012 | Human Capital in Review

   This publication is designed for the busy human capital executive who values selected and thoughtfully summarized article reviews of what is happening in the area of talent management.

7. Conference Board Human Capital in Review™: Focus on Employee Engagement (Vol. 1, No. 2, 2012)
   

   July 2012 | Human Capital in Review

   The Human Capital in Review series is designed for the busy human capital executive who values filtered and thoughtfully summarized highlights of significant ideas, topics, research, and trends in employee engagement.

8. Conference Board Human Capital in Review™: Focus on Talent Management (Vol. 2, No. 1, 2012)
   

   June 2012 | Human Capital in Review

   This publication is designed for the busy human capital executive who values selected and thoughtfully summarized article reviews of what is happening in the area of talent management.

9. Conference Board Human Capital in Review™: Focus on Employee Engagement (Vol. 1, No. 1, 2012)
   

   February 2012 | Human Capital in Review

   The Human Capital in Review series is designed for the busy human capital executive who values filtered and thoughtfully summarized highlights of significant ideas, topics, research, and trends in employee engagement.

10. Conference Board Human Capital in Review: Focus on Talent Management (Vol. 1, No. 2, 2011)
    

    November 2011 | Human Capital in Review

    The Human Capital in Review series is designed for the busy human capital executive who values filtered and thoughtfully summarized highlights of significant ideas, topics, research, and trends in talent management.

11. Conference Board Human Capital in Review: Focus on Talent Management (Vol. 1, No. 1 2011)
    

    June 2011 | Human Capital in Review

    This quarterly publication includes short summaries of important talent management research and articles for the busy human capital executive.

Key Findings

1. 2010 U.S. Top Executive Compensation Report
   

   November 2010 | Key Findings

   This report examines salary, total cash compensation, total compensation, and the mix of compensation elements for the CEO and the five highest-paid executives for specific revenue and industry groups.

2. Is Age Really Just a Number? Investigating Approaches to Employee Engagement
   

   July 2010 | Key Findings

   Regardless of whether there are too few people or too few jobs, one thing doesn’t change: the need to recruit and retain talent that distinguishes an organization.

3. 2009 Top Executive Compensation Report
   

   December 2009 | Key Findings

   This report examines salary, total cash compensation, total compensation, and the mix of compensation elements for the CEO and the five highest-paid executives for specific revenue and industry groups.

4. Building Risk Awareness into Performance: Integrating ERM and Performance Management
   

   September 2009 | Key Findings

   This report explores the reasons behind the lack of ERM and performance management integration through an examination of the results of a survey of 97 senior executives.

5. Ill-Prepared U.S. Workforce
   

   August 2009 | Key Findings

   This report raises several questions concerning the overall effectiveness of workforce readiness training programs.

6. A Perfect Match? How Nonprofits Are Tapping into the Boomer Talent Pool
   

   August 2009 | Key Findings

   This report explores the growing trend of nonprofits to recruit boomers and the things both sides need to do to make this very promising relationship work.

7. Offshoring Reaches the C-Suite
   

   June 2009 | Key Findings

   This report distills findings and interpretations from the 2007/2008 Offshoring Research Network (ORN) survey.

8. Top Executive Compensation in 2008 - Key Findings
   

   December 2008 | Key Findings

   This piece summarizes the Top Executive Compensation Report - an annual report which provides and analyzes compensation data for the top five executives as reported in proxy tables based on the new SEC requirements of 2008.

9. Directors' Compensation and Board Practices in 2008
   

   December 2008 | Key Findings

   This annual report analyzes board structure and director compensation information regarding U.S-based public companies.

10. Meeting the Challenges of a Dispersed Workforce: Managing Across Language, Culture, Time and Location
    

    November 2008 | Key Findings

    This Working Group Report discusses issues like payoff from effective distance management, and selecting and developing employees for distance work.

11. Weights & Measures: What Employers Should Know about Obesity — Key Findings
    

    May 2008 | Key Findings

    This report shines a spotlight on obesity, and offers some solutions, and the potential rewards and risks of taking action.

12. 2007 Top Executive Compensation Report - Key Findings
    

    April 2008 | Key Findings

    This piece summarizes the Top Executive Compensation Report - an annual report which provides and analyzes compensation data for the top five executives as reported in proxy tables based on the new SEC requirements of 2006.

13. Gray Skies, Silver Linings: How Companies Are Forecasting, Managing, and Recruiting a Mature Workforce
    

    December 2007 | Key Findings

    Executives in need of frank, bottom-line answers to the questions raised by boomer retirements will find them in this report.

14. Are They Really Ready To Work?
    

    May 2006 | Key Findings

    This report defines workforce readiness by examining survey results and interviews with Human Resource and other senior executives.

KnowlEdge Series Summaries

1. Looking before You Leap: SWP and Offshoring Location Decisions
   

   April 2013 | KnowlEdge Series Summaries

   HR executives and strategists can contribute to their company’s location strategy.

Periodical

1. Board Asia Newsletter
   

   September 2012 | Periodical

   Quarter Three 2012

2. Board Asia Newsletter
   

   July 2012 | Periodical

   Quarter Two 2012

Research Report

1. Executive Coaching Survey: 2012 Edition
   

   December 2012 | Research Report

   This report presents an in-depth look at both internal and external coaching practices.

2. Employee Engagement: What Works Now?
   

   December 2012 | Research Report

   Even when organizations commit to achieving a high level of employee engagement, the goal can be elusive. This report examines the current state of employee engagement practices to discover how companies, even in challenging environments, find success.

3. State of Human Capital 2012: False Summit
   

   October 2012 | Research Report

   This report is the result of a joint research effort by The Conference Board and McKinsey & Company to highlight the most significant challenges facing human capital executives.

4. U.S. Top Executive Compensation Report: 2012 Edition
   

   August 2012 | Research Report

   This report examines salary and compensation for the CEO and top executives of 2,411 publicly traded companies in the United States in 2011.

5. Job Satisfaction: 2012 Edition
   

   June 2012 | Research Report

   Respondents to the 2011 version of The Conference Board Job Satisfaction Survey indicated higher levels of job satisfaction for the first time since the recession began in 2008.

6. Incredible Disappearing Office: Making Telework Work
   

   May 2012 | Research Report

   Analyzing data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey and culling current research in the field, this study delves into teleworking in the United States to uncover current trends.

7. Employee Engagement in a VUCA World: A Review of Current Research and Its Implications
   

   July 2011 | Research Report

   This report combines analysis of some of the most important employee engagement research of today and puts it into perspective for members.

8. U.S. Salary Increase Budgets for 2012
   

   June 2011 | Research Report

   The latest edition of The Conference Board survey of U.S. salary increase budgets found that these budgets will have a median increase of 3.00 percent in 2011.

9. 2010 U.S. Top Executive Compensation Report
   

   November 2010 | Research Report

   This report examines salary, total cash compensation, total compensation, and the mix of compensation elements for the CEO and the five highest-paid executives for specific revenue and industry groups.

10. Growing Talent for Succession
    

    October 2010 | Research Report

    This report is a playbook that explains how every business can lay the foundation for a growing talent (GT) plan.

11. Is Age Really Just a Number? Investigating Approaches to Employee Engagement
    

    July 2010 | Research Report

    Regardless of whether there are too few people or too few jobs, one thing doesn’t change: the need to recruit and retain talent that distinguishes an organization.

12. U.S. Salary Increase Budgets for 2011
    

    July 2010 | Research Report

    U.S. salary increase budgets remain historically low—for the second straight year the median increase is 2.5 percent.

13. 2010 Executive Coaching Survey
    

    March 2010 | Research Report

    This survey by The Conference Board Council on Executive Coaching focuses on external coaching practices as well as the growing use of internal coaching

14. U.S. Salary Increase Budgets for 2010—Winter Update
    

    January 2010 | Research Report

    Revised projections for U.S. Salary increase budgets in 2010 have dipped below 3 percent for the first time in more than two decades, barely staying ahead of The Conference Board’s forecasted inflation rate.

15. I Can’t Get No...Job Satisfaction, That Is
    

    January 2010 | Research Report

    In the 2009 edition of an annual job satisfaction survey conducted for The Conference Board, only 45 percent of Americans said they were satisfied with their jobs

16. A Global Barometer for Measuring Employee Engagement
    

    December 2009 | Research Report

    This report shows that a robust measure of employee engagement can be constructed with just eight basic questions—termed The Conference Board Employee Engagement Barometer.™

17. 2009 Top Executive Compensation Report
    

    December 2009 | Research Report

    This report examines salary, total cash compensation, total compensation, and the mix of compensation elements for the CEO and the five highest-paid executives for specific revenue and industry groups.

18. Working at the Intersection of Human Resources, Ethics, and Compliance - The Need for Collaboration
    

    October 2009 | Research Report

    The publication pursues cultural and organizational issues that may limit this collaboration, human resources' potential leadership role, and ways of introducing metrics into the equation.

19. Building Risk Awareness into Performance: Integrating ERM and Performance Management
    

    September 2009 | Research Report

    This report explores the reasons behind the lack of ERM and performance management integration through an examination of the results of a survey of 97 senior executives.

20. Ill-Prepared U.S. Workforce
    

    August 2009 | Research Report

    This report raises several questions concerning the overall effectiveness of workforce readiness training programs.

21. A Perfect Match? How Nonprofits Are Tapping into the Boomer Talent Pool
    

    August 2009 | Research Report

    This report explores the growing trend of nonprofits to recruit boomers and the things both sides need to do to make this very promising relationship work.

22. Offshoring Reaches the C-Suite
    

    June 2009 | Research Report

    This report distills findings and interpretations from the 2007/2008 Offshoring Research Network (ORN) survey.

23. Top Executive Compensation in 2008
    

    December 2008 | Research Report

    This annual report provides and analyzes compensation data for the top five executives as reported in proxy tables based on the new SEC requirements of 2008.

24. Directors’ Compensation and Board Practices in 2008
    

    December 2008 | Research Report

    This annual report analyzes board structure and director compensation information regarding U.S-based public companies.

25. Meeting the Challenges of a Dispersed Workforce: Managing Across Language, Culture, Time and Location
    

    November 2008 | Research Report

    This Working Group Report discusses issues like payoff from effective distance management, and selecting and developing employees for distance work.

26. Leadership, Governance, and Accountability: A Pathway to a Diverse and Inclusive Organization
    

    August 2008 | Research Report

    This report has profiled organizations that have strategically aligned diversity and inclusion practices with general business goals.

27. 2008 Executive Coaching Fee Survey
    

    August 2008 | Research Report

    This report offers an analysis of the rates organizations pay for executive coaching services.

28. Bridging the Gaps: How to Transfer Knowledge in Today's Multigenerational Workplace
    

    July 2008 | Research Report

    This report/guide discusses the dynamics of knowledge transfer and explains how to apply any of 15 methods for facilitating the flow of information and insight from those who have it to those who need it.

29. Directors' Compensation and Board Practices in 2007
    

    June 2008 | Research Report

    This annual report reflects the changes in director compensation reporting required by the new Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules of 2006.

30. HIV/AIDS in the Workplace
    

    April 2008 | Research Report

    This is a follow-up to The Conference Board's first report on the corporate response to HIV/AIDS published in 1997.

31. Weights & Measures: What Employers Should Know about Obesity
    

    April 2008 | Research Report

    This report shines a spotlight on obesity, and offers some solutions, and the potential rewards and risks of taking action.

32. 2007 Top Executive Compensation Report
    

    April 2008 | Research Report

    This annual report provides and analyzes compensation data for the top five executives as reported in proxy tables based on the new SEC requirements of 2006.

33. Gray Skies, Silver Linings: How Companies Are Forecasting, Managing, and Recruiting a Mature Workforce
    

    December 2007 | Research Report

    Executives in need of frank, bottom-line answers to the questions raised by boomer retirements will find them in this report.

34. Changing Role of the COO
    Is the Chief Operating Officer Headed for Transformation or Extinction?
    

    October 2007 | Research Report

    Although some studies suggest that the COO position is being eliminated, this new study reveals, instead, that the role is evolving, based on a company's situation.

35. CEO Challenge 2007
    Top 10 Challenges
    

    October 2007 | Research Report

    This survey based report finds execution is taking precedence over profit and top-line growth as a focus for CEOs around the world.

36. Workforce Readiness Initiative
    

    October 2007 | Research Report

    This report is a summary of the key issues and action points that emerged from the Workforce Readiness Initiative Stakeholders Strategy Meeting held June 26–27, 2007 in Washington, D.C.

37. Boomers Are Ready for Nonprofits
    But Are Nonprofits Ready for Them?
    

    June 2007 | Research Report

    This report focuses on the impact the anticipated retirements of baby boomers will have on the stability, growth, and potential of the nonprofit sector in the coming years.

38. Strategic M&A:
    Creating Tools and Capabilities for Successful Integration
    

    May 2007 | Research Report

    This survey based report examines the procedures companies are currently using to pursue their M&A activities.

39. Phased Retirement after the Pension Protection Act
    

    March 2007 | Research Report

    In this report, two case studies provide examples of phased retirement programs in action.

40. Consumer-Driven Healthcare:
    Current Practices, Future Upgrades
    

    March 2007 | Research Report

    Based on presentations at The Conference Board Consumer-Driven Healthcare Working Group, a review of existing literature, and interviews with employers and health plans, this report summarizes what is currently known about consumer-driven healthcare.

41. Employee Engagement
    A Review of Current Research and Its Implications
    

    November 2006 | Research Report

    This literature review summarizes what is known on the topic of "Employee Engagement" and what companies can do to foster true engagement in the workplace.

42. Directors' Compensation and Board Practices in 2006
    

    October 2006 | Research Report

    This annual report provides information on the amount and type of compensation paid outside directors in 2006 in 402 companies in three major industry sectors.

43. 2006 Top Executive Compensation Report
    

    October 2006 | Research Report

    This annual report provides an analysis of the compensation of the five highest-paid executives in 3,075 publicly traded firms in 14 major industry categories in 2005.

44. Are They Really Ready to Work?
    

    October 2006 | Research Report

    This report defines workforce readiness by examining survey results and interviews with Human Resource and other senior executives.

45. Strategic Workforce Planning
    Forecasting Human Capital Needs to Execute Business Strategy
    

    August 2006 | Research Report

    This report is the culmination of presentations by workforce planning thought leaders and best practice organizations, a literature review, and company interviews of 20 companies, from which nine were chosen for detailed case studies.

46. Maximizing Rotational Assignments: A Handbook for Human Resources Executives
    

    June 2006 | Research Report

    This handbook explores the dynamics at play in identifying and executing business unit, geographic, and staff-line rotations.

47. Cutting Healthcare Costs: Options for Mid-Market Firms
    

    April 2006 | Research Report

    This report explores some new healthcare cost cutting options through the experiences of five mid-market companies.

48. Leadership Development in Asia-Pacific: Identifying and Developing Leaders for Growth
    

    March 2006 | Research Report

    This report is based on The Conference Board Working Group on Leadership Development in Asia-Pacific, a survey of 55 organizations, and The 2005 Asia-Pacific Leadership Development Conference held in June 2005.

49. Evolving Relationship Between Compensation Committees and Consultants
    

    January 2006 | Research Report

    This report traces the development of “best practices” for compensation committees, particularly with respect to processes required to choose and employ outside consultants.

50. Aligning the Organization: Management and Human Resource Concerns
    

    November 2005 | Research Report

    This document shows the benefits of using overseas labor and shows the obstacles that must be overcome for a successful transition.

51. Developing Global Leaders
    

    November 2005 | Research Report

    This document strives to identify leaders from the talent pool available to executives and best utilize human resources in an international context.

52. Directors' Compensation and Board Practices in 2005
    

    November 2005 | Research Report

    This is a data compilation of Director's compensation for the year 2005. Data includes basic analysis providing information on which industries pay the highest amount of compensation to their executives.

53. 2005 Top Executive Compensation Report
    

    November 2005 | Research Report

    An analysis of the compensation of the five highest-paid executives in 3,143 publicly traded firms in 2005

54. Executive Compensation Consulting: A Research Working Group Report on Best Practices
    

    September 2005 | Research Report

    This report presents a set of best practices developed by The Working Group on Executive Compensation Consulting to guide corporate managements and compensation committees in their use of executive compensation consultants.

55. Effecting Change in Business Enterprises
    

    August 2005 | Research Report

    This study on change management presents current models and methods used based on a survey, in-depth interviews, case studies, and the collective experience of The Conference Board’s Three Faces of Change Working Group members.

56. Managing the Mature Workforce
    

    July 2005 | Research Report

    The report’s goal is to uncover the degree to which labor shortages and aging workforce issues are being recognized by corporations, and explore what is being done to address them in terms of best practices.

57. Business Value of Leadership Development
    

    April 2005 | Research Report

    Through analysis and executive interviews with domestic and global companies, this report sheds light on key development issues facing leadership executives.

58. Talent Management Value Imperatives: Strategies for Execution
    

    April 2005 | Research Report

    This interview based report takes a look at the three P’s (Prerequisites, Processes and Performance) of talent management.

59. Directors' Compensation and Board Practices in 2004
    

    October 2004 | Research Report

    This annual report provides information on the amount and type of compensation paid outside directors in 2004 in 510 companies in three major industry sectors.

60. 2004 Top Executive Compensation Report
    

    October 2004 | Research Report

    This annual report provides an overview of the practices of 2,896 publicly traded companies in 14 major industry categories.

61. HR Outsourcing in Government Organizations
    

    August 2004 | Research Report

    This interview based report examines outsourcing of HR for government organizations, as the movement takes hold in government agencies.

62. Keeping the Talent Pipeline Filled in the Energy and Utility Industries
    

    July 2004 | Research Report

    An in-depth look at how utility and natural resource companies are recovering from the power outages and scandals over recent years, in the face of losing the expertise of mature workers as they retire.

63. Outsourcing HR in the Power Utilities and Energy Industry
    

    June 2004 | Research Report

    This report looks at the direction HR outsourcing is taking via the cumulative results of 40 in-depth interviews with top HR and chief executives in the power and utilities industry.

64. Establishing Value For HR Technology
    

    May 2004 | Research Report

    This report examines the impact of HR technology initiatives on overall corporate business strategies and explores how these innovations are helping companies create value.

65. HR Outsourcing: Benefits, Challenges, and Trends
    

    April 2004 | Research Report

    This report provides an updated snapshot of current practices in the field by comparing the results of an earlier study with the findings of a recent survey.

66. Integrated and Integrative Talent Management: A Strategic HR Framework
    

    January 2004 | Research Report

    This report looks at a range of talent management initiatives from the perspective of their integration.

67. Top Executive Compensation in 2002
    

    November 2003 | Research Report

    This annual report details the average 2002 compensation of the five highest-paid executives in 2,877 companies in 14 major industry sectors.

68. Compassionate Downsizing: Making the Business Case for Education and Training Services
    

    November 2003 | Research Report

    This report analyzes the results of a survey of senior human resources executives regarding recent layoffs and the offering of education and training benefits to downsized employees.

69. Directors' Compensation and Board Practices in 2003
    

    November 2003 | Research Report

    This report, based on a survey of more than 606 manufacturing, financial, and service companies, presents the amount and type of compensation paid to outside directors in 2003.

70. Human Resources at Corporate Headquarters: A Management Update
    

    June 2003 | Research Report

    This study of how companies currently organize the human resources function at their corporate headquarters highlights key roles, responsibilities, and reporting relationships.

71. New Career Paths for Science-Trained Professionals: A Progress Report on the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation’s Professional Science Master’s Degree Program
    

    March 2003 | Research Report

    This report describes a joint project of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and The Conference Board to help ensure that science and technology industries continue to constitute a highly promising sector for economic growth in the United States and worldwide.

72. Commission on Public Trust and Private Enterprise
    

    January 2003 | Research Report

    This report details the recommendations on executive compensation, corporate governance, and accounting and audit practices made by The Conference Board's Commission on Public Trust and Private Enterprise.

73. Top Executive Compensation in 2001
    

    November 2002 | Research Report

    This annual report details the average 2001 compensation of the five highest-paid executives in 2,841 companies in 14 major industry sectors.

74. HR Outsourcing Trends
    

    September 2002 | Research Report

    This study examines the benefits, challenges, and alternatives to HR outsourcing.

75. HR Technology Strategies: What is Driving Them Today?
    

    September 2002 | Research Report

    This study considers the HR technology plans and strategies of some major organizations.

76. Sustaining the Talent Quest: Getting and Keeping the Best People in Volatile Times
    

    August 2002 | Research Report

    This report uses surveys and personal interviews to look at the shifting landscape of recruitment and retention through volatile economic times and the new strategies some companies are using to cope with these changes.

77. Developing Business Leaders for 2010
    

    April 2002 | Research Report

    *NOTE:Some data has been corrected.* This study, based on extensive interview and survey data, addresses the efforts of leading-edge companies to develop the leadership strength they will need to ensure competitive success in the coming years.

78. Managing Culture in Mergers and Acquisitions
    

    November 2001 | Research Report

    This study of cultural issues is designed to provide executives with a range of ideas and practices to improve the management of mergers and acquisitions and to contribute to the overall success of post-merger integration.

79. Compensation Committee Of The Board: Best Practices For Establishing Executive Compensation
    

    October 2001 | Research Report

    This study examines best practice processes used by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors in designing executive compensation programs.

80. Diversity Executive: Tasks, Competencies, and Strategies for Effective Leadership
    

    October 2001 | Research Report

    Seventy-one diversity executives, representing some of America's leading corporations, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations, share best practices and recommendations on setting standards for effective diversity leadership.

81. Executive Insights: Merging and Acquiring for Growth
    

    July 2001 | Research Report

    This report examines data on successful mergers that have fueled top-line growth.

82. Innovative Public-Private Partnerships: Promoting the Hiring of Workers with Disabilities
    

    June 2001 | Research Report

    This publication documents corporate participation in many federal, state, and local programs designed to promote meaningful employment for persons with disabilities.

83. Why All the Uncertainty, Fear and Doubt? Are Mergers and Acquisitions Bad for Workers?
    

    June 2001 | Research Report

    This study examines the effects of ownership changes on employment, wages, and plant closing for the entire U.S. manufacturing sector for the period 1977-1987.

84. Engaging Employees Through Your Brand
    

    April 2001 | Research Report

    This report compares corporate and employer branding methods and provides benchmarks for successful implementation of programs to engage your employees through your brand.

85. Innovative Public-Private Partnerships: The United States Army and the Private Sector
    

    February 2001 | Research Report

    An overview of the "Investment in America Forum," held in June 2000 in Washington.

86. Knowledge Management: Becoming an E-Learning Organization
    

    December 2000 | Research Report

    This report focuses on the role of knowledge management and organizational learning within the New Economy.

87. Post-Merger Integration: A Human Resources Perspective
    

    September 2000 | Research Report

    This study focuses on the experiences of 134 major U.S. firms that have recently completed a merger integrating the buyer's and seller's culture, organization, practices or resources.

88. Innovative Public-Private Partnerships: Welfare-to-Work Initiatives
    

    September 2000 | Research Report

    This report describes national businesses that have surpassed their expected capacity as employers of welfare-to-work hires by collaborating with local partners to resolve major challenges to sustained employment and economic development.

89. Performance Measurement During Merger and Acquisition Integration
    

    July 2000 | Research Report

    This study demonstrates the contribution of performance measurement to the success of merger or acquisition integration.

90. Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions on Corporate Citizenship
    

    June 2000 | Research Report

    The report addresses the impact of a merger or acquisition on the corporate citizenship of the companies involved, and emphasizes the perspectives of communities, employees, and corporate citizenship executives.

91. Corporate Governance and Cross-Border Mergers
    

    June 2000 | Research Report

    This report discusses the role of corporate governance before, during, and after a cross-border merger.

92. Employee Communication During Mergers
    

    June 2000 | Research Report

    This report addresses employee communications before, during, and after a corporate merger or acquisition. Best practices and examples from companies that have achieved successful employee communication are also presented.

93. Valuing People in the Change Process
    

    March 2000 | Research Report

    This report addresses the ways in which change affects organizations, focusing on the value of employees in the change process.

94. Implementing a Post-Merger Integration
    

    January 2000 | Research Report

    Executives and business experts discuss some of the global trends in M&A and share their experiences in developing a strategic context for M&A integration, creating a corporate culture, and measuring integration success.

95. Diversity: An Imperative for Business Success
    

    October 1999 | Research Report

    This conference report addresses the business rationale behind implementing diversity and tools for making inclusiveness a reality within companies.

96. Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership
    

    September 1999 | Research Report

    Based on the best practices of the winners of and exemplary candidates for the Ron Brown Award, 25 companies representing multiple approaches to employee support and corporate citizenship are presented.

97. Aligning Performance Measures and Incentives in European Companies
    

    August 1999 | Research Report

    This report provides survey data and case studies to demonstrate that European companies are increasingly aligning executive compensation incentives to performance measures.

98. Turning Skills Into Profit: Economic Benefits of Workplace Education Programs
    

    July 1999 | Research Report

    Employers report that at least one employee skill and one economic benefit is gained from the workplace education program.

99. Work-Life Initiatives in a Global Context
    

    June 1999 | Research Report

    This report, based on the 1999 Work and Family conference in New York, evaluates how this strain affects workers and businesses on a global level.

100. Post-Merger Organization Handbook
     

     June 1999 | Research Report

     Your company's just been merged. Now how do you blend your staffs, operations and resources to make it work? The answers are here.

101. Future Organization: New Leadership and Employee Roles
     

     June 1999 | Research Report

     As traditional command-and-control management structures crumble in the dawning information era, companies are scrambling to build new organizational models

102. Organizing for Global Competitiveness: The Corporate Headquarters Design
     

     March 1999 | Research Report

     How should you organize corporate headquarters to compete successfully around the world? This survey shows how 89 organizations do it.

103. Innovative Public-Private Partnerships: Educational Initiatives
     

     November 1998 | Research Report

     The early results from these partnerships are far from definitive, but they sure look promising.

104. Using Technology to Strengthen Employee & Family Involvement in Education
     

     October 1998 | Research Report

     Today's students are tomorrow's workforce and consumers. What can corporations do to help their education be productive? Here's some practical experience.

105. Returning to Consumer-Based Healthcare
     

     July 1998 | Research Report

     Is there a major organization that doesn't have healthcare concerns? Look to this report for a view of things to come.

106. Understanding the People Factors in the Quest for Competitiveness
     

     July 1998 | Research Report

     Ultimately, corporate success comes down to your people. Here's a look at creating the right attributes in management and staff.

107. Bridging the Leadership Gap
     

     April 1998 | Research Report

     Does your company develop leaders properly? Here's a look at what members of the Fortune 1000 do.

108. Transforming the HR Function for Global Business Success
     

     February 1998 | Research Report

     HR executives are ramping up to work with line managers on global business issues. Here's a look at what's happening.

109. A Business Guide to Support Employee and Family Involvement in Education
     

     January 1998 | Research Report

     Your employees care about their families' educations — so you need to care. This report covers the experiences of major corporations' education initiatives.

110. Value of Training in the Era of Intellectual Capital
     

     October 1997 | Research Report

     How can you get the most bang for your bucks with your training programs? This report presents the experiences of more than 300 senior executives in the HR and training fields.

111. Managing Diversity for Sustaining Competitiveness
     

     September 1997 | Research Report

     The diversity of your workforce can be a big advantage for you — if you know how to harness it. Here's how.

112. Corporate Response to HIV/AIDS
     

     August 1997 | Research Report

     The Conference Board joined with the United Nations to create this report on the epidemic striking people and businesses around the world.

113. Organizing for Global Competitiveness
     

     August 1996 | Research Report

     This overview summarizes four of the most popular reports in The Conference Board's series on global organization design.

114. Corporate Practices in Management Development
     

     August 1996 | Research Report

     Case studies and a survey examine the best practices of top management development executives.

115. European Regional Design
     

     July 1996 | Research Report

     Part of the Organizing for Global Competitiveness series, this report looks at the MNC designs for corporations in the European region.

116. Executive Annual Incentive Plans
     

     April 1996 | Research Report

     Detailed analysis of incentive payments by industry sector and position.

The Conference Board Review

1. Workspace: Face-to-Face Fallacies
   

   April 2013 | The Conference Board Review

   Columnist Alison Maitland looks critically at workplace strategies of Google and Yahoo!, calling them "retrograde attitudes from Internet giants."

2. Is It Up to Business to Solve the Toughest Problems?
   

   January 2013 | The Conference Board Review

   Companies, argues benefits consultant Jennifer Benz, need to shoulder some of the responsibility for workers' struggles with obesity and financial insecurity.

3. Main Skill Your HR Chief Lacks
   

   January 2013 | The Conference Board Review

   Recruiting is exactly the kind of experience that every chief of HR needs to understand the stakes of doing HR wrong.

4. Part-Time Executive
   

   January 2013 | The Conference Board Review

   Many top executives, particularly in Europe, are working less and accomplishing more.

5. Pay Problem: It's not that we pay CEOs too much—it's that we pay everyone else too little.
   

   January 2013 | The Conference Board Review

   High CEO pay still gets all the attention, but it's no longer a problem that demands immediate fixing. What companies need to address is how they compensate everyone else.

6. Why Be Happy? Instead of attaching smiley emoticons to every moment of our lives, Oliver Burkeman suggests, we should welcome more negativity.
   

   January 2013 | The Conference Board Review

   Q&A with social critic Oliver Burkeman about the perils of positive thinking, in and out of the workplace.

7. HR: You're Doing It Wrong: Your Colleague Smells Bad. And?
   

   October 2012 | The Conference Board Review

   Columnist Laurie Ruettimann examines HR's role in defusing uncomfortable workplace situations.

8. Let Your People Go
   

   October 2012 | The Conference Board Review

   Our thinking about employee retention is too often simplistic and narrow.

9. Think Different? Real diversity means getting past groupthink.
   

   October 2012 | The Conference Board Review

   How is it possible that organizations have achieved outward diversity but not diversity of thought? This article explains.

10. Disconnect: The company you think you're running is not the company for which your people work.
    

    July 2012 | The Conference Board Review

    CEOs rarely know much about how work actually gets done below the C-suite level.

11. HR: You're Doing It Wrong: Jones vs. Anastasijevic
    

    July 2012 | The Conference Board Review

    Columnist Laurie Ruettimann explains how people with difficult last names have a harder time getting hired and promoted.

12. Mistreatment: No organization tolerates bullying, so why do so many workers continue to feel abused?
    

    July 2012 | The Conference Board Review

    Bosses have tormented workers ever since there were workers to torment, but only recently have we become sensitized to what studies indicate is four times more common than sexual harassment.

13. Openers: Metrics and Micromanagement
    

    July 2012 | The Conference Board Review

    Empathy—really understanding life on the front lines—may be the only way to change a culture of micromanagement. Executives who understand the real impact of constant assessment might think twice before adding to everyone else’s to-do list.

14. Workspace: The Five Types of Trust
    

    July 2012 | The Conference Board Review

    Columnist Alison Maitland explains how senior leaders can build credibility within and without organizations.

15. Flattened
    

    April 2012 | The Conference Board Review

    We ask too much of middle managers; they deserve acknowledgment, respect, and relief.

16. HR: You're Doing It Wrong: Criminal, Past
    

    April 2012 | The Conference Board Review

    TCB Review columnist Laurie Ruettimann observes that as many as a third of young workers have low-level criminal records—and she urges HR people to overlook those transgressions.

17. A New Order: When revamping your corporate culture, the first rule is to have fewer rules
    

    January 2012 | The Conference Board Review

    To remain competitive, companies need to make the shift from “manager knows best” to “manager provides the tools and objectives and leaves people to achieve the results.”

18. American Pastoral
    

    January 2012 | The Conference Board Review

    When companies needed more space, they moved to the suburbs, placing headquarters and R&D facilities in office parks and on lush campuses. But as Louise Mozingo explains, we’re all paying a price now.

19. Help Is Here: Today’s senior executive needs more than an assistant. He needs a chief of staff.
    

    January 2012 | The Conference Board Review

    Increasingly, senior corporate executives understand the value in creating the position of chief of staff.

20. Priorities vs. Time: How to regain control of your schedule—and your flow of information
    

    January 2012 | The Conference Board Review

    No strategy will add hours to the workweek or the ability to work 24/7, and you can’t just offload half your key decisions to someone else. But the chances of success improve greatly with some rethinking of use of time and priorities.

21. Unfair Business Practices
    

    January 2012 | The Conference Board Review

    Perks are extremely visible indicators of who gets and who doesn’t—and how you distribute them can change the entire corporate culture.

22. “Zionist Jews Need to Be Run Out of This Country!” When an employee makes this remark outside of the office, what should a company do?
    

    January 2012 | The Conference Board Review

    YouTube, cable news, and Internet message boards are making it easy for proudly ignorant people to go public with conspiracy theories and racist rants—and they are making life difficult for corporate HR reps who just want everyone to get along.

23. A Closer Look: Reassessing executives' value in a changing economy
    

    October 2011 | The Conference Board Review

    In this rocky economic landscape, those responsible for assessing and valuing C-suite talent are assessing candidates with fresh eyes.

24. Are You Too Young—or Too Old—to Be a CEO?
    

    October 2011 | The Conference Board Review

    When looking for a new top executive, the assumption that direct prior experience in a comparable role is a prerequisite to success is just that—an assumption. It’s natural to first look for the obvious candidate, but evidence shows no advantage.

25. HR: You're Doing It Wrong: When Equality Doesn't Abolish Unfairness
    

    October 2011 | The Conference Board Review

    In the absence of major change to the U.S. employer-based health-insurance system, companies should work to optimize a broken system by offering benefits to partnered couples and dependents regardless of state laws or gender.

26. No More Year in Paris?
    

    October 2011 | The Conference Board Review

    In today's corporate world, the traditional long-term international assignment is irrelevant.

27. Workspace: 9 to 5 is so last century
    

    October 2011 | The Conference Board Review

    Columnist Alison Maitland argues that today's flexible work arrangements should not be mere employee perks.

28. What About the Rest of Us? Beyond CEO pay
    

    July 2011 | The Conference Board Review

    When it comes to pay, CEO pay gets the lion's share of attention. How we pay all the other corporate executives says much more about issues of compensation.

29. Workspace: Unconscious Biases
    

    July 2011 | The Conference Board Review

    Columnist Alison Maitland asks: How do you get senior executives to address the impact of their unconscious biases?

30. 27 at Heart: Why Gen Yers shouldn’t write off their boomer co-workers.
    

    April 2011 | The Conference Board Review

    Gen Yers need to get used to the idea of working with a whole lot of people who could be their parents or even grandparents.

31. HR: You're Doing It Wrong: Looking for Leaders
    

    April 2011 | The Conference Board Review

    Not enough HR professionals or senior executives are challenging the status quo by asking whether there really is a skills gap and a leadership deficiency in the global workforce.

32. Worst Part of the Job
    

    April 2011 | The Conference Board Review

    No one wants to fire people. That's why managers do it so badly.