The Conference Board first measured the effects of COVID-19 on employees in April 2020 and then in September 2020. In April 2021, The Conference Board again surveyed HR leaders to see how their organizations have adapted in the past year and what their plans are going forward, publishing The Reimagined Workplace a Year Later: Human Capital Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in May 2021.
In this podcast, co-authors Robin Erickson, PhD, and Frank Steemers share the survey results and explore trends in remote work, productivity, and well-being; recruiting and retention; and plans for returning to the workplace. They discuss historic labor shortages and suggest continuous listening as one solution for deteriorating employee well-being.
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