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Research and Insights from the Center for Effective Organizations
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WEBINAR: Getting Ready for the Strategic ERG Leadership Summit 2024
We’re looking forward to seeing you at the upcoming 2024 Strategic ERG Leadership Summit in Minneapolis / St. Paul, MN! We invite you to join us for a brief webinar where we’ll share how you can prepare and make the most out of your Summit experience.
WEBINAR: USC CEO Annual Strategic ERG Leader/Member Impact Research Report
With Theresa Welbourne
WEBINAR: “State of ERGs” Research Findings
With Theresa Welbourne.
In this session, we will review the research findings of the first comprehensive “State of ERGs” research study to provide Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) executives with benchmarking data on ERG practices.
Leveraging learning through the power of Employee Intelligence (EI)
Theresa Welbourne explains why employees have a lot more intelligence stored within them than leaders might think, and how AI can extract new insight from what staff say.
Beyond Diversity: Is it Time for the Chief Relational Officer Job?
Have you noticed that the people working in diversity are having a bit of an identity crisis? The names of the departments have gone from Diversity to Diversity and Inclusion to Diversity Equity and Inclusion to some variations that include Diversity Inclusion and the term Belonging. Occasionally, you might see the term equality. For example, in numerous bold statements, Salesforce aggressively uses the word equality. Salesforce has embraced the term equality while in other organizations this language often is intentionally deleted from references to any diversity work.
At These Companies, There’s A Space Where Getting Older Isn’t A Taboo
Employee resource groups specifically for midlife and senior employees are exceptionally rare in the U.S. — but they shouldn’t be.
Dynamics of Employee Resource Groups: Leader Experiences Driving Mutual Benefits for Employees and Employers
Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), which bring together employees with shared identity or purpose, have been expanding around the globe. ERGs can be a recruiting and retention tool, providing member benefits of career growth, developing friends and providing expanded purpose at work. Given their popularity, they are of interest for researchers.
Growth Lessons Learned from Juggling the Three “Eyes” of the IPO
Original article published by Alabama Inno An initial public offering is different from other events that spur growth. For maybe the first time, a new IPO is in the public eye. Passing of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and additional regulations that continue for...
The Science Behind Not Being Scrooge
Originally published on reworked. Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, the holiday tale "A Christmas Carol" offers a valuable lesson for us all. Ebenezer Scrooge, the protagonist of the story, undergoes a transformation from a miserly, unpleasant man to a generous,...
WEBINAR: Strategic ERG Leadership Certificate Program Information Session
October 19, 2022
with Theresa Welbourne
Strategy Bites Back: Strategic HR May Win Out in Culture War
Over the years, data has supported the notion that culture eats strategy for breakfast. But then subsequent studies suggest that strategy is more important — it eats culture. This year is an interesting mix.
by Theresa M. Welbourne