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Unlocking Competitive Advantage: How Employee Resource Groups Build Strategic Relational Capital

In today’s hyper-competitive landscape, business success hinges on more than innovation or scale — it depends on the ability to build unique, hard-to-replicate assets. While technology and operations matter, companies […]

Organizational Climate and Culture: An Introduction to Theory, Research, and Practice

Benjamin Schneider

In this updated edition, Mark G. Ehrhart, Benjamin Schneider and William H. Macey present a thorough examination of both the history and current status of research in each field, as well as areas for their potential integration. Academics, practitioners, and students will all deepen their understanding of how organizations function and will gain insights into how to improve both organizational research and organizational effectiveness.

Is it time to dig in our heels or flex? What is next for employee resource groups?

Theresa M. Welbourne

On February 5, 2025, Charles Ezell, Acting Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, issued a memo directing agencies to prohibit ERGs that promote unlawful DEIA initiatives, following the […]

Learn and Connect Series: Discover How Generations and Life Stages Shape ERG Success

Theresa M. Welbourne

Click here for the slides. Session Leader: Theresa Welbourne Join us March 20 from 9a-10:30a PT for our Learn & Connect online meeting exploring the impact of generational differences […]

Rethinking Talent Decisions: A Tale of Complexity, Technology, and Subjectivity

Sharna Wiblen

Talent management is a linchpin of organisational triumph in our dynamic and swiftly evolving business world. As a key decision-maker, your capacity to craft astute talent decisions holds the potential to transcend your company from mere mediocrity to unparalleled excellence.

Strategic Leadership is at a Crossroads

Alec R. Levenson

Today’s generation of senior executives developed their expertise, and advanced in their careers, in a world that looks very different from where we stand today. This article addresses how things […]

Client Case Study: Building Internal Organization Design Capability for an Energy Solutions Company

Beth Gunderson

We recently partnered with a rapidly growing stored energy solutions company to enhance its internal organization design capabilities. This engagement was initiated by the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), who, […]

Client Case Study: Envisioning 2030-Envisioning an R&D Organization Design for a Major Consumer Products Company

Beth Gunderson

We recently concluded a year-long strategic initiative within the R&D function of a leading consumer products company. The project’s objective was to envision and design their organization structure for 2030, […]

Strategic Employee Resource Group (ERG) Leaders Drive Success and Innovation through the 2024 Center for Effective Organizations (CEO) Awards Program

Center for Effective Organizations (CEO), University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business Jennifer Sparks-Taylor (213) 740-9814 sparksj@marshall.usc.edu Release Date: January 3, 2025 Strategic Employee Resource Group (ERG) Leaders Drive […]

Learn & Connect Series: Strategic Resource Groups Achieving Organizational Goals

Theresa M. Welbourne

Session Leader: Theresa Welbourne Join us as we embark on a transformative journey to professionalize and elevate the field of employee resource groups (ERGs) by developing a new model […]