| Monthly Highlights, May 2021 |
For organizations planning for their postpandemic future, employee satisfaction and skill building should be top of mind. For more on the crisis response and what lies ahead, explore our full collection of related content, The Next Normal: Emerging stronger from the coronavirus pandemic. Other publishing this month featured the following topics:
- Employers’ role in COVID-19 vaccination
- The key to improving diversity in the workplace
- How boards can keep the momentum going
- Why stakeholder capitalism is the future of business
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| A new survey shows that skill building is becoming common practice, social and emotional skills are in demand, and there’s a recipe for successful skill transformations. |
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| Employees expect their jobs to bring a significant sense of purpose to their lives. Employers need to help meet this need, or be prepared to lose talent to companies that will. |
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| Employers can consider a set of actions that supports COVID-19-vaccine adoption among employees by building conviction and making vaccination as convenient and “costless” as possible. Gain clarity |
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| Many companies are trying to increase their hiring of diverse employees. Opening hubs, factories, and other worksites where Black people live is a powerful but overlooked lever. Think: Location, location, location |
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| Just as with other business priorities, stakeholder capitalism is a matter of execution. Here are five steps to get it right. Embrace change |
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| According to a new survey, the COVID-19 crisis has accelerated operational changes and stronger collaboration between directors and management that are key to a board’s success. Maintain positive momentum |
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| Naomi Bagdonas and Connor Diemand-Yauman, lecturers at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, hilariously explore the power at the intersection of humor, business, and leadership. It’s no joke. Watch the video |
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| Join McKinsey experts for these half-hour sessions on responding to the COVID-19 crisis. Engage |
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| Find out what organizations can do to help employees get more sleep—and why ignoring this issue is a serious mistake. Rewind |
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