The Staff of the Corporate Executive Board

Recent Articles by The Staff of the Corporate Executive Board

August 13, 2010

The Role of Employee Engagement in the Return to Growth

While facing the recent recession, the threat of employee turnover seemed low due to a rigid labor market. During that time, however, employee engagement levels ...

July 2, 2010

Why Firms Should Audit Strategic Risk

Many audit departments have underinvested in or ignored strategic risk to their company, instead focusing on smaller financial and compliance risks. The strategic ...

September 25, 2009

Attracting Key Talent in a "Noisy" Labor Market

Many businesses are operating under widely-held myths about recruiting talent in the current global labor market. Several of these myths, as identified in The ...

September 11, 2009

The Overlooked Side of Social Media

More than 70% of companies are already using social media; many are planning to increase their spending on social media across the coming years. Whether for learning ...

September 4, 2009

Corporate Confidential: How Twitter Changes Everything

Over the last two years, social media have dramatically transformed the pace at which information is shared—and the information being shared isn't just social. ...

August 28, 2009

Don't Oversimplify Your Scenarios

The chief strategy officer at a technology company told the Corporate Executive Board (CEB) that so many critical uncertainties were affecting his business that he ...

August 21, 2009

Keeping Employees Engaged While Reducing Benefits

During challenging economic times, corporate leaders often seek cost savings through cuts in employee compensation and benefits programs. In fact, a study by Corporate...

August 7, 2009

Banks: Complex Problems, Simple Solutions

In response to consumer fears, financial institutions are marketing their solvency and stability. By advertising their long history of safe lending practices, strong ...

July 31, 2009

Maintaining Employment Value Proposition

Employee disengagement continues to be a critical issue across a wide variety of organizations as they work through the economic downturn. One out of four employees ...

July 24, 2009

Bad Economy, Good Health

While benefits executives' budgets have been cut during the past year, they are still finding the resources to invest in employer-sponsored wellness programs. A recent...