Please join us for another year of insightful discussions!
Date: Wednesday, 19 March 2024 at 10:30 EDT (GMT/UTC-5
Overview: Recent reports have found that workers are unhappier at work than they have been in years, noting they are angry, stress and disengaged (Gallup State of the Global Workplace: 2023 Report). Why is this? What can organizations do to create happier employees?
This panel will explore this troubling trend and provide research-based actionable insights and solutions on employee engagement best practices and how organizations and leaders can support their employees to live, and lead fulfilled, meaningful lives both at home and in the workplace.
Date: Tuesday, 7 May 2024 at 10:00 EDT (GMT/UTC-5
Overview: The work-life balance dilemma has been an age-old issue in the employee-employer relationship. In a recent Forbes article, it revealed that workers are almost always or often feeling burnt out from work. Will this phenomenon ever go away? Is work-life balance achievable or should it shift to work-life integration? This panel will evaluate insights-driven solutions for better work-life balance without sacrificing career ambitions.
Tentative date: Sunday, 11 August 2024
Overview: In line with the 2024 Annual Meeting theme – Innovating for the Future – this topic will address the dramatic technological shifts as well as the ever-changing workplace complexities at the intersection of innovation, policy, and purpose. Helping to answer the questions on how organizations and managers can create policies (at macro, meta, and micro levels) that strike a balance between regulating the use of emerging technologies (such as AI) and incentivizing innovation that aligns with responsible, purpose-oriented and scalable growth? This panel, in-person at the Annual Meeting, will offer research-driven insights into solutions and next steps.
Date: TBD Q4
Overview: A recent Forbes article revealed that workers are still reeling from the seismic shifts COVID brought to the workplace and the lingering impact it continues to have on culture, training and development. According to McKinsey research, a lack of development or growth opportunities led around 60% of employees to leave their jobs. How can organizations do a better job facilitating growth and development in this new world of work? How can they foster proactivity? This panel will explore this shift and provide insights-based solutions for organizations.