CLC Conference Calls & Briefings Available to Corporate Leadership Circle Sponsors

If you are interested in participating in the CLC calls and briefings, please contact Carol Bryce-Buchanan at 212.465.2044 or cbryce-buchanan@familiesandwork.org for more information on becoming a Corporate Leadership Circle member.

2009 Conference Calls

Womenomics: Write Your Own Rules for Success
Claire Shipman (Senior National Correspondent, Good Morning America) and Katty Kay (Anchor, BBC World News) talked about their new book Womenomics: Write Your Own Rules For Success, published on June 2nd. Womenomics documents a workplace revolution that is already unfolding—an extraordinary and largely unnoticed rise in the power of women in the workplace combined with a push for more flexibility, more control over lives, and a new way of working. In these difficult economic times, women are more valuable than ever to the bottom line of the business world.
(June 11, 2009)
Available for replay: Part 1, Part 2

Women and Work in Today’s Environment
Families and Work Institute President, Ellen Galinsky, and FWI’s researcher, Kerstin Aumann, will discuss the implication of just released findings from the 2008 National Study of the Changing Workforce Times are Changing: Gender and Generation atWork and at Home for Corporate Leadership Circle sponsors in an in-depth webinar. (April - TBA)

Behavioral Economics and Financial Preparedness in the Workplace
Professor Eldar Shafir of Princeton University discussed research on human decision making, including the psychology of financial behavior—both his and that of his colleagues in the field of behavioral economics. This research helps us think about how we are managing our own finances during the recession. It is also highly relevant for those who have or are developing initiatives for employees on financial literacy and preparedness.
(March 25, 2009)
Available for replay here
PowerPoint Presentation - http://familiesandwork.org/site/support/CLC_Call-090325-Slides.ppt
Flyer - http://familiesandwork.org/site/support/CLC_Call-090325-Flyer.pdf

Empower. Invest. Accelerate.
The Retention and Advancement of Women in the New Global Economy
In honor of International Women's Day Families and Work Institute’s President, Ellen Galinsky, moderated a Webcast hosted by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. With numerous studies showing that companies with greater gender diversity often achieve higher returns, the continued investment in women’s advancement and retention programs is important to long-term sustainability in today’s challenged global marketplace. (March 6, 2009)

To view the recording of the Deloitte Webcast, please click here to register.

Previous Conference Calls

How Companies are Helping Employees During the Financial/Economic Crisis
In a Round Robin format, Corporate Leadership Circile and When work works companies explore what they are doing to support their employees and the implications for Work Life with Sandra Turner [Ernst and Young], Barbara McMachon [Lifecare], Nina Madoo [Marriott International], and Karen Matthews [Wellstar Health System].(December 3, 2008)
What Companies are Doing

Top Leadership from the Obama and McCain teams present their approach to work life and respond to your questions on workplace and workforce issues.
Join us and have access to decision makers discussing issues such as flexibility and the role of government in providing or encouraging work life assistance.(September 16 and 24, 2008)
Speaker bios, press release, and call notes

Fuel Relief and Flex and the City: The Business Response to Rising Fuel Prices
Corporations, organizations, and city and state governments discuss ways to deal with the rising cost of fuel and its effects on their workforce with Patricia Gamin [State of Michigan], Shirley Crews Taylor [City of Houston], Betty Purkey [Texas Instruments], and Dawn Malone [Bon Secours Richmond Health System], hosted by Ellen Galinsky (July 15, 2008)
Available for replay here
PowerPoint Presentation - http://familiesandwork.org/site/support/080715-BonSecours.ppt
What Companies and Communities are Doing

New Research You Can Use
The latest research with practical implications for work life, diversity, talent management and HR professionals with Dr. Bob Drago of Penn State University, Dr. Shelley MacDermid of Purdue University, and Ana Duarte McCarthy, Citigroup’s Chief Diversity Officer. Hosted by FWI President Ellen Galinsky (January 22, 2008)

Investing in Work Life Flexibility
A CEO’s perspective on the strategic and competitive advantages of being a preferred employer, with Murray D. Martin, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pitney Bowes, hosted by Ellen Galinsky (October 24, 2007)
Available for replay here

Beyond HR: The New Science of Human Capital
Dr. John W. Boudreau of the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, author and business strategy advisor speaks about his new book, moderated by Ellen Galinsky (September 26, 2007)
Available for replay here

Generation Next: Speak Up Be Heard
Acclaimed broadcast journalist Judy Woodruff discussed her national tour and interviews of young adults (ages 16-25) documented on PBS, with respondents Dr. Berry Brazelton and Deloitte & Touche’s Stanton Smith(February 15, 2007)

Failure to Succeed: Using Mistakes as a Talent Development Tool and an Innovation Engine
With Patia McGrath of General Electric Company; Jana Eggers, formerly of QuickBase and Innovation Lab, Intuit Inc.; Ralph Keyes and Richard Farson, authors of The Innovation Paradox: The Success of Failure, the Failure of Success; and Amy Edmondson of the Harvard Business School (November 6, 2006)

As the First Wave of Boomers Come of Retirement Age: How to Promote the Full Engagement of Older Workers
With Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes and Michael Smyer of the Center on Aging and Work at Boston College, and Ellen Galinsky (March 30, 2006)

If You’ve Raised Kids, You Can Manage Anything: Leadership Begins at Home
With Journalist and Author Ann Crittenden (November 17, 2004)

Same Difference: How Gender Myths Are Hurting Our Relationships, Our Children, and Our Jobs
With Rosalind Barnett and Caryl Rivers of Brandeis University, Mary Tatarian of IBM and Barbara Adachi of Deloitte & Touche (September 30, 2004)

The Changing Face of Labor: Findings from Families and Work Institute’s When Work Works
project on workplace flexibility and workplace effectiveness
With Cathy Healy, Center for Workforce Preparation, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Ellen Galinsky with a panel of business respondents (August 23, 2004)

Working Time and Leaves: Innovations from Around the Nation and the World
With Nora Spinks of Work-Life Harmony Enterprises and a panel of business respondents (July 29, 2004)

Framing Work Life Issues: Beyond Making the Business Case
With Phil Sparks of the Communications Consortium Media Center, Celinda Lake of Lake Snell Perry & Associates, Guy Molyneux of Peter D. Hart Research Associates and Vince Breglio of WirthlinWorldwide (March 3, 2004)

Highlights of the 2002 National Study of the Changing Workforce
With Ellen Galinsky and Terry Bond of Families and Work Institute (November 18, 2003)

Leaders in a Global Economy
With Ellen Galinsky, Brad Harrington of Boston College Center for Work & Family; Marcia Brumit Kropf and Meredith Moore of Catalyst and a panel of business respondents (June 30, 2003 General Study Findings; November 12, 2003 Regional Asia Pacific Findings; November 19, 2003 Regional European Findings)

The Power of Full Engagement
With Tony Schwartz of LGE Performance Systems (April 8, 2003)

Women of Color in Corporate Management
With Dr. Katherine Giscombe of Catalyst (December 17, 2002)

Navigating Work and Life: A New Approach
With Dr. Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Economist and Author (September 17, 2002)

Aging Boomers and Others: How to Create an Effective Multi-Generational
Workforce and a Competitive Business Plan Based on Demographics
With Dr. Ken Dychtwald, Author of AgeWave and Public Speaker on Aging (May 30, 2002)

Beyond Gender: The Next Step in Diversity
With Ann Crittenden, Journalist and Author (February 27, 2002)

Women Leaders
With Laura Liswood of Goldman Sachs (December 13, 2001)

Achieving Optimal Performance
With Dr. Fikry Isaac of Johnson & Johnson, Dr. Dan Conti of Bank One, Fred Jenkins of Verizon Communications and Joy Bunson of JPMorgan Chase (June 26, 2001)

The Time Crunch: How Are Work Redesign Efforts Helping
With Donna Klein of Marriott International, Betty Purkey of Texas Instruments, Sharon Wilkie of SmithKline Beecham and Ellen Galinsky (December 13, 2000)

The Aging Workforce, Elder Transitions in the Workplace and Elder Care
With FWI’s Ellen Galinsky and Terry Bond, Diane Piktialis of Ceridian, retirement specialist Helen Dennis, Joyce Cohen of Unconventional Wisdom, and James Weil of VitalAging (June 19, 2000)

Families and Work Institute (FWI) is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)3 organization whose mission is to provide data to inform decision-making on the changing workforce, changing family and changing community. Contributions are tax-deductible.