Summary of CLC Conference Calls and Briefings Made Available to Corporate Leadership Circle sponsors (2000 onwards)

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.

2010

"Why Value Based Employees Make Great Employees and the Talent Wheel" with Tim Sanders
Tim Sanders, author of "Saving the World at Work," and the blog "Sanders Says" discussed recruiting and developing “value-based talent” in 2010 and Cindy Martinangelo, Director, Global Work Environment, Merck & Co., Inc.; Pamela Shaw, Work/Life Leader, Eileen Fisher and Shari Aaron, Co-Author and Co-Founder, Climb the Green Ladder, Director, New York Women Social Entrepreneurs and the Emerging Sustainability Leaders Program, responded to Tim’s remarks from a corporate perspective. Families and Work Institute President Ellen Galinsky reported on the components of and impact of effective workplaces on employee outcomes from the Institute’s recent report on the health of the American workforce: The State of Health in the American Workforce: Does Having an Effective Workplace Matter? (February 9, 2010)
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2009

“Second Act” of 2009 Working Mother WorkLife Congress Research Panel and Q&A
Companies foster and rely on cutting-edge research to give them information, insight and direction. In response to the enthusiastic reception given to the Research Panel and Q & A “New Results/Next Steps” at the 2009 Working Mother WorkLife Congress and the many requests for continued dialogue, we reviewed the most salient findings presented at the October 29th session. We also learned about their impact on company decision-making directly from the top researchers involved. The Panel included Sandy Burud, Chief Strategy Officer, FlexPaths LLC; Brad Harrington, Executive Director and Professor, Boston College Center for Work & Family; and Ellen Galinsky, President, Families and Work Institute. The call was moderated by Carol Evans, President, Working Mother Media; and facilitated by Carol Bryce-Buchanan, Director of Development, Families and Work Institute. (December 15, 2009)
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Additional links of interest:
From Brad Harrington: The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything
From Carol Evans: the Working Mother Web site
From Ellen Galinsky and Families and Work Institute, two reports which were discussed: The State of Health in the American Workforce: Does Having an Effective Workplace Matter?
Times Are Changing: Gender and Generation at Work and at Home

Women Lead the Way: Your Guide to Stepping Up to Leadership and Changing the World
Members of Families and Work Institute's Corporate Leadership Circle were fortunate to hear author Linda Tarr-Whelan speak about her just-published book Women Lead the Way. The book focuses on the need for the U.S. to step up its efforts regarding women's leadership in government, on corporate boards and in middle and upper management in order to stay competitive globally. Maria Ferris (IBM’s Director of Diversity, Compliance and Employee Experience), Nancy Brown (President of WAVE, Women’s Association of Verizon Employees) and Michele Twyman (Head of Chubb’s Women’s Development Council and Senior Vice President) responded to the research from a corporate perspective, discussing what has worked to advance women in their organizations and what hasn't. The Honorable Tarr-Whelan is a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the progressive think-tank Demos, the former Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in the Clinton Administration and Deputy Assistant to President Jimmy Carter for Women’s Concerns. Families and Work Institute President Ellen Galinsky moderated the session. (October 21, 2009)
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The Latest Workplace Trends from Families and Work Institute – Meeting and Web-Conference
Families and Work Institute President Ellen Galinsky and FWI Senior Researcher Kerstin Aumann discussed the implication of newly-released findings from the 2008 National Study of the Changing Workforce on gender and generational issues in the workplace and the health of the American worker for Corporate Leadership Circle sponsors in an in depth meeting at FWI and Web-conference. (September 29, 2009)
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Womenomics: Write Your Own Rules for Success
Claire Shipman (Senior National Correspondent, Good Morning America) and Katty Kay (Anchor, BBC World News) discussed their just released book, Womenomics: Write Your Own Rules for Success. (June 11, 2009)
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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
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Please visit: http://weblamp.princeton.edu/~psych/psychology/research/shafir/index.php to learn more about Professor Shafir’s groundbreaking work.

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.

2008 and Prior Years

Top Leadership from the Obama (September 16, 2008) and McCain (September 24, 2008) teams
presented their approach to work life and answered employee and employer questions submitted to FWI on work place and force issues. To read about the two candidates’ platforms, please visit our Web site. This is the first election where both parties put forward a work life platform.

Fuel Relief and Flex and the City: The Business Response to Rising Fuel Prices
Corporations, organizations, and city and state governments discussed ways to deal with the rising cost of fuel in the summer of 2008 and its effects on their workforce with Shirley Crews Taylor [City of Houston], Betty Purkey [Texas Instruments] and Dawn Malone [Bon Secours Richmond Health System], hosted by Ellen Galinsky. These best practices continue to be germane is assisting companies and employees in conserving energy. (July 15, 2008)

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)
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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)
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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)

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