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Executives around the world are getting the message from all directions: it’s time to put the focus on human management and measurement.... [ read more ]

A debate has erupted at the highest level of business and politics about a subject with no formal definition in any dictionary. The Enterprise Engagement Alliance is undertaking an effort to establish a formal definition for submission to leading dictionaries and your input is requested.... [ read more ]

Microsoft, Nvidia, Apple, Intel, and Alphabet receive the top five honors in Just Capital’s annual rankings of Stakeholder Capitalist companies. The companies are ranked based on the priorities of Americans surveyed on an ongoing basis by the Harris poll, focus groups, and online surveys, according to JUST Capital. Forbes recently held a webinar with top executives and board members from multiple companies to discuss Stakeholder Capitalism. ... [ read more ]

The 12-year-old Enterprise Engagement Alliance education and certification program focusing on connecting employee engagement and the interests of all stakeholders to organizational success now includes the latest information on Securities and Exchange Commission, World Economic Forum human capital disclosure; other sustainability standards, and return-on-investment of engagement practices. ... [ read more ]

The HR world has talked about employee engagement for over 20 years and yet employee engagement and customer satisfaction scores have not improved, according to surveys by Gallup and the American Customer Satisfaction Association. This 30-minute Zoom show focuses on how employee engagement practices can be designed to provide a clear ROI and contribute to an overall human capital management strategy.... [ read more ]

As ISO standards clearly emphasize, the best organizational results come from sensible, evidence-based decision making focused on achieving agreed-upon goals, rather than from the desire of leaders to acquire power. ... [ read more ]

Business and media skeptics have challenged the business community to demonstrate they are serious about Stakeholder Capitalism principles. In a web program publicizing the new Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics companies can use to standardize ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) disclosures, business leaders assert that Stakeholder Capitalism has arrived and that it’s time to focus on implementation.... [ read more ]

The Enterprise Engagement Alliance has added a Total Rewards, compensation, and HR technology expert to the advisory team for the Enterprise Engagement Alliance education program and Engagement Agency Advisory service.... [ read more ]

The Engagement Agency's M&A group expands to provide mergers and acquisition services for owners proud of their investment in people. ... [ read more ]

With a suite of integrated enterprise engagement technologies and a global customizable brand redemption platform, CarltonOne has joined the Enterprise Engagement Alliance (EEA) mission to scale the engagement field and promote the selective use of brands to inspire key stakeholders around the world.... [ read more ]

In the last week, Stakeholder Capitalism continues to draw both positive and negative attention from the media and business influencers. The Enterprise Engagement Alliance promotes the concept of Stakeholder Capitalism because it is supported by the implementation process and curriculum developed by the Enterprise Engagement in 2009. See Stakeholder Capitalism: A Primer.... [ read more ]

The new Imperative 21 campaign unites 13 business networks representing more than 70,000 companies in the quest to promote Stakeholder Capitalism principles.... [ read more ]

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Human capital disclosure proponents were largely disappointed by the Securities & Exchange Commission’s historic move that for the first time requires US public companies to disclose human capital practices in their annual reports. The problem for critics? The SEC leaves it up to companies to decide which disclosures are material to understanding their business. Nonetheless, the recognition by the SEC that human capital is material to organizational success is an enormous step forward and will heighten awareness of the issue with boards and CEOs, who from a fiduciary standpoint are required to address any issue deemed “material.” ... [ read more ]

The establishment of the Stakeholder Capitalism movement can be officially marked by the Business Roundtable's updated charter in August 2019 stating that the purpose of a corporation is to address the needs of all stakeholders, not simply shareholders. ... [ read more ]

AnchorAccording to Dr. Solange Charas, founder of HC MoneyBall and creator of HCMetrix - the company's human capital analytics and benchmarking platform - CEOs and their management lack critical information if they are not monitoring selected key metrics that strongly correlate to corporate financial performance.... [ read more ]

The new focus on human capital management and metrics, and the need to create a more tangible return on investment in people, is creating a new opportunity for CFOs to add value to their organizations. This EEA Zoom Show, set for Sept. 10 at 1 pm ET US, brings together panelists with extensive experience in finance to discuss the opportunities and challenges. ... [ read more ]

The survey finds that while board directors everywhere support these principles, there is even greater enthusiasm outside the US. The UK-based Diligent Institute provides publicly available research on global board governance.... [ read more ]

Created in 2009, the Enterprise Engagement Alliance's first formal learning and certification program on Enterprise Engagement, encompassing human capital management, measurement, ROI, and compliance will be adapted for chief financial officers (CFOs) and business leaders. The program will be offered in partnership with the Accountant-Lawyer Alliance (ALA), which provides continuing education courses and networking events to certified public accountants (CPAs) and attorneys nationwide. ... [ read more ]

Two recent contributors to the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance offer contrasting views on the Stakeholder Capitalism movement. One of those views, published in the New York Times, opposes Stakeholder Capitalism based on what the Enterprise Engagement Alliance believes to be a false definition. The other article in the Harvard Law School publication takes the opposite view that investors are demanding organizations to focus on purpose and culture. ... [ read more ]

COVID-19 has created new and unforeseen issues making employee engagement even more important than ever, assert the presenters of this HR.com webinar on Aug. 20 at 2 pm ET US. ... [ read more ]

The Enterprise Engagement Alliance strategic Zoom Show on Aug. 12 at 1 pm ET will focus on Business Operating Systems, an invaluable approach to running a better business of almost any size. The EEA tactical Zoom Show on Aug. 13 at 1 pm US, sponsored by the Brand Media Coalition, will cover the emerging concept of Brand Media, Experiences and Surprise and Delight in rewards, recognition, and gifting. ... [ read more ]

The EEA is creating the first formal learning and certification program on Human Capital Management, Measurement, Employee Engagement ROI, and Compliance for chief financial officers for CFO.University, a leading community for CFOs that will qualify CFO.University members for an EEA CFO certification and annual membership status. This new course at CFO.University is focused specifically on the needs of the CFOs seeking to understand the basic principles involved with managing, measuring, and reporting on all aspects of human capital and employee engagement. ... [ read more ]

BCAT, the brand alignment company, offers a free Enterprise Engagement widget that organizations can use to thumbnail the potential return on investment of increased engagement. The widget is free to any solution provider seeking to post the widget on their web sites. ... [ read more ]