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The employer-employee relationship continues to erode in the United
States, impacting turnover, productivity and, ultimately, the bottom line.
Recent research by The Conference Board and TNS indicates that 40 per-
cent of American workers feel dissatisfied with and disconnected from their
employers, and 66 percent do not identify with or feel motivated to drive
their employers’ business goals and objectives. With such little enthusiasm
among the workforce, companies face an even tougher battle to find and
retain the key talent they need to succeed.
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ment. By working with experts and your peers across industries, you will better
understand what your company can do to buck the trend. Through a greater
appreciation of the real levers of engagement, you will be able to help your
company develop the more stable, engaged and high-performing workforce that
is so critical to success in an extremely competitive global market.
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As a baseline for this group, The Conference Board and TNS will conduct a national
survey on employee engagement. For more than 37 years, TNS has conducted The
Conference Board Consumer Confidence Survey. Using a similar sampling
approach, the national results will be sorted by industry, race, gender, age, job
function and other variables.
The survey will be designed and categorized to enable all working group members
to compare their corporate data with the national data. Member companies can
also choose to participate directly in the study — your company, should it choose
this level of participation, will receive a customized report that benchmarks its
level of employee engagement against the national survey.
the conference board working group on employee engagement and commitment
ConferenceBoard Working Groupsare unique networks of 15–20
senior executives from leading
organizations. These executives
come together to develop the
intellectual capital that provides
companies with the practical
information they need to
strengthen their performance
in today’s global business
environment. Participants take
part in a series of consultative
meetings — both in-person and
online — to formulate and carry
out research initiatives needed
to achieve the working group’s
objectives.
The Real Levers of
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How do we ensure that employee engagement and
commitment is organic to the company — not simply
a program, initiative or “flavor of the month”
sponsored by the HR department?
How do we convince senior management to take
ownership of employee engagement and
commitment?
How do we get line management to embrace
management practices that foster employee
engagement and commitment?
To what extent does our company culture work for or
against engagement and commitment? What can be
done about it?
How do you segment your workforce population to
ensure that you customize initiatives to match specific
needs? How does this play out on a global basis?
What is the relationship between the quality of an
organization’s internal processes and the level of
employee engagement?
How do you measure the ROI on employee
engagement initiatives?
How can communications and employer branding
be most effectively used to increase engagement?
How do we redefine the “social contract” between
employer and employee to adapt to the workplace
of tomorrow?
the conference board working group on employee engagement and commitment
Issues
On the TableA vital part of this working group is the opportunity to participate in candid and
confidential discussions about your employee engagement issues. Potential
questions to be addressed:
Survey participation options include conducting:
• Survey of up to 1,000 employees of your firm
• Survey of your entire organization
• Additional annual surveys in successive years to determine your progress with employee engagement
And you need not participate in the survey to benefit from the Working Group. Participants are invited to
bring their existing survey data to the group for discussion and analysis.
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To develop its understanding of the underlying issues and of the key levers of engagement, the Working
Group will learn from leading experts and thought leaders as well as from peers through case studies. Senior
researchers from The Conference Board and TNS will work with members to interpret the data and offer
insights. By working in a small group of peers in a confidential setting, you will have the opportunity to surface
issues, exchange ideas, discuss challenges and consider possible solutions.
Working group participants should be senior executives responsible for employee
engagement including those in internal corporate communications; human
resources (talent management, staffing, retention, engagement, rewards); or
organizational development. Group size is limited to enable participants to
dialogue extensively.
Who should join?
Additional Resources from The Conference Board
For more information,please contact:
Jean McNulty860 355 7356 or
or
Russell Morris203 434 0343 or
For the latest information
on The Conference Board’s
Working Group program, visit
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Working group schedule
Participation fee
$9,000 standard level
$12,500 includes optional survey of 1,000
employees
Inaugural meeting
When
September 21-23, 2005
Where
The Conference Board
845 Third Avenue
New York, NY
Agenda
September 21 Reception and dinner begin-
ning at 6:30 pm
September 22 Meeting 9 am – 5 pm
September 23 Meeting 9 am – 12 noon
The Working Group on Employee Engagement and Commitment will meet three times
face-to-face and twice virtually over the course of nine months.
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Conferences
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Council Program
Councils are peer membership groups that
provide intimate forums for executives with
common responsibilities and interests to
share solutions to business challenges with
colleagues in other companies, industries,
and countries. They are designed to keep
executives abreast of the latest develop-
ments in their fields and fully informed about
new management strategies and tactics.
Each council has its own specific member-
ship requirements.
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Council on Development, Education and Training
Council on Learning, Development and
Organizational Performance
Leadership Development Council
Council for Talent Management Executives I & II
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