IF WE WANT MORE EMPATHY AND COLLABORATION WE HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO LISTEN By: Stephen Hevesi Design thinking is an approach for achieving practical, creative solutions to problems. It is a form of solution-focused thinking with the intent of producing a constructive future result. Many companies are successfully

By: Stephen Hevesi “When all think alike, then no one is thinking” — Walter Lippman We are living in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous environment in which the speed of change is unprecedented. Technology is changing at a very rapid pace. In order to survive and thrive,

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, approved by Congress on December 21, 2020, and signed by President Donald Trump on December 27, 2020, generally provides the annual funding for the federal government and contains several important rules giving further COVID-19 relief, and relaxes several health, welfare, and retirement plan

As COVID-19 cases surge, doses of emergency-approved vaccinations begin to be administered to first responders and the availability of a vaccine for the greater public seems more promising, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued its highly anticipated guidance regarding employer-mandated COVID-19 vaccines. Under EEOC Guidance, Employers

By Michaleen K. Lewis MS-OD, PCC, CPTD  As the leader of your organization, you are tasked to create a focused, productive and engaged workforce for a higher level of success all around.  You’ve probably attended an array of workshops, podcasts and have read numerous books on how to

By Hedley Lawson, Global Managing Partner, Aligned Growth Partners, LLC The Securities and Exchange Commission voted to remove certain disclosure requirements for public companies, making additional changes to Regulation S-K. Among other disclosures, the amendment focuses on the management discussion and analysis section of companies’ financial statements. The

Ours is an era in which the consumer reigns supreme—he or she can get just about anything they way, anywhere they want and at just about any price they want.  The level of competition to sell people stuff, from luxury cars to paperclips, has accelerated at a dizzying

By Hedley Lawson, Global Managing Partner of Aligned Growth Partners, LLC Responding to calls from investors, proxy advisory firms, and other stakeholders for companies to provide more information about their human capital management practices, the Securities and Exchange Commission acted to amend Regulation S-K, which details the information

It has become almost daily news to read about the workplace concerns expressed by employees — either passively, in the press and media, and sometimes through active protests. And these ever-increasing concerns span highly regarded publicly listed companies as well as those of less public stature. Some of

Mercer.US consulting services recently issued two articles titled, “Trump Campaign Lists Second-Term Healthcare Priorities” and “What Employers Need to Know About Biden’s Healthcare Polices”. The key take-way is no one knows what will happen. Much like other campaign rhetoric, solutions to the US health care system are not

2020 is an interesting year in which to administer Open Enrollment for corporate benefit plans. Typically employees are at work, they generally know open enrollment is looming, and filling out forms or making online elections is the norm. Like life around us, Covid-19 has clearly disrupted this norm.

Everyone wants to know what the world and the world of business will look like once the COVID-19 pandemic abates. Numerous articles have appeared in business publications such as The Atlantic (May  6, 2020), Forbes (April 15, 2020), and The Economist (April 2, 2020) to boldly suggest that business and life will be different

Strategy, Workforce Issues Top Director Concerns Post-Crisis, Survey Finds As disruption caused by the pandemic continues, boards and their organizations are moving from a focus on employee health and corporate survival to preparing for recovery and a new normal. To better understand the challenges that boards face in

The Number of Female CEOs in the Fortune 500 Hits an All-Time Record The number of females currently at the reins of America’s biggest corporations has hit a new record high, reports Fortune (May 18, Hinchliffe). In total, 37 of the companies on this year’s Fortune 500 are

What should a company’s purpose be when the purpose of so many, right now, is survival? For years, enlightened executives have sought the sweet spot between their responsibility to maximize profits on behalf of shareholders and their desire to find a purpose across environment, social, and governance (ESG)

OPERATION EYESIGHT UNIVERSAL United States Board of Directors Appointment, Hedley Lawson OPERATION EYESIGHT USA, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, announces the appointment of Hedley Lawson, Global Managing Partner for Aligned Growth Partners, LLC, to its board of directors, effective, March 19, 2020. “We are excited to welcome Hedley to our board

The SEC has confirmed that publicly-traded companies could get an extra 45-days to file annual and quarterly reports. The extension is designed to help companies that have experienced significant disruptions because of the coronavirus pandemic. The SEC said earlier the week of March 23rd that disclosures due between March

We must solve for the virus and the economy. It starts with battling the virus.Everything has changed. Just a few weeks ago, all of us were living our usual busy lives. Now, things normally taken for granted—an evening with friends, the daily commute, a plane flight home—are no longer possible.