About Us


The Human Resources Practice of the Corporate Executive Board

The vision guiding our service to the HR community is a simple one: to assist human resources executives -- and their staffs and enterprises -- in their unending quest for greater effectiveness by developing and delivering the most comprehensive set of tools, insights, and decision support possible. The growth and evolution of our HR practice across time reflect our ongoing efforts to realize this vision. The HR Practice comprises a number of distinct memberships as well as the capability for more tailored, firm-specific decision and implementation support (CLC Solutions).

 

China HR Executive Board


Core Research Terrain

  • Employee Attraction and Retention in China

  • Employment Value Proposition
  • Talent Management Skills Development
  • HR–Line Partnership
  • Leadership Development

Key Differentiating Features

  • China Labor Market Analysis

  • Benchmarking HR in China

  • Executive Meetings on Member-Driven HR Issues and China-Tested Solutions

  • Workforce Analyses and Tools


Research Highlight: The China HR Executive Board's newest research provides methods for cultivating effective people management skills among China's vast ranks of inexperienced managers. Read More

 

 

Corporate Leadership Council


Core Research Terrain

  • Executive Development

  • HR Management and Strategy

  • Employee Engagement and Retention

  • Organizational Change Management

  • Succession Planning

  • High-Potential Identification and Development

Key Differentiating Features

  • On-Site Executive Education and Meeting Facilitation

  • Customized Research and Analysis

  • Workforce Survey and Analysis Tools

  • Implementation Support


Research Highlight: While HR is increasingly being asked to drive business outcomes with fewer resources, only one-third of managers believe their HR function is effective. In addition, only 10% believe the individual HR staff supporting them are effective at driving business results. Read More


 

Benefits Roundtable


Core Research Terrain

  • Health Plan Design and Management

  • Health Care Cost Containment

  • Health Promotion and Wellness

  • Benefits Communication

  • Benefits Vendor Management

Key Differentiating Features

  • Benefits Value Assessment Tool

  • Board/Executive Prep Pack for Defined Benefit Pensions

  • Communication Effectiveness and Planning Tool

  • Constructing a High-Value Benefits Dashboard


Research Highlight: The average organization can save $3,000 per employee over 3 years if it focuses on driving employee commitment to healthy behaviors instead of managing participation in wellness. Read More


 

Compensation Roundtable


Core Research Terrain

  • Compensation Plan Strategy and Design

  • Compensation Communication

  • Manager Engagement in Compensation

  • Short- and Long-Term Incentives

  • Global Compensation Management

Key Differentiating Features

  • Compensation Benchmarking Suite

  • Manager-Led Pay Communication Guides

  • Manager Pay Partnership Effectiveness

  • Pay Perceptions Assessment (PPA-15)


Research Highlight: The Compensation Roundtable's dashboard service measures how effectively organizations' pay systems and implementation strategies drive employee outcomes and helps executives identify low-cost opportunities for improvement. Read More


 

Learning and Development Roundtable


Core Research Terrain

  • Leadership Development

  • Experiential Learning

  • Learning Technology

  • Classroom-Based Training

  • Accelerated Development Programs

Key Differentiating Features

  • Key Components of a World-Class L&D Function

  • Manager-Led Development and Coaching Toolkit

  • Leadership Transition Risk Calculator

  • Leadership Competency Inventory Tool


Research Highlight: The Learning and Development Roundtable found that organizations are able to boost frontline employee performance by 25% and engagement by 52% by improving the people management effectiveness of both formal and informal managers. Read More


 

Recruiting Roundtable


Core Research Terrain

  • Recruiting Department Effectiveness

  • Employment Branding

  • Segment-Specific Recruiting

  • Candidate Selection

  • Candidate Conversation and Onboarding

Key Differentiating Features

  • Recruiting Executive Dashboard

  • Recruiting Process Benchmarking Suite

  • Hiring Management System Toolkit

  • Training Resources for Recruiters and Hiring Managers


Research Highlight: Top-performing recruiting functions avoid "desperation hires" by rigorously focusing on three key principles of process effectiveness. Read More