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Our two newest videos cover tranformational challenges in HR and moving beyond crisis communication.

 

 

 

 

Addressing HR’s greatest transformation challenge


Karen Piercy

Principal

Human capital business

 

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Karen Piercy, Principal, Human capital business

Moving beyond crisis communication

 

Bruce Finley

Worldwide partner

Global leader of Workforce communication and change business

 

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Bruce Finley, Worldwide partner, Global leader of Workforce communication and change business

 

 

 

 

Unprecedented times video series

 

In our video series, Mercer’s top executives address the critical business issues that organizations face in the current economic environment as well as the impact of these issues on effective human capital management.

 

 

Click below to view any of these videos. You can watch the streaming videos here or download them to watch on your own computer.

  

 

Cost and performance: Balancing workforce productivity with expense control

 

Pat Milligan, global leader of Mercer’s human capital business, observes that organizations today walk a fine line: They need to manage costs aggressively, but they also need to take actions now that will ensure superior levels of performance as business conditions improve.

 

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Pat Milligan, global leader of Mercer’s human capital business

 

Risk and control: Managing volatility through strong governance

 

Simon O’Regan, global leader of Mercer’s retirement, risk and finance business, explains how increased market volatility and uncertainty have magnified concerns around existing financial, investment, legal, talent and reputational risks – and highlighted the need for good governance.

 

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Simon O’Regan, global leader of Mercer’s retirement, risk and finance business

 

Social reform and regulation: Responding decisively to new government policies

 

Tom Elliott, global leader of Mercer’s health and benefits business, discusses how the worldwide economic crisis has accelerated government action and amplified calls for reform around a number of workforce issues, including pay equity, executive remuneration and employee health care.

 

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Tom Elliott, global leader of Mercer’s health and benefits business

 

Restructuring and enterprise value: Workforce strategies for successful turnarounds

 

Larry Woerner, global leader of Mercer’s regions, describes the growing use of organizational restructuring in today’s tough economic times by both struggling and financially sound companies – and the corresponding business and workforce changes that inevitably result.

 

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Larry Woerner, global leader of Mercer’s regions

 

Other videos

Other Mercer thought leaders provide their observations here on a range of issues related to the economic downturn.

  

  

Health care reform: Envisioning a different future


Linda Havlin
Global intellectual capital leader
Health and benefits business

 

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Linda Havlin, Global intellectual capital leader of health and benefits business

Human capital planning 2010: Re-setting the talent and rewards agenda

 

Michael Burniston
US leader
Human capital business

 

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Michael Burniston, US leader of human capital business

Outsourcing in today’s environment

 

Jeff Miller
Global leader
Outsourcing business

 

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Jeff Miller, Global leader of outsourcing business

Distressed companies: Managing the people side successfully

 

Bob Braddick
Global leader
M&A private equity business 

 

 Download video (6:00)

 

 

  

Bob Braddick, Global leader of M&A private equity business

 

 


Leading through unprecedented times: Global survey,
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This survey includes responses from 2100 HR professionals representing 90 countries and offers practical insights on the actions to take in the current economic climate

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