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New Episode Alert🎙️📈 Consumer optimism is up again in November, according to the latest #ConsumerConfidence Index®. Join Erin McLaughlin and guest Dana M Peterson M. Peterson, Chief Economist and Leader of the Economy, Strategy & Finance Center at The Conference Board, to uncover: 💡 What’s driving consumer optimism 🤔 Top concerns on consumers minds 💳 How consumers are planning to spend in the next month 🎧 Listen now to stay ahead: Website: https://lnkd.in/eU2qJqjb Apple: https://apple.co/3J0xrhQ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3vAxkGM YouTube Music: https://bit.ly/3vBY0XL #tcbPodcast #CSuitePerspectives #Economy #Finance #ConsumerTrends #EconomicInsights

The Conference Board #ConsumerConfidence Index improved again in November, rising 2.1 points to 111.7 (1985=100). 🌡️ The #PresentSituation Index rose 4.8 pts to 140.9. 🔮 The #ExpectationsIndex ticked up 0.4 pts to 92.3, well above the threshold of 80 that usually signals a recession ahead. November’s increase was driven primarily by improved assessments of the current and future #labormarket. Optimism about future job availability reached its highest level in almost three years. Consumers’ expectations about future business conditions were unchanged and they were slightly less positive about future income. Meanwhile, the proportion of consumers anticipating a #recession over the next 12 months fell further in November and was the lowest since we first asked the question in July 2022. Consumers’ assessments of their Family’s Current #FinancialSituation fell slightly but optimism for their finances over the next six months reached a new high. Read the full report: https://lnkd.in/gRSUvERF

The increasing use of devices, social media, online platforms, and AI has contributed to a steep rise in reported #stress and #burnout among US workers, blurring work-life boundaries and potentially eroding employees’ mental and physical health, work-life balance, and productivity. How can leaders ensure the digital #wellbeing of their workers? https://lnkd.in/e-cgtVFv

No poll is perfect, but this year, pollsters exceeded expectations in predicting the presidential race—especially in key swing states. So, what lessons can we take away? Join Steve Odland and Clifford Young, President of Ipsos Public Affairs in the United States, as they uncover: 📊 Insights from the 2024 election 🕵️♂️ The differences between public and private polling 💬 How pollsters find and engage with respondents Listen Now: Website: https://lnkd.in/eRxhPC6s Apple: https://apple.co/3J0xrhQ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3vAxkGM YouTube Music: https://bit.ly/3vBY0XL #CSuitePerspectives #tcbPodcast🎧

#CEOs increasingly view #marketing as a crucial growth driver, but CMO compensation growth is different at smaller companies than at the largest ones, where the paradigm of a single leader -- the #ChiefMarketingOfficer – is slowly shifting. Does unbundling marketing leadership affect CMO compensation Watch this #InsightMinute with The Conference Board's IVAN POLLARD. And read the report: https://lnkd.in/e7K2iBfH

Can #COP29 be a turning point in the fight to reduce emissions and cap warming?🌍 Join Steve Odland and guest Alexander Heil, PhD, Senior Economist at The Conference Board ESF Center, to find out why Azerbaijan hosted COP29, whether developed economics will fund the necessary #ClimateActions, and the role of the power sector in #decarbonizing. Website: https://lnkd.in/dDMTK5JA Apple: https://apple.co/3J0xrhQ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3vAxkGM YouTube Music: https://bit.ly/3vBY0XL #Sustainability #ClimateEconomics

The Committee for Economic Development (CED), the public policy center of The Conference Board, is honored to announce the CEO recipients of its 2025 Distinguished Leadership Awards. An annual tradition, the awards honor leaders who demonstrate a strong commitment to providing equal opportunity, building a more civil and just society, and advancing #publicpolicy in the nation's interests. Congratulations to this year’s honorees: Jay Chaudhry, CEO, Chairman, and Founder, Zscaler Joaquin Duato, Chairman and CEO, Johnson & Johnson Stephanie Ferris, CEO and President, FIS Jeff Harmening, Chairman and CEO, General Mills Reshma Kewalramani, MD FASN, CEO and President, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Linda Rendle, Chair and CEO, The Clorox Company The CED Distinguished Leadership Awards Celebration will be held on October 8, 2025, in New York City, where the honorees will be introduced by executives who are distinguished leaders in their own right. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eXtfaZVR

Will policy changes impact the global #energy transition? Find out what to expect: Join our #webcast on the future of #greening & industrial policies post #election.  Gain insights from Alexander Heil, PhD, Andrew Jones, Erin McLaughlin, and Dana M Peterson on: 📃 The incoming US administration’s stated policies  🏭 Which industries might be affected 📉 How might other economies respond if the US changes track 💡 How businesses can adapt 🗓 Nov 26 @ 12pm ET 🔗 Sign up (complimentary): https://lnkd.in/e-dTfey4

Read this week's #CSuiteInsights newsletter, featuring: 🎁 The average American plans to spend $1,063 this #holidayseason — up 7.9% from last year but still well below pre-pandemic trends after #inflation 🏆 Committee for Economic Development honors six extraordinary CEOs  🗳️ Take the #CSuiteOutlook survey: Tell us what's keeping executives up at night 🏭 Companies tackle the challenge of reducing #Scope3 #emissions  ⚖️ Leaning into non-political #brandvalues after another US #election   🚧 #DEI at the crossroads: Implementing programs that work Subscribe to the weekly newsletter: https://lnkd.in/gV3J9Ev7

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