Help Wanted: The need for employees is the next corporate crisis.

The biggest current issue in the boardroom is human capital, and not just because the SEC mandated human capital disclosures for the first time in the last proxy filings. Many companies are having trouble filling jobs left open by the pandemic.

I discussed this recently with Charles Elson, our executive editor-at-large, and Bob Rock, our publisher. Both serve on boards and know firsthand what’s at the top of the board agenda. They both believe that human capital risk oversight is now a critical function of the board. Beyond 10-K disclosure requirements, that’s because these labor shortages affect corporate America at every level.

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April Hall

April Hall is the former managing editor of Directors & Boards


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