Purpose, Human Capital and Profits: Five factors to drive enduring shareholder value

Regardless of a board’s position on the purpose versus profits debate, human capital issues are an essential component of their discussions on how to drive shareholder value. 

Why? There are well-documented advantages to shareholders of having healthy, engaged, hard-working, and productive leaders and employees. The result is good for performance and leads to superior financial returns.  As such, boards now are reviewing steps to ensure their organization engages in practices that lead to effective and sustainable human capital outcomes.

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About the Author(s)

John Bremen

John Bremen is a managing director at WTW. He can be reached at john.bremen@willistowerswatson.com.


Don Delves & Amy DeVyler Levanat

Don Delves is managing director, practice leader, executive compensation, North America for WTW


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