Big Impact, Big Challenges - Lessons from Collaborating with Large Businesses to Improve Job Quality

Explore the complexities and strategies of partnering with large corporations to enhance job quality and working conditions in this webinar from The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program. Discover how businesses employing over 1,000 workers—which represent more than 40% of the US workforce—can leverage their significant influence to redesign work and improve employment standards. Learn about the unique challenges practitioners face when engaging these major employers, including navigating complex decision-making processes, addressing diverse organizational needs and incentives, and overcoming implementation barriers that can complicate collaboration efforts. Gain insights from expert speakers Ellen G. Frank-Miller (Founder & CEO, Workforce & Organizational Research Center), Scotland Nash (Director, Talent Rewire, FSG), and Cindy Williams (Executive Director, WorkLife Partnership), moderated by Matt Helmer (Director, Job Quality and Worker Well-Being, Economic Opportunities Program, The Aspen Institute). Understand practical approaches for supporting large businesses in creating positive economic outcomes for their employees while recognizing both the potential for transformative change and the obstacles that must be navigated when working at scale.