Dive Brief:

• Increased competition for talent is the biggest concern over the next year for directors of public companies, according to a survey of 372 board members by the National Association of Corporate Directors.
• However, concerns about the state of the economy also loom large. More than half of board members said that growing inflation was a concern, while 38% said the same of uncertainty regarding the pace of economic recovery.
• Human capital strategy “is a growing point of focus” for boardrooms, NACD said, with 57% of respondents stating that their board now discusses such strategy on a more regular basis, and a similar percentage saying oversight over human capital issues is likely to fall under the purview of compensation committees.

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