Employees, it's long been said, are a company's greatest assets. But are leaders really listening to what they’re saying and what it might say about a firm's future? 

With changes to U.S. financial reporting standards on the horizon, now’s the time for companies and analysts to start embracing the unconventional (and sometimes messy) insights employees can offer. From anonymous Glassdoor reviews to trends in salary spending, employees are sitting on a goldmine of data — and leaders can’t afford to overlook it any longer.

In this episode of the Executive Summary, assistant professor Nan Li explores fresh ways to read between the financial lines — and why it might be time to rethink what counts as valuable business intelligence.

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