When Covid-19 gripped the global economy in the first half of 2020, there was an immediate shock to the economic system because the “price” of doing work in person was suddenly, and quite dramatically shifted. If the virus mitigation measures and vaccines rollouts over the past 19 months had put the world on a path to sustainable economic recovery heading into 2022, the negative economic impacts would be going away quickly right now.
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A Long Time Still Until the New Normal
Even before the Delta variant of Covid-19 swept across the globe, there already were clear signs that the economic disruptions that set in a year and a half ago were still going strong. Adding in Delta further increases uncertainty, pushing back any new equilibrium well into 2022 at the earliest, and likely well beyond
Evolving Operating Models Under COVID-19
Evolving operating models under COVID-19
with Alec Levenson and Beth Gunderson
The Impact of ERGs during COVID-19, Social Unrest, and the rest of 2020’s Surprises
The impact of ERGs during COVID-19, social unrest, and the rest of 2020’s surprises
with Theresa Welbourne
Decentralizing Your Operating and Talent Models the Right Way
To operate their organizations effectively across the globe, leaders need to rethink how and where work gets done.
New Leadership Challenges for the Virtual World of Work
During the COVID-19 crisis, senior leaders must rethink key decision-making processes in order to enhance trust, transparency, and teamwork.
The ROI of Wellness: Why Taking Care of Yourself and Your Employees Is Good for the Bottom Line
Gratitude, mindfulness and empowerment. Not words usually associated with hard-charging, data-driven organizations—until recently. Increasingly, academic research is proving that employee well-being benefits company culture, employee retention and productivity, and the call to integrate these principles into everyday operations is entering the mainstream. Three USC Marshall researchers including CEO’s Jennifer Deal discuss details of their latest research into this topic.
Integrating Analytics and OD for Deeper Impact Webinar
Integrating Analytics and OD for Deeper Impact Webinar
with Alec Levenson and Maura Stevenson
Intelligent Automation (IA) to Accelerate Human Potential (Human Element Unplugged Webinar)
Intelligent Automation (IA) to Accelerate Human Potential (Human Element Unplugged Webinar)
with John Boudreau and Ben Schneider
Optimizing the Operating Model and Planning Under Uncertainty Webinar
Optimizing the Operating Model and Planning Under Uncertainty Webinar
with Alec Levenson
Leading Transformation: The Role of HR Professionals in Power, Politics and Control Webinar
Leading Transformation: The Role of HR Professionals in Power, Politics and Control Webinar
with Paul Taffinder, Max Blumberg, and Alec Levenson
From Agility by Necessity to Agility by Design: Learning from the COVID-19 Crisis
From Agility by Necessity to Agility by Design: Learning from the COVID-19 Crisis
with Chris Worley, Beth Gunderson and Sue Mohrman