How the pandemic economy will shape business in 2021

How the pandemic economy will shape business in 2021

COVID will likely continue to negatively impact businesses in the early part of 2021, and most businesses will continue to amplify their reliance on technology, particularly in work-from-home environments, schools, entertainment and manufacturing. Here’s a handful of technologies that are poised to become even more important this year.

Talent Management
Lessons for learning teams: what the pandemic has taught us

Change tends to bring a mixture of brilliant opportunities and worrying realities. In times of crisis, there are those who get creative — and those who resolutely stick with what they know. Here’s what the pandemic has taught us about L&D.

Learning Delivery | Virtual L&D
Child care isn’t the only caregiving crisis causing women to leave the workforce

For employees in the sandwich generation — those taking care of younger children and aging parents — the stress and worry amid the COVID-19 pandemic can be tremendous. There is no one-size-fits-all solution, but resetting norms, adjusting policies and investing in innovative caregiving benefits programs will yield better outcomes for all of us.

Talent Management
2020: The year of disruption

Take this opportunity as you plan for 2021 to continue to think outside the box, just as you have been forced to do this past year. Double down on new ways of learning, and embrace the opportunity to publicly disclose your important L&D and HR metrics.

Commentary & Opinion | Leading Through Adversity
Brain-based leadership in a time of heightened uncertainty

Heightened uncertainty can have a devastating impact on the performance and mental health of employees, triggering a threat response in the brain that interferes with rational thinking, collaborating and solving problems. By understanding the core psychological needs of employees, leaders can focus their efforts on the strategies that will have the greatest impact on engagement…

Crisis Leadership | Leading Through Adversity
Progressive Insurance gives interns an entry-level lesson in the new reality of office work

Rather than eliminate its internship program, Progressive retained it as its interns joined the pandemic-riddled remote workforce.

Talent Management | Virtual L&D
Turning crisis into opportunity: Get perspective and lead together

When business conditions change suddenly and drastically and the future appears uncertain, getting your bearings and choosing a clear, deliberate path forward is a daunting task. Here are five key steps that you and your team can take to clearly frame the challenges you face and lead together.

Crisis Leadership | Leading Through Adversity
To overcome business disruption, take a front-line-first approach

Eighty percent of the global workforce is on the front line. Disruption may have changed the way they do their jobs, but they remain the ultimate driver of business success, and we should invest in their development.

Leading Through Adversity | Strategy