Post Covid-19 World Of Work Are You Set For 2021 And Beyond?

Here is what top leaders have to say about their learning from COVID-19 and plans for the next year

- Mastufa Ahmed

Dr. Frederik G. Pferdt Google’s Chief Innovation Evangelist The pandemic has been a catalyst for transformation, giving people worldwide a chance to unleash their creativity and experiment with new ways to live, learn, work, and play. Innovation is now in great demand and everyone wants to reimagine what a better world could look like.

Jacob Morgan Author, Keynote Speaker, and Futurist HR is responsible for a wide range of employee activities including creating employee experiences. The new HR embraces technology and exploits tools like big data and analytics to understand employees better.

Richard R. Smith, Ph.D. Professor, Singapore Management University 2020 has been a year like no other and it has allowed us to re-discover our own humanity and vulnerability. For human capital leaders, we have an opportunity to reflect on this and create an even better future for our organizations and our professions.

Emma Codd Global Inclusion Leader, Deloitte The pandemic has brought mental health sharply into focus. While many diversity leaders/ CEOs have D&I policies in place, it is the “everyday culture” experienced by employees that will determine whether they believe that D&I is a real priority.

Michael Chetner Head of Australia and APAC at Zoom Working from home is both feasible and productive. COVID-19 has highlighted the importance of technology and taught us a lesson about agility, making us collectively realize how important it is to be willing to shift gears when necessary.

Ruzbeh Irani President - Group HR & Communications, Mahindra & Mahindra The importance of learning was very high even before the pandemic given the constant disruption in the VUCA world. But the COVID-19 enforced pause has only emphasized the criticality of equipping our workforce. The key to cope with change is to inculcate a mindset of constant learning.