Leading in a changed world

Post-pandemic reinvention and recovery for businesses; coming out of the Covid-19 crisis and disruption to business, which industries have done well? How can business leaders continue to take chances, adopt new technologies – and bring their employees with them?

With COVID, in what ways has humanity accelerated into the future and how have we regressed back in time? Has digital technology helped us weather some of the worst elements of the pandemic? And are we facing the end of globalism in favour of a new focus on cities?

As we tentatively emerge from the pandemic, it’s time for fresh thinking about the future of the workplace. How can companies reimagine their office space to be healthier, more collaborative and productive? And how will work fit seamlessly into life, in an era when none of the old rules apply?

How does telehealth change the way we trust our doctor? Do we feel more secure or less? Are we more self-conscious in a consult where trust and confidentiality is of paramount importance? What can we and our clinicians do to make the experience more "normal"?

How do employees & leaders build trust when they are no longer in the office together? Are remote monitoring tools good or bad? What do employees need? What do leaders need? Gihan Perera explores the issues behind trust and how leaders, teams and individuals can encourage it with others.

Does our "digital" body language affect how we communicate and how people perceive us? How do we stay present and engage effectively?

Is now the time to think big, or is thinking small and scaling-back your business the right thing to do in a time of crisis?

Millions of people continue to isolate themselves from their families, work colleagues and their normal routines due to Covid-19. What can we learn from someone who has experienced ‘extreme’ isolation?