The New Workplace
People Matters|June 2020
COVID-19 has changed the world including the very DNA of our workplace
Mastufa Ahmed
The New Workplace

There is now heightened awareness in the need to invest in creating more agile organizations - from supply chain processes to management systems and workforce resilience; agility is a far better insurance against change than any other fixed strategy.

Eugene Chang, Associate Client Partner, Korn Ferry

The world is looking very different amid the pandemic. As we move into the unchartered territories, we will certainly face different challenges especially by the HR professionals, and one of them is workforce re-entry in a different normal.

Tanya Heng, VP, Human Resources, Asia Pacific at IBM

As businesses move forward, there will be a fundamental change to the way we work and as leaders we must ensure our mindset is open to these changes as a result.

Genevieve Godwin, Chief People Officer, PropertyGuru Group

It’s very important to both consider the current state of employee well-being and to manage what employers and employees can control. Stress and worry have risen to a record level.

Jim Harter, Ph.D., Chief Scientist, Workplace Management and Well-Being, Gallup

Many parts of the organization could become redundant, and talent will then need to be re-oriented toward new areas. Over time, in some cases, substantial reskilling may be needed.

Faridun Dotiwala, Partner, McKinsey

The COVID-19 era has brought unprecedented changes for organizations and has challenged the way organizations have been thinking about the way to get work done.

Chaitali Mukherjee, Partner, Management Consulting Division, PwC India

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