Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.
Friday Reading Edition 8 (15th May 2020)
This article calls for companies to find a new approach to financial planning and performance management which informs rapid realignment of plans and actions and ensures organisational resilience.
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Friday Reading Edition 8 (15th May 2020)
In episode six of Airmic Talks, Richard Cutcher and Airmic's Deputy CEO Julia Graham are joined by Michele Wucker, a speaker, strategist and author whose 2016 book, The Gray Rhino: How to Recognize and Act on the Obvious Dangers We Ignore, has sold over 300,000 copies.
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Friday Reading Edition 8 (15th May 2020)
Part of a series on Leadership in a Crisis, this article draws together McKinsey’s collective thinking and expertise on five behaviours to help leaders navigate the pandemic and recovery
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Friday Reading Edition 8 (15th May 2020)
[Free to read upon registering contact details] This guide from Hays offers advice on considerations for now and for the future to facilitate getting your team back into the workplace and to establish your new way of working.
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Friday Reading Edition 7 (7th May 2020)
A Financial Times article on the UK’s coronavirus contact tracing app that is currently being tested on the Isle of Wight, including a discussion on security risks and implications for privacy.
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Friday Reading Edition 6 (10th July 2020)
A best practice guide to protecting the mental health of the workforce. Employers have a valuable role to play in continuing to provide the psychological elements of control, community, challenge and commitment that we need to stay healthy. [free to download upon registration of details]
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Friday Reading Edition 6 (1st May 2020)
While there remains much uncertainty as to how the economy will reopen after the lockdown, this article from the investment services group Ravenscroft highlights a number of emerging investment opportunities such as technology and healthcare stocks.
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Friday Reading Edition 6 (1st May 2020)
Featuring social anthropologist Dr Frédéric Keck, this podcast from AXA XL explains how these differences between humans and animals affect the likelihood of a new infectious disease arising from a new pathogen, as well as how different cultures respond to outbreaks like the current COVID-19 pandemic.
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Friday Reading Edition 6 (1st May 2020)
This article from the McKinsey Global Institute, which finds an overlap between the workers who are vulnerable in the current downturn and those who hold jobs vulnerable to automation, calls for the US response to incorporate a longer-term view about the resulting occupational shifts and the development of skills.
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COVID-19 Response Planning Preparedness Considerations - Comprehensive Decision-Making Tool Kit Text
Friday Reading Edition 6 (1st May 2020)
Aon’s COVID-19 Response Tool Kit, designed as a resource for clients and industry peers, is an informational and guidance tool on risk exposures and human capital concerns emanating from an infectious disease outbreak.
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