In this 30-minute podcast Andrew Gray, Founder & CEO at eg.1, breaks down the impact of the Covid Pandemic on us as individuals and organisations and how we will cope post Covid. 

With 22 years’ experience in the professional services industry Andrew has faced many commercial global challenges but none with such a devastating impact. 

This pandemic has had a huge impact across all levels of the commercial world and society including:

• Mental health
• Diversity, Inclusion and Equality
• Employee engagement
• Organisational carbon footprint
• Facilities Management
• The use of technology
• Skills in the market place

We have a real opportunity here to address all of these issues and actually use this time to reflect and innovate.

Andrew and our host, Qing Mak – Head of Market Intelligence and Lead on Diversity & Inclusion at eg.1, run through the challenges faced and how they can be turned in to positives to ensure we deliver our organisations and, more importantly, our people safely out the other side.

• 02:05 – How do you equip your workforce for the post covid era?
• 06:30 – Organisations move to homeworking. The era of the fluid workforce drives the question on whether there is a need for a physical headquarters or office.
• 08:06 – Digitalisation and the use of technology has been key for organisations to survive through the pandemic, but what next and how will it impact relationships, the way we communicate and how we trust our people?
• 14:24 – Don’t go back to the old norm. We now have an opportunity to empower, support and provide our people with the ability to really engage with our people. Trust is key.
• 17:15 – How has Covid affected the Diversity, Inclusion and Equality agenda?
• 23:00 – Take stock of what’s happened, define what’s happened and accelerate Diversity & Inclusion. Andrew’s advice to leaders.

Links:

eg.1 elevates organisations through game changing data and people.
eg.1 Pulse Survey Results: Panic or progress for professional services firms

"4 times as many females than males left the workplace as a result of juggling work and domestic chores as a result of Covid19 in 2020" - The Guardian.

"Covid19 has set gender equality back by 25 years" - UN Women.