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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.

To select multiple categories and/or keywords, use Ctrl+Click (or ⌘+Click on a Mac).
What now? Decisive actions to emerge stronger in the next normal Text
McKinsey & Co, 10th September 2020
Friday Reading Edition 25 (11th September 2020)
Ten actions from which a path to emerge stronger, 6 months into the COVID-19 pandemic – not only do leaders need to act now, they need to act boldly.
Categories:
Covid-19, Resilience
Keywords:
Talent, Digital Transformation, Talent, Climate Change, Government, Purpose
European Politics after COVID-19: How will the EU’s new recovery fund reshape the business and political risk environment in Europe? Text
WTW, 8th September 2020
Friday Reading Edition 25 (11th September 2020)
This report provides a vivid scenario narrative of how the compromises made at the summit (and after) could re-shape business risks and business competition in Europe.
Categories:
Covid-19, Economic Outlook, Geopolitics
Keywords:
Government, Business Continuity Management, Resilience, Crisis Management
Typhoons Haishen and Maysak: Impact on South Korea’s Export Industry Text
Adapt Ready, 8th September 2020
Friday Reading Edition 25 (11th September 2020)
A double whammy of storms hit South Korea recently: Typhoons Maysak and Haishen. Adapt Ready’s Risk Intelligence Platform gathered real-time information about the storms’ threat to South Korea’s $110 billion semiconductor and automotive export industries.
Categories:
Resilience
Keywords:
Supply Chain, Business Continuity Management, Climate Change
The hard market with Oliver Davies, HDI Global SE Audio
Airmic, 2nd September 2020
Friday Reading Edition 25 (11th September 2020)
Oliver Davies, Distribution and Strategic Initiatives Manager at HDI Global in the UK and Ireland, discusses the hard market, the role of brokers, what more insurers such as HDI can be doing to better communicate price rises and how Airmic members can get ahead in their renewals.
Categories:
Risk Financing, Economic Outlook, Risk Management
Keywords:
Communications
Prioritize people in times of crisis: An interview with the CEO of BHP Text
McKinsey & Co, 13th August 2020
Friday Reading Edition 25 (11th September 2020)
Mike Henry, CEO at BHP, explains the importance of social value in decision making and why relationships lie at the heart of business resilience.
Categories:
ESG, Resilience
Keywords:
Talent, Communications, Crisis Management, Purpose, Supply Chain, Brand and Reputation
Global Business Barometer Text
The Economist Intelligence Unit , 1st June 2020
Friday Reading Edition 25 (11th September 2020)
The third edition of the EIU’s Global Business Barometer (GBB), fielded in June, tracked sentiment as global executives started thinking about recovery. Readings reveal a variety of views – the most likely being a U-shape recovery, where economies tred the bottom for a period before a gradual upturn.
Categories:
Covid-19, Economic Outlook
Keywords:
Resilience
What 9/11 Taught Us About Leadership in a Crisis Text
New York Times, 23rd March 2020
Friday Reading Edition 25 (11th September 2020)
Stanley McChrystal (a former Army general and the founder of the McChrystal Group) and Chris Fussell (a former Navy Seal and the president of the McChrystal Group) reflect on how September 11th changed the way US Special Forces operated, and offers lessons for today’s leaders.
Categories:
People
Keywords:
Crisis Management