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 31 (23rd October 2020)
Brexit has disrupted both supply of and demand for talent in the United Kingdom. In the context of such a major shift, it is essential that companies revise their long-term approach to talent.
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Friday Reading Edition 31 (23rd October 2020)
The uncertainty with Brexit means that UK companies need to be even more prepared than their peers in other countries to embrace agility, strengthen their customer focus and look for new opportunities for value creation.
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Friday Reading Edition 29 (9th October 2020)
A survey by the IoD shows that the coronavirus looks set to have a lasting impact on office use –nearly three quarters of respondents said they would be keeping increased home-working after the pandemic.
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Friday Reading Edition 29 (9th October 2020)
McKinsey and Co studied more than 300 companies in three European countries and found that the best at co-creation excelled in three areas.
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Friday Reading Edition 26 (18th September 2020)
The situation on gender pay gap, in the context of the UK government suspending the deadline for 2019/20 gender pay gap reporting due to the impact of Covid-19 on employers.
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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.
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Friday Reading Edition 24 (4th September 2020)
Psychological safety – the belief that you won’t be punished when you make a mistake - has been shown to be a key component of high performing teams. Building psychological safety in virtual teams takes effort and strategy that pays off in engagement, collegiality, productive dissent, and idea generation.
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Friday Reading Edition 24 (4th September 2020)
This paper provides a framework to enable a company to monitor and assess the return on its investments in its employees. It also provides guidance for how chief human resources officers, boards and policy-makers can mainstream this framework in order to shape a better approach to human capital.
Friday Reading Edition 24 (4th September 2020)
Through a detailed analysis of 1,095 local labour markets across Europe, this paper examines the profound trends that have been playing out on the continent in recent years, including the growth of automation adoption, the increasing geographic concentration of employment, and the shifting mix of sectors and occupations.
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Friday Reading Edition 24 (4th September 2020)
[For Airmic Members only] This webinar looks at people-focused resilience through three stages of a disruptive event like the current pandemic.
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