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 207 (5th July 2024)
An expert panel paints a picture of what post-election Britain will look like for business leaders.
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Friday Reading Edition 204 (14th June 2024)
Yesterday, the Labour Party set out its policy offer. Experts share what they learned from the manifesto – from how Keir Starmer’s party would use ‘missions’ to govern to its approach to ethics and standards.
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Friday Reading Edition 203 (7th June 2024)
AI has been flagged as an emerging risk for some time – boards are discussing AI risk frameworks and risk assessments. Boards need to be confident and informed about the outcomes of AI decisions that can affect the lives of people.
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Friday Reading Edition 201 (17th May 2024)
Half of all UK construction workers, or 1.5m people have worked in a dangerous environment [1] while suffering poor mental health and close to 700,000 suffered injuries, according to new research from business insurer QBE.
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Friday Reading Edition 201 (17th May 2024)
Mental Health Awareness Week takes place in the UK between 13-19 May. It’s a great time to take stock of your company’s mental health programmes and your own emotional wellbeing journey.
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Friday Reading Edition 201 (17th May 2024)
Mental health is a crucial component of overall wellbeing, and it is important companies provide support to their employees in this area. However, employers are reducing mental health programmes when employees require them the most.
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Friday Reading Edition 201 (17th May 2024)
Across Zurich, employees are drawing own their own personal experiences of mental ill-health to support others by becoming mental health first aiders. Opening up the conversation and creating safe spaces where positive emotional and mental wellbeing can thrive.
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Friday Reading Edition 201 (17th May 2024)
Resources from the home of Mental Health Awareness Week.
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Friday Reading Edition 201 (17th May 2024)
If you've been diagnosed with a mental health problem you might be looking for information on your diagnosis, treatment options and where to go for support. These information pages will help you learn more.
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Friday Reading Edition 200 (10th May 2024)
Our lives are minefields of misinformation. Stories, statistics and studies lie to us on a daily basis. Not only this but, as Professor Alex Edmans reveals, our brains lie to us too. He argues that we need to acknowledge and understand the role that our own human biases play in interpreting and digesting the information that we consume.
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