Click here for the Friday Reading Search, a searchable archive of reading and knowledge resources

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.

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Institute of Directors (IoD), 5th October 2020
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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Harvard Business Review, 25th August 2020
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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McKinsey & Co, 1st August 2020
Friday Reading Edition 21 (14th August 2020)
Focuses on the vital role of digital in today’s businesses, many of which were already in the throes of digital transformations pre-pandemic. The first of five collections produced to accompany “Our New Future,” McKinsey and Co’s multimedia series.
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Brueghel, 11th June 2020
Friday Reading Edition 19 (31st July 2020)
This podcast from Brueghel, a Brussels-based economics think tank, provides a background overview of the impact of the reopening of borders on European value chains, future of work, and innovation.
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Hays, 6th July 2020
Friday Reading Edition 18 (24th July 2020)
Reflections from Alistair Cox, CEO of Hays, on navigating the business through the crisis so far, what has guided his decisions, the lessons he has learnt and how the global talent landscape is shaping up.
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Mercer, 1st April 2020
Friday Reading Edition 16 (10th July 2020)
Tips on the ergonomics of your workstation to video conferencing.
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Airmic, 24th May 2020
BLM partners Julian Cox and Phillip Carney discuss life after lockdown – ensuring a safe working environment, as well as the risks, liabilities and insurance responsibilities in relation to secondments, and the possibility of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) regulations (TUPE) becoming relevant.
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Hays
As we move to a new era of work, many managers will need to coordinate ‘hybrid’ teams working on different schedules – with some working different set hours and others working remotely.
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McKinsey & Co, 21st May 2020
Friday Reading Edition 9 (22nd May 2020)
This article from McKinsey outlines four forces whose uncertain outcomes will shape the years to come, as well as the steps needed to build the return muscle to grapple with these forces in the post-COVID-19 world.
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Airmic, 26th April 2020
Friday Reading Edition 9 (22nd May 2020)
In Episode 5 of Airmic Talks, Richard Cutcher speaks to Kevin Boscher, Chief Investment Officer at Ravenscroft, and John Ludlow, CEO of Airmic, about the shock to the UK and global economy from the pandemic.
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