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 9 (22nd May 2020)
This report taps into the views of nearly 350 senior risk professionals who participated in the COVID-19 Risks Perception Survey conducted by WEF, Marsh & McLennan and Zurich Insurance Group – four key areas of significant challenges emerge from the survey as global concerns.
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Friday Reading Edition 8 (15th May 2020)
Part of a series on Leadership in a Crisis, this article draws together McKinsey’s collective thinking and expertise on five behaviours to help leaders navigate the pandemic and recovery
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Friday Reading Edition 2 (3rd April 2020)
The BCI has found encouraging evidence of improvement in the actions taken by organisations in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak, while some organisations are also beginning to think about the pathway to recovery.
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Friday Reading Edition 16 (10th July 2020)
Tips on the ergonomics of your workstation to video conferencing.
Friday Reading Edition 1 (27th March 2020)
How do corporate leaders, managers, and individual workers make this sudden shift to the new reality of remote work? This article offers guidance on how to work productively at home, manage virtual meetings, and lead teams through this time of crisis.
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Friday Reading Edition 4 (17th April 2020)
Ten evidence-based suggestions that experts from International SOS have developed to help you to cope during the crisis.
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Friday Reading Edition 117 (5th August 2022)
Released July 2022, this first report of the 2021 World Risk Poll, conducted with Gallup, provides new global insights that identify the differences between people’s thoughts about, and experiences of risk before and after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The findings can be used by governments, regulators, businesses, NGOs, and communities to target their policies and carry out meaningful interventions where it’s most needed.
Friday Reading Edition 115 (22nd July 2022)
Organisations are struggling to keep pace and will need to implement a variety of strategies to ensure they can successfully attract and retain the right people. The challenge facing employers is not to radically redesign workflows or business processes; rather, it’s to get back to the basics of the employee experience and adopt a people-first mentality.
Friday Reading Edition 112 (1st July 2022)
[Free to read upon sharing contact details] The World Health Organization (WHO) defines burnout as “a syndrome conceptualised as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed”. This will impact on your business at some point and you need to be prepared for what you will do to reduce that impact to your people and to your business’ bottom line.
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Friday Reading Edition 112 (1st July 2022)
[Free to read upon sharing contact details] Whether on or offshore, the work and lifestyle of a remote rotational worker is unique. While lucrative for some, it has long been associated with a high impact on mental health and wellbeing. To reveal the true extent of this, the International SOS Foundation commissioned a ground-breaking global study into the psychological impacts of remote rotational work.
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