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 70 (13th August 2021)
The results of this study suggest that firms with employees that maintain strong beliefs in the meaning of their work experience better performance.
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Friday Reading Edition 69 (6th August 2021)
The conversation driver in the ESG agenda tends to be environmental issues, which garner plenty of media and regulatory attention. But mismanaging social issues can do just as much damage to your investment as other factors and may mean you miss critical opportunities for impact and value creation.
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Safer Oceans Audio
Friday Reading Edition 68 (30th July 2021)
With net zero targets looming, how can we deliver innovative and long lasting solutions to decarbonise the maritime industry? In this episode of The Global Safety Podcast, Tom Heap and his panel of experts explore what we need to do to make our oceans safer, cleaner and more sustainable.
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Friday Reading Edition 67 (16th July 2021)
[Free to read upon sharing contact details] Your people matter more than ever when it comes to cyber. Amid all the uncertainty that the pandemic has brought, the centrality of your people in the managing of cyber risks has been vividly brought into focus. What has been less clear is what you need to do to adapt. How will your people-side programmes have to change to meet the still unfolding realities of the new normal?
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Friday Reading Edition 61 (4th June 2021)
[podcast & transcript] The COVID-19 pandemic decimated airlines in 2020, yet there are reasons for optimism as the industry looks to recovery.
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Friday Reading Edition 59 (21st May 2021)
[Free to read when corporate email provided] US President Joe Biden's focus on AI includes funding research and development, manufacturing chips in the US and preparing a workforce to use AI tools.
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Friday Reading Edition 57 (7th May 2021)
Many companies that pursue a digital transformation get stuck. Digital initiatives that have broad potential never emerge from individual business units or functional areas – because the companies haven’t developed the necessary capabilities to scale digital throughout the enterprise and make digital the normal way of doing business.
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Friday Reading Edition 57 (7th May 2021)
Like most industries the professional and business services sector is evolving, influenced by a number of macro environmental factors, including technology and cyber threats. Looks at five key trends shaping Professional Services today, and consider how the sector may look in the future as a result.
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Friday Reading Edition 56 (30th April 2021)
The events of last year (2020) emphasised the role technology such as Edge Computing can play in helping organisations to adapt and respond quickly and efficiently to unprecedented situations. This new report sets out why we need to work together to realise the full potential of Edge Computing – computing that's done at or near the source of the data.
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Friday Reading Edition 56 (30th April 2021)
How artificial intelligence (AI), robots and automation are shaping the world of work, the ethical considerations and the role of people professionals.
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