Managing Organisations During the COVID-19 Vortex

Managing organisation during the COVID-19 vortex - ebook

Managing Organisations during the COVID-19 Vortex,  is a comprehensive book to help leaders navigate their organisation through the Coronavirus crisis. From managing day-to-day practicalities, to scenario planning and sense-making, this book offers guidelines from over 20 leading experts to help executives deal with their most pressing challenges.

It helps leaders find the guidance, knowledge and will to persevere through this time, and offers them guidelines for navigating their organisation through the Coronavirus crisis.

Topics

Some of the topics covered by the book are:

  • How to manage uncertainty and complexity
  • Leadership excellence in the COVID-19 crisis
  • Promoting mental wellness in the workplace
  • Sense-making for better decision-making in a crisis
  • Effective crisis communication
  • Economic and social scenarios
  • Business contingency planning during COVID-19
  • Retaining resilience in chaotic conditions
  • How to navigate lockdowns with certainty
  • Best practices for managing virtual workers
  • The legal implications of COVID-19 for employers

This book will give leaders the context, tools, guidelines and perseverance needed to face this crisis head-on and lead their organisations into a future beyond the Coronavirus. It is available now in PDF e-format at WWW.KR.CO.ZA

Contributors

Contributors include among others:

  • Tim Cohen, Editor and Journalist, Daily Maverick
  • James Hebbard, Chief People Officer, Tencent
  • Michael Davies, CEO of ContinuitySA
  • Navlika Ratangee, Clinical Operations Director, ICAS SA

Feedback

What people are saying about the book:

“A global pandemic is not normal business disruption. It threatens workforce directly. It requires strong leadership, extensive set of activities to assess the risk, stress test pandemic plans and put people rst – safe, productive and engaged. This book will be a valuable resource for leaders during unprecedented times.”

Jeanett Modise, Chief Executive: Human Resources, Sanlam Limited

“As business leaders struggle to come to terms with managing their organisations through this vortex, it is heartening to see a great team of specialists coming together in the spirit of Ubuntu to share their perspectives and ideas on how to plan for this new world of work.”

Ronnie Toerien, HCM Strategy Leader, Oracle

“The multitudinous impact of COVID-19 forces humans to reconnect. An insightful read on a vortex of socio-economic impact and counter strategies grounded on rekindling neglected intra- and interpersonal relationships, novel depictions of leadership agility, re ections on breaking down walls of work and revaluing the power of organisational culture.”

Prof Daneel van Lill, Executive Dean: College for Business & Economics, University of Johannesburg
Managing organisation during COVID-19

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