Layout Covid-19 permanent alteration: changed & changeable workspace layout. We’ll have to adjust to cubicles, room dividers, perspex screens, well-spaced back-to-back work stations, fewer chairs, voice-activated doors/lifts, copper fixtures, UV lighting, separate entrances/exits, one-way corridors, floor directional markings. Open plan shuts Guessed the Word? Series 57 (4/8) …
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Unplanned An unplanned, lasting benefit of lockdown: a crash course in communications technologyA rapid, mass computer literacy & skills reboot for all ages, everywhere. The world’s human capital has increased exponentially & there’s no going back. Control + Alt + Delete. Waah! Guessed the Word? Series 57 (2/8) pic:…
Reopen Which sectors will reopen from lockdown first? Construction, manufacturing, logistics, essential retail, waste handling & outdoor work – by staying 2m apart. A population basis to reopen is ‘youth first’ – schools & young workers who don’t live with older folks. Another brick out of the wall Guessed the Word? …
Guess the Word and Contact Us for Prizes! Series 57 starts soon….. 1st letter of each Post Title (in a Series) spells a business word – spelt correctly or jumbled up. Previous answers: Series 56 spelt N-O-W-L-O-C-K-D (LOCKDOWN) Series 55 spelt D-R-S-I-T-U-P (DISRUPT) Series 54 spelt S-W-I-N-G-S-U-P (UPSWINGS) Series 53 spelt L-O-O-K-O-U-T (OUTLOOK) Series 52 spelt …
Demise Covid-19 spells the demise for firms in some sectors more than others. Most at risk: energy (oil price slump), retail (non-food), airlines, travel, automotive. Likely to thrive: healthcare (virus-facing), utilities, telecoms, communications media. But for all firms, survival will matter more than profits or growth for the next 2 years. All firms can go…
Killed Killed by Covid-19: forecasting experts, extrapolating into the future, based on the past. Better to embrace uncertainty, build resilience & stocks, allow a margin of error, and respect diverse views. Revived by Covid-19: common sense & trusting our own instincts Guessed the Word? Series 56 (4/8) …
Order in Lockdown = order in some food! Online orders boost sales, but to pivot to delivery, a restaurant must overhaul menus with transit in mind, coordinate couriers, absorb delivery firms’ 30%+ fees, re-jig kitchen layout to include dedicated production lines to fulfil digital orders, & install pick up units in place of tables &…
Let up When to let up Coronavirus restrictions? There’s proof that lockdowns slow down the spread & ease pressure on health services, but no evidence of what happens when normal life resumes. Businesses should expect tough social distancing measures until Autumn 2020, with some timed/ targeted relaxations thereafter Guessed the Word? …
Wait Coronavirus is teaching us to wait: to hear if workers have recovered; to learn if social distancing is enough to stop the spread; to achieve ‘herd immunity’ in populations; to see how long nations can sustain restrictions; to test when economic harm to quality of life exceeds health gain in length of life. On/off…
Other side Coronavirus: how will it be on the other side? Unwillingness to commute far for work. No need for big offices, or to live in costly city houses. More home cooking & buying online. No dividends. No interest from savings/investments. Higher taxes. More health spending. And no faith in insurance, which turned out not…