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Game-changing insights from the global pandemic
4. Global/local Many observed an almost spontaneous transition into a different mode of engagement between corporate leaders at the center and local management teams. Both recognized the center has a crucial role in providing direction, with leaders down the line empowered and trusted to deliver on the intent in a style that properly addressed local cultural and operations challenges. Cited by 10%.
5. Recognizing the ‘H’ in health and safety and mental health There has been a widespread appreciation of the need for much greater focus on health and wellbeing at work, especially mental health.
ERM GLOBAL HEALTH AND SAFETY SURVEY: Towards Building a Thriving Workforce
6. Accelerated pace of change will be part of the ‘new normal’ and implies new challenges Widespread remote working and work from home has created a new set of challenges (and opportunities), for health and safety. The participants expect a lot more change in how and where work will be delivered. Organizations have learned that transformational change can be delivered at speed and the pandemic has provided a ‘license’ to consider more radical change and increased speed in delivering it. “It’s demonstrated that when we need to accelerate, we can accelerate.”
7. Innovation in delivering health and safety processes Innovation in how H&S functions and core processes are delivered with the application of technology to support the changes.
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