Key Points

• According to Tyagarajan, CEO of Genpact and TEC member: "COVID-19 is not only a health problem but also a communication problem. One asymptomatic person can lead to a rapid spread of the virus, and this can be solved with rapid testing."
• Despite the efficiency and convenience of digital communication, solely interacting virtually can make it more difficult to empathize with coworkers.

• Working in the office should have an incentivizing factor that employees cannot replicate with remote work.

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• There is robust evidence that the most productive workers can work from anywhere rather than just work from home. They are typically more satisfied and appreciate their autonomy.
• Hyperproductivity and micromanagers negatively affect an individual's productivity.

• Create a "brave space" to be vulnerable with coworkers and become more educated on topics such as race, gender, sexuality, and many other factors
• There will be equality once we can no longer predict workplace outcomes based on someone's identity.
• Executives must maintain full transparency with workers and allow them to have some degree of influence in a decision that affects them.

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• When companies have been breached, the need for public disclosure comes with security issues. Companies should carefully select who they are disclosing to and what the disclosure is.
• China is currently in the lead for technological innovation, however the gap between China and the United States is shrinking.

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• Everyone is working harder and smarter than ever before, making burnout a major concern for most organizations.
• Workforce restructuring, working with those who remain, and integrating new employees in the virtual space are also challenging for organizations.

• Guidance on mandating vaccines is a concern for employers considering HIPAA laws, state laws, return statuses, many other factors.
• A consideration employers can make is to provide documentation to essential employees that helps them receive their vaccine smoothly. This includes incentives such as donations.

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• Every state is facing the challenge of identifying vaccination plans. Each state will prioritize differently.
• The challenges the workforce is facing in setting policies around vaccines are meeting the demand. Until there is a supply there are slim chances for organizations to place mandates.

• According to Josh Michaud, "getting the workforce psychologically ready or providing the information that they need to be assured that these vaccines are safe and effective, and it might be a good idea to get these vaccines may be an important role to play here."
• Increase in confidence, increase in vaccination.

Key Points

• "It is important for every leader to create an environment and a culture where people are actually comfortable talking about difference," says Erika H. James, Dean of The Wharton School, when asked how companies can get diversity, equity and inclusion right.
• Every remote work model won't compute for some industries or job functions that can’t operate in a permanent, asynchronous, radically transparent environment, but there are ways to meet the obstacle of adjusting to it.

• Gottlieb lists establishing a lab, routinely testing employees, quick turnaround on testing, including symptomatic screening and contact tracing as elements of effective testing practices. This model helps notify community spread.
• Communicating to employees how operations would work in an emergency and the need and execution for safety practices became a best practice for companies like Quest Diagnostics.

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• The pandemic created a need for companies to adapt to a new environment in record time, testing the limits of artificial intelligence, machine learning, cutting-edge computing and other emerging technologies.
• Prior to Covid 19, telemedicine had already become a resource accessed by early adopters. Now, it's become a key resource for providing service to patients and will continue to grow in importance and impact.

• The 2020 elections unveiled the "war on misinformation," while solutions emerged to protect against potential threats such as bots, hackers, foreign actors, and the spread of false information.
• Technology’s role in the new future of retail and the consumer experience has influenced new safety protocols.
• From closing the education gap to addressing socioeconomic disparities, tech firms big and small have made some loud promises. Now the task that must be faced is making good on those promises to become a leading force for social justice action.