We offer wholehearted support to the measures being taken by everyone in our global network to sustain businesses and health during this unprecedented situation and we extend our sympathies to those personally affected. It is most certainly not business as usual at Borderless, however, we consider ourselves fortunate to be able to work without interruption.
The flexible, distributed business model that we have operated for almost 20 years is robust and has helped safeguard the health of the Borderless team and families. You can be assured that the people, expertise and tools are in place to meet our commitments and respond to your needs during the uncertain weeks ahead. Please stay safe and healthy and we shall certainly stay in contact.
CEOs are spending more time on making the business case for their environmental and social commitments, and they’re building more rigorous mechanisms for addressing thorny issues and mitigating PR risks. To avoid communications missteps, CEOs should ensure they have the organizational capabilities and tools in place to monitor and analyze emerging issues and to gauge the sentiment of key stakeholders.
The vast majority of business leaders responding to a recent survey said they’re concerned they can’t train employees quickly enough to keep up with AI and tech developments in the next three years. A similar amount said AI and other tech disruptions will require companies to rethink skills, resources and new ways of doing work.
If you were to ask a random person on the street what an HR professional does, their answer would probably be conflict resolution, or that HR folks deal with employee salaries and benefits. And while that is part of an HR professional’s responsibilities — to ensure employee safety, respect and accountability — that doesn’t even scratch the surface.
