As the world community is mobilizing against COVID-19, we are working with clients to help them protect their employees and their businesses. We need to be prepared, stay calm, and have clear action. Most of all we need to be able to pivot quickly as things change.
RECOVERY

Emerging out of COVID-19 and lockdown – What will recovery mean to our employees.
And why it’s important for companies to understand what their employee’s expectations will be. In a live video interview last week, the reclusive photographer and writer Sally Mann was asked “how’s life these days?”. She tells Sarah Meister, the photography curator at The Museum of Modern Art this: “It’s pretty much the […]
MAKING REMOTE WORKING SUCCESSFUL

Guide to video etiquette. Nine key tips.
WHAT THE ADAPTOVATE GLOBAL TEAM HAVE LEARNED WORKING FROM HOME We are now post Easter. The novelty of working from home is not only wearing off for many, it’s hitting some barriers. Remote working fatigue is setting in. Are we burnt out already? Complacency about social distancing is also setting in. (and that could be […]

REMOTE WORKSHOPS – It can be done. Here’s how. – ADAPTOVATE
Quick reference guide on conducting remote workshops. Includes free poster for your home office wall.
Six tips to keep your remote working teams engaged and motivated during Coronavirus
Due to CO-VID19 there is an increase in remote working. Here we provide our six recommendations for managing remote working teams in this uncertain time: Align your remote working teams on a goal to give purpose The goal is shared, even if the location is not. When worldwide events are uncertain, simple, clearly […]
What would you do differently weeks ago, if you knew then what you know now?
Hindsight – We all have it now. We’ve seen the memes – that March felt like a year. It’s unbelievable how much has happened in the last few weeks. And what is more incredible is the ability for an entire planet worth of humans, to change behaviour. The above chart is sobering. While it’s […]
OUR ADAPTOVATE TEAM PERSPECTIVES
COVID-19 crisis management leveraging Agile – CO-FOUNDER ADAPTOVATE – Paul McNamara
The business world as we know it is currently undergoing unprecedented change as it reacts to COVID-19, with impacts becoming more apparent and widespread daily across all industries and geographies. The evolution speed of this health issue has caught everyone by surprise, and we need to react faste
Conducting workshops amidst the coronavirus scare – Charles Tan
Foremost on people’s minds is the rapid spread of Covid-19. In response, most organisations have taken the prudent approach of cancelling meetings and workshops, and asking people to work from home.
CHARLES TAN – MANAGING DIRECTOR SINGAPORE ADAPTOVATE
CHARLES TAN – MANAGING DIRECTOR SINGAPORE ADAPTOVATE

Distributed Team Tip #5 – Have a strong online team presence – Steve Walton
In a face to face world, we often know where to find each other. We know that to find the team we need, we can take the elevator and walk down the appropriate corridor. Walls often display the team…
STEVE WALTON – PROJECT LEAD AUSTRALIA ADAPTOVATE
STEVE WALTON – PROJECT LEAD AUSTRALIA ADAPTOVATE
BCG PERSPECTIVES
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) on LinkedIn: COVID-19 Consumer Sentiment Snapshot #2 | BCG.com | 53 comments
BCG’s second COVID-19 Consumer Sentiment Snapshot reveals consistency in how the virus is impacting categories across surveyed countries—while consumers… 53 comments on LinkedIn

Coronavirus 2020 – Managing Economic and Business Impact | BCG
Though the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak is unclear, the virus’s global spread underscores the need for resiliency and preparation in business and society.

Commentary: 6 steps to sustainably flatten the coronavirus curve
Commentary: The U.S. should take these six steps to flatten the curve of infections from the coronavirus disease, or COVID-19.

COVID-19 Consumer Sentiment Snapshot #1 | BCG
How are consumers reacting to the rapidly evolving coronavirus crisis? BCG recently conducted a survey to examine their perceptions, attitudes, and changes in behavior and spending.
Managing the Coronavirus Outbreak—and Preparing for the Next One
By Vincent Chin and Dr Chandresh Harjivan As the global health community races to contain the COVID-19 outbreak, businesses around the world are rightly focused on protecting the health and safety of their employees. When this outbreak subsides, however, there should be period of reflection on the l
THE INDUSTRY SPEAKS
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Why Agile Is The Mindset To Get Us Through The COVID Crisis: 4 Lessons From Agile For Today And The New Normal
Agile is a methodology to help ensure work is effective and our sanity is preserved during the COVID crisis.

That Discomfort You’re Feeling Is Grief
The coronavirus pandemic has led to a collective loss of normalcy.

My Scrum Team may be Instructed to Work from Home — How to Prepare?
We live in uncertain times. Corona (COVID-19) has the world in its grasp. Right now, we all focus on doing everything we can to slow the virus from spreading. We all see why this is important…

How to lead in times of crisis
Employees need to believe that their organization is able to handle the crisis. Here are some tips to make that happen.

Machine Learning for Biology: How Will COVID-19 Mutate Next?
Something that many people don’t think much about viruses is that, like every other organism on Earth struggling for survival, they evolve, or mutate. …clearly, the coronavirus has changed its…
YOUR MENTAL HEALTH

Connection Cards to help you #StayConnected #ruok
If you’re feeling well and able to support someone, practically or emotionally, you can use our ‘Connection Cards’ to let them know you’re there to help now and for as long as it takes.

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) COVID-19 Corona virus
stressful and overwhelming during an event like the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and we can all be affected differently. You might feel overwhelmed by the information, conversations and the increased levels of stress in your community. It can be hard to know what information to trust…