ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION: McKinsey consultants forecast what pandemic-driven change will look like

Business leaders tell us that the metabolic rate of their organizations has soared. Their companies have accelerated by adopting new ways to work.”

How much and in what ways will the pandemic push companies to adopt Silicon Valley-inspired nimble organizational concepts? What will the agile operational model look like in the near term? McKinsey thought leaders focus on change accelerations brought on by the pandemic and how things are changing more quickly than had been thought possible. A key set of three steps should be employed: to reflect, decide and then deploy at scale. Learnings from the pandemic will help organizations position themselves for greater uncertainty in the future.

Jost, Gregor, and others. “How COVID-19 is redefining the next-normal operating model.” The McKinsey Quarterly 1 (2021). Full text free here: https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/organization/our-insights/how-covid-19-is-redefining-the-next-normal-operating-model

COVID-19: Rural Federal Resource Guide

This resource matrix organizes funding opportunities identified in the CARES Act and other federal resources that can help support rural America. Opportunities are categorized by customer and assistance type.

USDA and its Federal partners have programs that can be used to provide immediate and long-term assistance to rural communities affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.

These programs can support recovery efforts for rural residents, businesses and communities through:

• Technical training
• Management assistance
• Financial assistance
• State and local assistance

Source: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), 2020. https://www.rd.usda.gov/sites/default/files/USDA_COVID-19_Fed_Rural_Resource_Guide.pdf?utm_campaign=hsric&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

Posted by AHA Resource Center, (312) 422-2050, rc@aha.org