Respond Effectively to COVID-19

COVID-19 still has a lot of unknowns. Despite efforts by international and regional health authorities, misinformation and misinterpretation of available information are complicating the situation as individuals and organizations seek to quickly understand the risks posed to themselves and others.

Our Advice

Critical Insight

There is time to prepare for the impact COVID-19 is having – and will have – on organizations worldwide, but the window is closing. The time to prepare your pandemic response plan is now!
Look at ensuring communication channels are open and a plan for regular important updates are in place.
Create a small cross-functional team to make decisions, share information, and avoid bureaucracy.
Review, update, and deploy your business continuity plan.

Impact and Result

What you need to know about COVID-19 and what can you do to prepare NOW:

Take immediate actions to provide calm and information, assign clear accountability, address work travel, promote proper hygiene, and limit the opportunity for the virus to spread in your organization.
Monitor updates daily from reputable health authorities about the spread of COVID-19.
Begin or review crisis management and business continuity planning for the inevitable impact to your organization as the situation deteriorates globally.

Respond Effectively to COVID-19 Research & Tools

Start here – read the Executive Brief

Read our Executive Summary to understand how all the pieces fit together and how to form a rational and productive response to pandemics.

COVID-19: Don’t Panic – Prepare

1. Plan to support remote work

Working from home will not be optional during a pandemic, and HR needs to be able to support hundreds or thousands of remote workers. Equip managers and employees with information and guidance to set them up for success and address key implementation issues and cultural barriers.

Member Testimonials

After each Info-Tech experience, we ask our members to quantify the real-time savings, monetary impact, and project improvements our research helped them achieve. See our top member experiences for this blueprint and what our clients have to say.

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Experience

Impact

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Tri-Angular Consulting LLC

Guided Implementation

10/10

N/A

City Of Regina, The

Guided Implementation

8/10

N/A

Talking through things with analyst.

City Of Kawartha Lakes

Guided Implementation

10/10

$1,900

It is always a pleasure speaking with Andrew Sharp, who is very knowledgeable on the subject and also has knowledge of City operations through past... Read More

Sekisui Diagnostics, LLC

Guided Implementation

8/10

N/A

best.. It was clear Andy had a good grasp on the overall experience of other organizations and was able to translate that into clear, productive gu... Read More

Grain Craft

Guided Implementation

9/10

N/A

St. Lawrence County

Guided Implementation

8/10

N/A

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