Sneak peek at Season 7

Sneak peek at Season 7

As we’ve seen, COVID-19 proved that people and organizations are capable of tremendous growth under the pressure of a crisis. Moving forward, the challenge for many organizations will be to sustain this momentum and discover new ways to thrive in the long term, even as disruption constantly resets the path forward. In Season 7 of Capital H, we dive deeper into these topics and chapters in our 2021 Global Human Capital Trends report to further explore how organizations can bring out the human strengths that make organizational thriving possible.

As organizations make the shift from just trying to survive to seeking to thrive, their actions, their mindsets, how they perceive of and approach disruption itself will all need to shift as well.

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2021 Global Human Capital Trends

Designing work for well-being

As the lines between work and life blurred even further during COVID-19, leaders moved from prioritizing work-life balance to designing well-being into work—and life—itself. Organizations that integrate well-being into the design of work at the individual, team, and organizational level will build a sustainable future where workers can feel and perform their best.

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Beyond reskilling

During COVID-19, leaders called upon workers to expand their roles to whatever needed to be done—and workers rose to the challenge. Worker agency and choice during the pandemic showed that workers can fulfill their potential in ways that leaders may never have known they could, positioning the organization to thrive in the long term.

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