What does the future hold for trust and collaboration?

Nothing gets done in a single silo or department anymore. Constant collaboration and trust are at a premium because everything worth doing is always led by cross-functional teams. Now, the essential foundations of Collaboration and Trust are deteriorating. As leaders, we need to act now and stop the slide. We need to make our people feel safe, that they belong and that what they do really matters.

As you know, throughout August 2020 we undertook a survey of leaders across the globe to ask them about their greatest concerns and their best tips, the mindshifts they had to make this year and how they keep their community alive. As of 5th September, we’ve analysed 365 responses from leaders of small, large and enormous organisations, from start-ups to household names. Thank you for your time and efforts in helping us highlight the key leadership and business issues we all need face and how we might address them to emerge victoriously from this Pandemic.

As we analysed the responses it became increasingly evident that this situation has caused all of us to dig deep into our souls and recognise what truly matters to us as human beings. And it’s how our brains are wired to respond to crisis and difficulties that emerged from the rich responses:

• That we want to feel safe and secure, and that this pandemic…