Listen "COVID-19: The New Normal"
Episode Synopsis
PUBLISHED: 03/06/2020
The ‘new normal’ is here for businesses in our physical distancing world. What will work and the economy look like in our post pandemic world?
The Canadian economy shed almost 2 million jobs in April on top of the one million lost in March. Provinces are slowly opening up from the imposed lockdown, and despite Ontario and Quebec grappling with the need for more testing, they are moving ahead with lifting restrictions on businesses and resuming operations. What might that look like? Strict safety protocols will likely be in place to protect customers and employees. The challenge will be large office buildings which will have adapt.
This pandemic has dealt a vicious blow to the economy, but some see opportunities for businesses in the new normal.
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GUESTS:
Lindsay Tedds – Professor in Public Policy at University of Calgary - https://about.me/teddslindsay
Brent McKnight - Associate Professor Strategic Management at McMaster University - https://www.degroote.mcmaster.ca/profiles/brent-mcknight/
Sheila Block - Senior Economist at Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - https://www.policyalternatives.ca/offices/ontario/about/staff
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REFERENCES:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/post-pandemic-offices-1.5551308
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/working-from-home-1.5585474
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canada-behind-the-curve-in-creating-guilt-free-workplaces/article30571227/
https://www.torys.com/insights/publications/2020/03/covid-19-and-the-workplace
https://www.conferenceboard.ca/insights/blogs/covid-19-s-impact-on-mental-health-and-returning-to-the-workplace
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/canadian-companies-are-creating-new-jobs-because-of-covid-19-1.4959001
https://www.macleans.ca/economy/the-economy-may-never-return-to-what-it-once-was-coronavirus-canada/
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/child-care-return-to-work-pandemic_ca_5eaaecd8c5b63c7a1d4de601
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/what-will-it-take-for-canada-s-economy-to-recover-from-covid-19-s-big-blow-1.4919308
The ‘new normal’ is here for businesses in our physical distancing world. What will work and the economy look like in our post pandemic world?
The Canadian economy shed almost 2 million jobs in April on top of the one million lost in March. Provinces are slowly opening up from the imposed lockdown, and despite Ontario and Quebec grappling with the need for more testing, they are moving ahead with lifting restrictions on businesses and resuming operations. What might that look like? Strict safety protocols will likely be in place to protect customers and employees. The challenge will be large office buildings which will have adapt.
This pandemic has dealt a vicious blow to the economy, but some see opportunities for businesses in the new normal.
————————————
GUESTS:
Lindsay Tedds – Professor in Public Policy at University of Calgary - https://about.me/teddslindsay
Brent McKnight - Associate Professor Strategic Management at McMaster University - https://www.degroote.mcmaster.ca/profiles/brent-mcknight/
Sheila Block - Senior Economist at Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - https://www.policyalternatives.ca/offices/ontario/about/staff
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REFERENCES:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/post-pandemic-offices-1.5551308
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/working-from-home-1.5585474
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canada-behind-the-curve-in-creating-guilt-free-workplaces/article30571227/
https://www.torys.com/insights/publications/2020/03/covid-19-and-the-workplace
https://www.conferenceboard.ca/insights/blogs/covid-19-s-impact-on-mental-health-and-returning-to-the-workplace
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/canadian-companies-are-creating-new-jobs-because-of-covid-19-1.4959001
https://www.macleans.ca/economy/the-economy-may-never-return-to-what-it-once-was-coronavirus-canada/
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/child-care-return-to-work-pandemic_ca_5eaaecd8c5b63c7a1d4de601
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/what-will-it-take-for-canada-s-economy-to-recover-from-covid-19-s-big-blow-1.4919308
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