COVID-19: An Approach for Business Re-Opening

With the start of a new year dampened by Omicron and yet another surge in COVID-19 infections, it’s hard not to wonder what this “next normal” will look like for healthcare. After chatting with each of Vynamic’s heads of sector, the Trending Health team brings it all together to discuss the trends expected to shape the industry this year.

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) is a topic in the workplace that has recently garnered a long-overdue increase in global attention, as the dual pandemics of COVID-19 and systemic racism collided. While the social justice case for organizational DEI initiatives is undeniable, successful initiatives also have a tangible impact on engagement, financials, and innovation. Even when the benefits are understood, taking the first step can be a challenge, with many organizations unsure of where to begin. In Vynamic’s latest Insight, we break down where and how to ensure that DEI is given the same rigor as other transformational initiatives.

The COVID-19 vaccine roll-out is well underway, and with full re-openings and talk of “return to normal”, many business leaders are finalizing or implementing return to workplace plans. While many organizations may have already put significant thought into safely re-opening physical workplaces, there are additional complexities that should be considered that could have far greater …

During a crisis, we have no choice but to show resilience and solve problems quickly. How did our healthcare systems manage to continue to save lives under unfamiliar and stressful conditions throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic? In Vynamic’s latest Insight, we focus on how healthcare organizations adapted, collaborated, and iteratively experimented to breathe life into innovation.

As the long-awaited distribution of COVID-19 vaccines is now underway and herd immunity is in view for many countries, the time has come for business leaders to finalize workplace re-opening plans. In Vynamic’s third COVID-19 Business Response Insight, we focus on how business leaders should balance internal, external, and personal factors in a way that maximizes business results.

While dealing with the effects of a global pandemic, the 2021 healthcare market will be shaped by six powerful trends that change how healthcare is envisioned, delivered, and valued.

Crafting a Return-to-Workplace strategy is an exercise in continuous change management. Careful and balanced evaluation of external, internal, and personal readiness criteria make for robust, flexible plans. View Vynamic's full insight and guidance into "Phase 2: Leading During The Pre-Vaccine Phase".

The evolving business and population dynamics over the last two decades make our world more interconnected than ever before. This increases exposure and, in turn, the likelihood of more frequent disease outbreaks and pandemics. As evidenced during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, businesses were ill-prepared to respond. Mitigating the effect of a pandemic on an organization requires a holistic management approach.

Vynamic has developed the Strategic Transformation Office (STO), a new model to overcome the limitations of traditional Program Management Office (PMO) models.