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While the initial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic manifested in workplaces through budget cuts, layoffs and furlough schemes, the crisis also inspired a widespread re-evaluation of our relationship with work. Amid the so-called “Great Resignation,” Business Insider estimated over 38 million workers quit their jobs in 2021, with many seeking a better balance between life and work, and greater meaning in the work they do.
These evolving expectations are having a profound impact on how leaders have to run their businesses. At BoF VOICES 2021, Kevin Delaney, co-founder and CEO of Charter and former editor-in-chief of Quartz, examined the qualities leaders need to assimilate today.
On this week’s episode of The BoF Podcast, Delaney says: “One question I hear often from leaders is how do they find the right balance between a focus on operational performance of their business and these new expectations of their employees?”
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