The COrona VIrus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) has just been declared a pandemic and, with all Australian business beginning to feel the effects there is a need for all executives to ask – have we done enough to prepare our organisations for the coming crisis. All senior Health Professionals agree that COVID-19 is around for months – so the need for a sound response is going to be an ongoing concern.
Organisations have been enacting their business continuity plans – with some already finding fault when trialling aspects of their response.
The question all executives need to be asking yourselves is are you that business? The one that fails to meet its business continuity standard endangering reputation, market position and customer engagement in a period of community and financial instability.
Capability, with 25 years’ experience working with leadership across Australian executive and boards can build that confidence. Deploying a team of specialists to cover all the operational, legal, and technical elements of your organisations COVID-19 response. Providing assurance, spotting and resolving gaps and building certainty within your organisation and stakeholders.
Useful links
Health Guidance
Health Alert, Department of Health, Australian Government
Travel Advice, Smart Traveller, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australian Government
Getting your workplace ready for COVID-19, World Health Organisation (WHO)
The Data
COVID-19 Global Cases, Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU)
COVID-19 Data Pack, David McCandles
Total confirmed deaths due to COVID-19 per million people, Our World in Data by Roser, Ritchie and Ortiz-Ospina
Top 10 causes of death, World Health Organization, 2016
Corporate Guidance
How should your board respond to COVID-19, Australian Institute of Company Directors
COVID-19 Implications for business, McKinsey and Company
COVID-19's Impact on Workforce, World Economic Forum
Other
Decoding COVD-19, SMCP
Germany's Immunity Certificates, Business Insider Australia
