EMPLOYEE MAGAZINE
Mpumi K . Mbonane
Purpose Alignment Strategist CEO of Purpose Practitioners Club ( Pty ) Ltd .
It Is Business Un-usual
The invasion of the COVID-19 pandemic brought the entire world into a season where everything slowed down . You were either infected by the virus , which slowed down or halted your physical ability to engage with society , or you were affected by its ramifications in your work , and all your other plans . One thing that became apparent when the pandemic hit was that whoever resisted the change that it was bringing , would be left behind . The best thing to do was adapt .
This applies strongly in career building and management . The luxury of being in the office in person was taken away when countries went into lockdown , and for many people , their jobs as they knew them , completely changed . So , the way “ business ” was done was everything but usual . A great need to pivot how we look at our careers arose . The way we deliver and communicate our value had to change . In fact , it had to be heightened . So , this article will shed light on how career building changed in this new climate and the choices you must make in order to thrive in your career during and post this pandemic .
We do not always get the chance to reset , and the pandemic afforded each of us this opportunity . Many companies resorted to having their employees work from home , so this meant people no longer had to get up early , rush to the gym , be at the office before 8am , attended a number of meetings , chat up a
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