As part of a series of conversations to help our community understand how COVID-19 is impacting workplaces and careers, I sat down RTI International’s senior vice president for strategic talent management, Bucky Fairfax, to discuss how the organization’s global workforce — comprised of 6,000 people, most of whom are fully remote — is adjusting to the current crisis.
Fairfax discusses the challenges of disseminating information across a distributed team but also the opportunities to build in inclusivity and equalize access to leadership. As RTI International prepares to respond to the coronavirus crisis through its programming, it has also opened up calls for experts to join its talent community.
Watch the interview to learn more about the skills in demand and advice for repackaging your expertise in the COVID-19 era.
Watch more from the series:
• UNHCR’s Catty Bennet Sattler explains how the agency is innovating and how the health crisis is affecting recruitment.
• IOM HR chief Michael Emery discusses the pandemic's impact on the workplace and careers.
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Kate Warren@KateDWarren
Kate Warren is the Executive Vice President and Executive Editor of Devex, where she leads a global team of journalists, event producers, and communications and marketing professionals to drive conversations around the most pressing and urgent issues of our time, including climate, global health, food security, philanthropy, humanitarian crises, and foreign aid funding. Through live journalism — via in-person and virtual events — along with insider news, analysis, podcasts, content series, and special reports, Kate and her team ensure the most important ideas, voices, and debates reach an influencer audience to drive impact and make progress on the Sustainable Development Goals.