Home new office, Internet new meeting room: PM Modi describes life in era of COVID-19

April 20: Significant changes needs to be made in the lifestyle of people round the globe in the era of coronavirus. On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra modi in a Linkedin post titled “Life in the era of COVID-19” wrote “These days, home is the new office. the internet is the new meeting room. For the time being, office breaks with colleagues are history I have also been adapting to these changes.”

PM Modi tweeted a post he wrote on LinkedIn on the COVID-19 lockdown. “As the world battles COVID-19, India’s energetic and innovative youth can show the way in ensuring healthier and prosperous future. Shared a few thoughts on @LinkedIn which would interest youngsters and professionals,” PM Modi tweeted.

As the world battles COVID-19, India’s energetic and innovative youth can show the way in ensuring healthier and prosperous future.

Shared a few thoughts on @LinkedIn, which would interest youngsters and professionals. https://t.co/ZjjVSbMJ6b

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 19, 2020

I envision this new business and work culture being redefined on the following vowels, PM Modi said in the post. I call them- vowels of the new normal- because like vowels in the English language, these would become essential ingredients of any business model in the post-COVID world, PM added. Here is an extract of the new 5 vowels as suggested by PM Modi:

1. Adaptability (A): The need of the hour is to think of business and lifestyle models that are easily adaptable Embracing digital payments is a prime example of adaptability. Another example is telemedicine.
2. Efficiency (E): Perhaps, this is the time to think of reimagining what we refer to as being efficient. Efficiency cannot only be about- how much time was spent in the office. The emphasis should be on completing a task in the specified time frame.

1. Inclusivity (I): Let us develop business models that attach primacy to care for the poor, the most vulnerable as well as our planet. COVID-19 has made us realise the need to work on health solutions at low cost and large scale. We can become a guiding light for global efforts to ensure the health and well being of humanity. We should invest in innovations to make sure our farmers have access to information, machinery, and markets no matter what the situation, that our citizens have access to essential goods.

1. Opportunity(O): Every crisis brings with it an opportunity. COVID-19 is no different. Let us evaluate what might be the new opportunities/growth areas that would emerge now. Rather than playing catch up, India must be ahead of the curve in the post-COVID world. Let us think about how our people, our skills sets, our core capabilities can be used in doing so.
2. Universalism(U): COVID-19 does not see race, religion, colour, caste, creed, language or border before striking. Our response and conduct thereafter should attach primacy to unity and brotherhood.

Click here to read the full post PM Modi wrote on LinkedIn