An update from our CEO Andrew Fraser, steady as she goes continued:
As fatigued as we all are around COVID-19, there can be no doubt that it has changed the world and our way of working forever.
Since April 2020 BSE’s approach has been to take a steady-as-she-goes approach, ensuring our teams deliver strong internal collaboration and coordination processes as part of our standard project practice.
Nearing the end of another year, this process has ensured our teams have utilised the strength and flexibility of the industry and continue to produce incredible project outcomes, from home, or from offices. Practically in 2019, BSE strategically moved towards a cloud based and SaaS technology focus, so when lockdowns begun, we were well placed to swiftly shift and allow our team members to work from home safely and practically, with very little disruption to our clients and project partners.
The word ‘resilience’ has been thrown around a lot, and while some associations are less than positive, it’s apt: a response or recovery from a crisis. COVID-19 has been a health crisis and for many an economic crisis. At BSE, our goal moving into 2022 is to transition from requiring team members to be resilient towards empowering them as calm, proactive, flexible and growth minded. Our incredible team have been able to preserve the great social connections of our teams and offices in a remote setting where necessary and in the office where possible. We have provided practical mental health check ins, regular business updates, casual catchup opportunities, remote games and meets to involve as many people as possible in ways that suited them.
As a national business, we remain focused and ready to adapt to and benefit from the many and varied opportunities that we expect to identify in 2022.