{"id":558693,"date":"2021-08-23T03:57:41","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T03:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/08\/23\/this-morning-us-could-push-back-afghanistan-withdrawal-are-headed-for-an-asynchronous-work-life\/"},"modified":"2021-08-23T03:57:41","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T03:57:41","slug":"this-morning-us-could-push-back-afghanistan-withdrawal-are-headed-for-an-asynchronous-work-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/08\/23\/this-morning-us-could-push-back-afghanistan-withdrawal-are-headed-for-an-asynchronous-work-life\/","title":{"rendered":"THIS MORNING: US could push back Afghanistan withdrawal + Are headed for an \u201casynchronous\u201d work life?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning, wonderful people. <\/strong>It\u2019s a typical late-August Monday \u2014 just a bit slower than usual on the news front as businesses and journalists alike (here and abroad) are more into summer vacation than they are work.<\/p>\n

THE BIG STORY OF THE DAY here at home: Would-be travellers can now apply to get a <\/strong>booster shot <\/strong>if the jab they\u2019ve already taken is not recognized by the country to which they\u2019re headed.<\/p>\n

The catch: Only Egyptians who need to travel for either work or study <\/strong>are presently eligible to apply for the boosters. We have more on the story and a link to the registration site in this morning\u2019s Speed Round, below.<\/p>\n

<\/a> Covid dominates the news cycle here at home<\/strong>, and it\u2019s the #2 story abroad behind Afghanistan. With the fourth wave now gaining amplitude around the world, the case for booster shots for everyone<\/a> is growing as delta sees more people going back to WFH in the developed world<\/a>. This comes as businesses in hard-hit countries are starting to think that employees could be working from home for another six months<\/a>. That\u2019s got some wondering how folks who entered the workforce during covid will adapt to life in the office<\/a>.<\/p>\n

One of the better questions now being asked is whether we\u2019re all headed for an <\/strong>\u201casynchronous\u201d work life <\/strong>for the long term \u2014 one in which you punch out from your desk at home at, say, 1:30pm to squeeze in a workout and pick up the kid from school before getting back to work from late afternoon until sometime in the evening. Read: We are not ready for the asynchronous future<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Also: Are you seeing more employee turnover than usual? You can probably blame <\/strong>covid. <\/strong>At least if the US trend applies to the rest of us. A poll of US workplaces by PwC suggests that up to 65% of workers may be looking to change jobs \u2014 and nine out of 10 companies surveyed said they\u2019re seeing higher than normal turnover in the ranks.<\/a><\/p>\n

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THE BIG STORY ABROAD- It\u2019s still Afghanistan, <\/strong>where the Biden administration has said troops may stay beyond the 31 August withdrawal deadline. Washington has ordered six US commercial airlines to help with the evacuation drive (picking up travelers in the UAE and Qatar who had been airlifted out of Kabul). The story leads the front pages of the Wall Street Journal<\/a>, Reuters<\/a> and the Financial Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n

From the Dept. of the Horse has Already Fled the Barn:<\/strong> Boris is hosting G7 talks on the crisis in Afghanistan tomorrow, he tweeted<\/a>. The Financial Times<\/a> thinks the gathering could present an opening for China and Russia to gain more influence over regional affairs.<\/p>\n

***CATCH UP QUICK<\/strong> on the top stories from yesterday\u2019s edition of EnterprisePM:<\/p>\n