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Russam pulled together the broadest possible cross section of the UK's top HR leaders - from gaming and hospitality to financial services and the public sector. With HR teams being at the heart of the Covid-19 crisis it is vital to take all the support you can, share ideas and the challenges you are striving to overcome.

In March we were coming to terms with the seriousness of Covid-19 and the mounting uncertainties it brought with it, especially in work. Almost overnight we had to make changes and the majority of us found ourselves working from home (WFH), perhaps for the first time in our working life.

Now more than ever, at a time when so many parts of the UK non-profit sector are focussed on developing recovery and renewal capacity at an unprecedented scale and pace, the need for exceptional talent is as important as ever.

Over the last few weeks, we have had the privilege to collaborate with Duff and Phelps as we prepare for the inevitable demands made on businesses embarking on restructuring and in some cases managing insolvency.

Making redundancies is necessary at best, upsetting at worst. The ability to offer support to individuals at their time of need can make a tremendous difference to their career prospects, self-worth and how they feel about the organisation they are leaving.