The link between productivity and employee wellbeing is clear and the role that organisations play – and are expected to play – in supporting the wellbeing of its employees has increased sharply over the past year. Yet wellbeing has been difficult to quantify until now and employers may not know what they can do to help.

Few will have missed the headlines on the negative impact of lockdown on children's access to speech and language support, and a growing number of professional associations and charities are calling for increased resourcing in these crucial areas. In this article, we focus on the tools that can help health professionals with early detection and intervention as we look to rebuild and recover – and to further empower parents, carers, and children.

As lockdown restrictions ease and post-pandemic life seems clearer, the challenges facing business leaders are ever-present, though changing all the time. In this article, we consider the management and leadership hurdles in the coming months and maintain that now is the right time for leaders to gain an understanding of their competencies in these crucial areas.