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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how businesses everywhere operate. As “Global Leader” do you have any suggestions for transformation and new direction? Please share.Also, Based on readings and supplemented by a review of the global leadership trends, discuss how much you agree/disagree along with your rationale on the six megatrends of global leadership. (you can separately answer both the questions)Vielmetter, G. (n.d.). About the megatrends. Hay Group. Retrieved July 31, 2017, from http://www.haygroup.com/leadership2030/about-the-m… Based on readings and supplemented by a review of the global leadership trends, discuss how much you agree/disagree along with your rationale on the six megatrends of global leadership.support materials:Hay Group: The six megatrends transforming businessesLeaders already know that keeping their teams motivated, engaged and driven to succeed is a demanding task in itself. But in today’s world it’s even harder, because leaders have to keep their people engaged while responding to huge, disruptive changes in how we work and what we care about in the workplace.It’s a big challenge, but the first step to overcoming it is knowing what the changes are. In Hay Group’s new book, “Leadership 2030: The Six Megatrends You Need to Understand to Lead Your Company into the Future (L

inks to an external site.)“, we’ve identified six ‘megatrends’ that are transforming societies and the global business environment as we know it.The six megatrends leaders must be prepared for: Globalization 2.0 – Economic power is shifting from mature Western economies to emerging markets, so we’re seeing more diverse market needs, more collaboration across countries, and global competition for talent Environmental Crisis – The world is facing a disruptive combination of climate change and scarce raw materials that brings the perfect storm of challenges for businesses: increasing costs, fluctuating values and concerned stakeholders Demographic change – Aging populations are changing the face of the global workforce and exacerbating the war for talent Individualism – Growing freedom of choice is eroding loyalty and forcing organizations to respond to individual needs in an increasingly diverse workforce Digitization – Work is going remote, and the boundaries between professional and personal lives are blurring, as people increasingly live life online Technology convergence – A combination of nano, bio, information and cognitive (NBIC) sciences is set to spur a wave of powerful technological breakthroughs – speeding up the pace of change and creating new product markets