Editorial

Abstract

Sustainabilitydespair and a call for renewed hope Welcome to the first issue of volume 12, which brings us into 2020. Entering a new decade seems to spark conversations about leap changes or transitions into new spaces and lives with hope and renewed hope for something different. Yet it seems like many of us have entered 2020 with despair rather than hope. In the first half of 2020, we have seen violence and destruction on the global stagethe assassination of military leaders by American troops, the further destabilisation of the European bloc with retrograde steps of human rights and the horrific bushfires ravaging communities across Australia: and as this issue goes to print the world is dealing with the unprecedented implications of trying to manage the Covid-19 pandemic. There remains a lot of pain from such events, and it is important to acknowledge this with compassion. We know of Journal of Work-Applied Management (JWAM) editorial board and panel, reviewers and readers who have been affected by such events and want to extend our love and compassion in ways to support you. We encourage readers to help where they can in their respective communities to share their talents to help recovery.Closer to home, as you may have heard, previous Editor-in-Chief of the JWAM Professor Ruth Helyer passed away suddenly a few months ago, leaving her loving husband, children and grandchildren and an international network of friends who have been collectively saddened by a great loss.