Technology allows many people, particularly white-collar workers to work from anywhere at any time. The ideal work model being promoted is people blending both their work and private lives. They can choose when and how they work in a 24/7 period, just as long as they get the work done. It is promoted as both…
Author Archives: Jenny Brice
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Jul
Jul
I want you to imagine you are in a meeting about how your business can reduce costs and one person says ‘Let’s waterfall ‘. You have never heard the term before so you look to the person who used the term and asks them to explain. What is Waterfalling? There is an uncomfortable moment where…
30
May
May
Have you ever wanted to give someone a genuine compliment; perhaps a stranger on the street or on a train about something they were wearing or something kind you observed them doing, but have stopped yourself for whatever reason and then the moment had passed? In contrast, have you ever felt quietly delighted when a…
15
Apr
Apr
A process to help facilitate discussion and align business responsibilities with future workforce planning. “Over the past 25 years, 1 in 10 men who lost their job due to big technological shifts never worked again. Today 4 out of 10 unskilled men don’t participate in the workforce.” Economist Andrew Charlton This statistic is an unintended…
Change, Corporate, Thought Leadership p
Future of work – Transitioning worker’s skills as a priority.
07
Feb
Feb
The world of work is changing and this is happening more rapidly than most of us can possibly imagine. For some, it is about not having time to take notice, for others the prospects are too alarming or irrelevant. For many, they simply don’t have access to the information. As of June 2017, 49{01332a80e2e652688e18927fa9a6162580960d47bc08263a3993439d666dcd52} of…
Career Planning, Corporate, Work Life Balance
Does promising a future of less reliable employment pass the pub test?
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Jan
Jan
The defining question many journalists ask politicians on any campaign trail is; ‘Do your policies pass the pub test?’ If a politician went to any pub in Australia, from inner city Melbourne to the back of Bourke, and they asked the people in that pub, this simple question—would Australian’s prefer reliable or less reliable employment—what…
27
Dec
Dec
Liz, a friend of mine, is a single mother, who works hard to pay a mortgage and manage the upbringing and education of two teenage boys. To do this she held three diverse casual jobs; a shop assistant, house cleaner and aged carer. As a qualified pastry chef, she also made cakes for special occasions,…
27
Nov
Nov
Life without the iPhone, I don’t think so. Platforms like Google, Apple Twitter and Facebook have revolutionised how we live and most of us love our technological devices and their benefits. Massive profits from our investments help Tech giants increase their capability at lightning speed. One tech giant makes a billion dollars a month in…
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Sep
Sep
Algorithms and machine learning are often applying the same bias and prejudices that humans show, however many people are failing to notice as their attention is elsewhere. Today’s priority can become yesterday’s issue with simply a new line of code. By the time people notice, the game may be over. Even if someone wanted to…
14
Aug
Aug
The technological revolution is speeding up. By 2030 the consequences of this disruption will make the world we live in and the jobs we perform almost unrecognisable. Look beyond the driverless automobile and consider the impact of 1 billion working drones. Preparation is required to skill, reskill and upskill Australians to meet the opportunities and…