School is back this week in Western Australia, and last week I worked with two forward-thinking schools who ran professional development conferences for their staff. They wanted to know more about jobs, careers, and the future of work, so they could make their teaching more relevant for students.
O... 
Change can be disruptive at the best of times, but the kind of massive and unprecedented change we’ve experienced from COVID-19 is especially challenging – and will be with us for a long time. There’s no doubt we need a new mindset and skill set to manage, embrace, and thrive in t... 
When the World Economic Forum’s ‘Future Jobs Report’ for 2020 identified the key skills we need for the future workplace, one of the top five (both globally and for Australia) was active learning. We can’t rely only on the skills and knowledge that brought us here; we must be willing to be ... 
I’m sure you’re familiar with the saying:
Give someone a fish and you feed them for a day. Teach them how to fish and you feed them for a lifetime.
There’s a lot to like in this idea, but it’s not always appropriate.
Sometimes you need to give them a fish first.
In a stable environment, wh... 
The robots are not coming for your jobs … well, not all jobs! But the workplaces and skills for the future are changing. And every organisation needs to stay ahead of this change.
In this presentation, I shares some of the most important trends for ongoing learning and development for your team. ... 
The World Economic Forum has identified active learning as one of the top five critical skills for success in the future. The best way to future-proof your career is to be the sort of person who can constantly learn, unlearn, and re-learn.
Key outcomes:
Filter through the information overload to f... 
A few weeks ago, the Australian Government announced changes to funding of university degrees, prioritising the jobs and professions they said would be most in demand in the future – especially in a post-pandemic future. Predictably, the industries with more funding were happy, and there was ... 
When the term “mentoring” is used in a business context, it is most commonly pictured as the wise, grey-haired senior executive having lunch meetings with an up-and-coming younger employee. There’s nothing wrong with that picture, and it’s probably still the most common form... 
The World Economic Forum has identified active learning as one of the top five critical skills for success in the future. The best way to future-proof your career is to be the sort of person who can constantly learn, unlearn, and re-learn. Learn how to be an active learner – without being ove... 
Last week, I was back in one of my favourite countries – Singapore – attending a conference. This was part of my ongoing professional development, so I had the rare opportunity to not be one of the speakers, but had time to just be an audience member, absorbing the ideas.
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