The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) recently released the first position paper from its “The Future of Education and Skills 2030” project. In a nutshell, the aim of this project is to identify the key skills for the future and show how the (school) education system... 
Last week, at the end of my “Fit for the Future” keynote presentation, an audience member asked me about how to handle her son’s obsession with technology. Her question went something like this:
“My son loves technology and is really good with it. But we’re worried he ... 
The NSW Government recently announced a trial of in-ground “traffic lights” at key intersections in the CBD, to warn pedestrians on mobile phones who don’t look up while crossing the road. It’s been interesting to see the reactions to this idea on social media. Many people are saying it just... 
New technology, changing demographics, and the shift in the future of work have all changed the event landscape. In-person meetings, conferences, off-sites and other events play an even more important role in today’s high-tech, always-on world. But only if these events change to take advantag... 
For most organisations, traditional training courses have two big weaknesses: They teach skills rather than experience, and they tend to be “one size fits all” processes. You can address both weaknesses with a simple but highly effective way of accelerating the experience curve for your... 
Even if your organisation doesn’t have a formal mentoring program in place, offer mentoring to your team members. Because mentoring can be done informally and with few resources, it’s easy to take the initiative yourself.
Find the right mentor
The old-fashioned view of mentoring was tha... 
Members of distributed teams value and expect opportunities for professional development just as much as in-office team members. As a leader or manager, be proactive and innovative to find ways to help accelerate the experience curve for your distributed team members.
Listen To the Episode
Find ou... 8 Windich Place,
Leederville WA 6007,
Australia
Phone: (+61) 2 8005 5746
E-mail: gihan@GihanPerera.com
© Copyright 2023 Gihan Perera. All rights reserved.
