Education 2030 – What the World Needs Now


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...

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Engage in Lifelong Learning with Online Courses


In our fast-changing world, you can’t afford to stop learning when you finish formal education. If you truly want to be fit for the future, making lifelong learning a habit – and tap into the awesome power of online courses to keep feeding that habit. ...

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Don’t Switch Off – Lean In


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 ...

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Are You Using Reverse Mentoring?


Many organisations have mentoring programs, but do you also encourage and foster REVERSE mentoring? It’s a growing trend among smart organisations, and one of the best ways to tap into the talent and skills of your people. ...

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Virtual Collaboration with Webinars


The Institute for the Future identified virtual collaboration as one of the ten key skills for being fit for the future. In the future, virtual reality will make virtual collaboration seamless, but we’re not there yet. Currently, the best practice tools for virtual collaboration are webinars a...

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The Future of Conferences


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...

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The Future of Conferences


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...

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Strong, Smart Mentoring Moves


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...

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How to Up Your Mentoring Game


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...

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Professional Development for Distributed Teams


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...

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