South Korea remains rocked by the recent death of its northern neighbour’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-il. Meanwhile, its Samsung Economic Research Institute (SERI) think-tank predicts 10, mainly gloomy, global trends for 2012.
When introducing Australian futurist Steve Tighe at an Auckland business breakfast recently, Paul Robinson, director of recruitment and HR services company Randstad NZ, told people that technology will make remote workforces a big reality in the near future.
External threats will dominate the 2012 investment landscape, pushing from centre-stage last year’s battles with inflation and overheating. Russell Investments says global deleveraging will provide a backdrop for modest growth and recovery – which will be driven by Asia and the US.
Joyce Gioia, the strategic business futurist behind the highly-regarded Herman Trend Alert, has laid out her annual wide-ranging set of predictions for workplaces round the world.
In a two-part round-up of job ops for the year, Herman Trend Alert’s strategic business futurist Joyce Gioia pinpoints “pockets of prosperity” for 2012.
Leading Korean think-tank Samsung Economic Research Institute (SERI) has released its list of most promising technologies for 2012.
Leadership Management Australasia (LMA) has identified the top five issues for leaders and managers this year.
The annual new-year soothsayers are out in force so here’s our pick of predictions for 2012. They cover everything from the shape of the economy and the hottest technologies, to what our workplaces will look like, where to find jobs and how to read the investment landscape.
