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. Read more »
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. Read more »
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. Read more »
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 big reality in the near future. Read more »
In 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. Read more »
Gen Z is building careers around leverage. Every new skill, network, side project or AI capability increases their ability to negotiate, pivot or leave.
Expanded powers for members of the public to detain or restrain someone committing a criminal offence creates an interesting new challenge for organisational health and safety, says the Institute of Directors.
Trade Me CEO Anders Skoe has announced he will step down at the end of September. He will be replaced by Kul Singh Kargil, previously Real Estate Australia Group’s chief commercial and marketing officer.