MODERN THINKING
PHYSICALLY HERE,
VIRTUALLY THERE.
By Morris Miselowski
T
he Year 2020 is only four years
away and for many it holds
the romantic promise of how
different life and business will be,
but will the reality live up to the
expectation?
2020
In 2020 we will hold the 32nd
Olympic Games and it will be a leap
year. Australia population will be
around 25.5 million. Baby boomers
will be 58 years old plus and one in
five of us will be over 60 years of
age. The median Australian age will
be 40 with a life expectancy of 81
for a male and 86 for a female.
In our 2020 workplaces, one in
three employees will be working
on a causal, part time or project
basis. 40% of today’s senior leaders
will have reached retirement age.
Gen Y will account for 42% of the
workforce. The average job tenure
will be 2.4 years and one in four
workers will be w ܚ