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the required outcomes.
As the boundary between our
physical and digital worlds blur
and we become more immersed
and dependant on constantlyon and information-rich in-situ
technologies, the ability to
compartmentalise our lives into
the historical dictum of eight hours
work, eight hours play and eight
hours rest will no longer have
meaning, or purpose.
The willingness and ability to
effectively manage the personal
needs of the individual with
the commercial needs of an
organisation will be a skillset
muscle we will all need to exercise
and strengthen.
Tomorrow’s professions
Many of tomorrow’s career and
industry opportunities are hidden
in the 60% of the tasks and jobs we
will do in the next decade that we
can’t yet imagine.
This includes the burgeoning
healthcare industry that will service
our aging population as we strive
for quality of life as we routinely
live to 100 years of age and beyond.
Expect to see a growing number
of genetic counsellors, stem cell
researchers and custom implant
organ designers’ jobs being
advertised.
capable of; be willing to innovate in
large and small ways, be skilled at
harnessing the collective wisdom
and energy of the people around
them, and adept at finding new
markets and new opportunities and
most importantly not afraid to reach
out and grab for them.
In allied industries, Baby Boomers
will be hiring retirement coaches
and counsellors, financial advisors
and wealth experts to advise them
on how to maximise their post work
lives.
Our insatiable reliance on digital
and augmented online worlds will
make digital professionals another
sought after industry and profession
with new jobs emerging including
computer forensic analysts, cyber
security specialists, media search
consultants and data technologists.
Where to from here?
As we journey towards the year
2020, the companies that thrive
and grow will be those that find
opportunity in the changes.
They will clearly know what they are
Morris Miselowski is highly-regarded
principal and founder of Success through
Focus since 1981, each day, he consults
with business leaders around the globe,
helping to shape their businesses so they
can be first to take profitable advantage
of tomorrow’s business opportunities.
Morris foresees an unlimited future for
those companies which take the time
to prepare and strategize for the future
NOW.
February 2016
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