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Charles Brass

A new age of work

leadership, culture and at risk workers

"I look to the future

because that is where

I am going to spend the rest of my life”

usually attributed to

George Burns – American comedian 1896-1996

but actually first said by Charles Kettering

American businessman - 1896

What is a Workplace?

the hot desk

in 2017 more than 70% of jobsonly involve

the manipulation of information

The Age 16/8/01

reproduced

with permission

there is every reason to believewe will continue to create smarter

and more flexible technology

and if we create itwe will almost certainly want to use it

If we don’t believe it is appropriate for individual workers to negotiate the best health and safety outcomes they can

why are they left to negotiate the best wages and conditions they can?

tax deductible

no sick or holidays

no OH%S

payroll tax

part of a family and community

OH&S obligations

what do we want?

people to have jobs

OR

people to be relieved of the obligation to work

for a living

the role of the futurist

upsides

downsides

winners

losers

short term

long term

before you seek to look

into the future

take time to understandhow the past

brought us to the present

now

time

now

time

now

time

now

any workplace that doesn’t workfor those who work there

is not a workplace we should work in