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By John Barrington
Speech delivered to CEDA Future of Work Forum, Perth, Western Australia, 6 April 2018
The future is already here. Just ask those workers already affected by technological change.
By John Barrington
Detractors are lining up to criticise our universities. The Australian Industry Group last week warned that the tertiary sector was not keeping up with the needs of business and was producing graduates who were almost unemployable because they lacked skills.
By John Barrington
Australia’s not-for-profit sector more than ever needs a strong voice in public debate. But too many NFPs are afraid to engage in advocacy for fear of Federal Government funding cuts. The community is poorer for their silence.
By John Barrington
In 1983, I started in the technology industry, working with Burroughs for $9000 a year. That summer, I drove to work in the company car — a Datsun 200B — with all the windows down.
By John Barrington
Returning from a month in Italy, I am looking forward to starting next week with some fresh perspectives. It was a month of rest, relaxation and more than a few indulgences in the Italian ways of fine food, wine and art. Vive la vita.
By John Barrington
Value-creating boards effectively balance their obligations of both conformance and performance. Directors of these boards understand they must meet their many and varied compliance commitments, but that these commitments cannot crowd out value-adding strategic conversations.
By John Barrington (published in The West Australian on 3 August 2017)
My entrepreneurial father questioned my decision to pursue a career in information technology in the early eighties. Computers, he said, would become a workplace menace, killing jobs and creating an underclass of unemployed.
By John Barrington (published in The West Australian on 5 June 2017)
State cannot afford to miss out on booming Asian demand for Australian food.
By John Barrington
Addressing the needs of shareholders first, then stakeholders, is key to long-term returns.
By John Barrington
Western Australia must lead the country’s renaissance in entrepreneurship and become the ‘start-up State’. But we risk falling behind other States that are showing greater urgency to develop thriving communities of start-up ventures, beyond mining.