My wrap up of the key insights from the RCSA Conference 2012

I was at the RCSA Conference in Fiji last week. As a speaker, but also as an attendee. And I took some notes, trying to capture the highlights. I share these with you today. Enjoy.

(I, of course, also said dozens of fascinating things, but today, I shine the light elsewhere). 🙂

Mike Walsh

• Think New. Think Big. Think Quick.
• The key to understanding the future is to understand your own children. Kids born after 2007, when the iPhone was launched, have never been off the internet.
• The new generation seldom make decisions in advance because they make decisions in real-time. And they will make work and job search decisions in same way.
• The next generation will have a radically different approach to work, shaped by a childhood of disruptive technologies.
• ‘Knowing things’ is not important anymore. Having a network that gives you answers is more important.
• Disruptive technology always targets the middleman (like recruiters!).
• The new science of marketing – compelling digital content – attracts customers.
• Hire more DARCs–Digital natives, Analytical, Reach (networks), Content (able to write).
• Don’t let the future surprise you.

Bridget  Beattie

• Classic systematic networking is the most effective way to find a job.

Paul Slezak

• The recruiter of the future needs to be less pompous. More human.

David Arkless

• The economy in Europe is rubbish. In Asia it is anemic. In the USA, flatulent.
• We are moving out of the technology age – into the human age.
• We need to identify what are humans good at, compared to machines.
• I don’t care how good your technology or your systems are. Without the right people, you won’t be successful.
• Indonesia is only HALF as corrupt as it used to be… and boy is it corrupt!

Rachel Botsman

• Reputation on the Internet will become more powerful than your credit history in the 21st century.
• The resume will be dead in 5 – 10 years. Reputation will be key.

Chris Savage

• Take action. Done is better than perfect.
• People will not remember what you said, or what you did, but they will always remember how you made them feel.
• Feedback is the food of champions.
• We all have special talent. Always be leveraging yours.
• The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.

Nicole Underwood

• To implement workplace flexibility, as a leader you need to lead by example.

Avril Henry

• If you don’t get the people stuff right. You won’t have a workforce.
• Baby Boomers left home at 17. Mainly so they could have sex.
• By 2020 40% of the Australian workforce will be made up of Gen Y’s.

There were other great speakers, but I did not attend all sessions and may have missed a bit after the Bollywood dinner party too…

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