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Tom Parker delivered the presentation at the 2014 Australia Asia Education Engagement Symposium. The Australia Asia Education Engagement Symposium explores key drivers for engagement and set in context the urgent need for Australia to focus attention on building deeper and broader education coalitions and partnerships with Asia. For more information about the event, please visit: http://www.informa.com.au/ausasiaeducation14
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Keys to Developing an Asia Capable Workforce Australia – Asia Education Engagement Symposium
Tom Parker 31 March 2014
Drowning by Numbers
Australia 2030| The future is in their hands?
Asian Century | Opportuni@es
Looking beyond our backyard| AFL in China
Hard shelled candy| Personal
Asia capable workforce| Asia Literate
Asia Capable| Tools of the trade
‘Asia Literacy’ is foundational and deep knowledge, skills and understanding about the history, geography, society, culture,
literature and language of the diverse countries, regions and people of Asia
The Opportunity| Asian Century
Australian Top 10 Trading Partners
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1. China 2. Japan 3. United States 4. Republic of Korea 5. Singapore 6. United Kingdom 7. New Zealand 8. Thailand 9. Malaysia 10. India
The Reality| Asia capability
Realities – The World of Work
! Service delivery for a culturally diverse community
! Leadership, strategy and negotiations in complex international stakeholder contexts
! Global virtual teams, Offshoring/outsourcing, M&A, JV’s
! Organisational development to access and leverage diversity
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Low Cost Airlines Network: 2003
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Low Cost Airlines Network: 2005
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Low Cost Airlines Network: 2007
Low Cost Airlines Network: 2008
Low Cost Airlines Network: 2011
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How are we doing?
Australia in the Asian Century White Paper, 2012
Foreign Investment into Australia
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The leading investor countries as at 31 December 2012 were:
1. United States of America 28% 2. United Kingdom 23% 3. Japan 6% 4. Singapore 3% 5. Switzerland 2% 6. Hong Kong 2%
Change, Complexity, Ambiguity
“We can no longer assume that our ways of doing business will remain. There are new opera9ng models and rules of engagement”
Nicola Wakefield-‐Evans, King & Wood Mallesons, July 2013
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Broad & Specialised skills| Right mix of capabili@es
Expectations & Awareness Levels
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Individual Capabilities
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1. Sophisticated knowledge of Asian markets/environments
2. Long-term trusted Asian relationships 3. Ability to adapt behaviour to Asian cultural
contexts 4. Capacity to deal with government 5. Useful level of language proficiency 6. Extensive experience
Organisational Capabilities
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1. Leadership committed to an Asia-focused strategy
2. Customised Asian talent management 3. Supportive processes to share Asian learnings 4. Customised offering / value proposition based on
customer insights 5. Tailored organisational design with tendency to
local autonomy
Urgent Skills required
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1. Awareness 2. Acceptance 3. Action
a) Leadership b) Support c) Whole of organisation
Insights
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1. Time 2. Building demand 3. CQ – Cultural Intelligence
a) Self Awareness b) Knowledge c) Cultural Consciousness d) Adaption Skills
Collaboration
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a) Advocate broadly the case for developing an Asia capable workforce
b) Accelerate the development of Asia-focused strategies with Australian business taking the lead
c) Invest in developing Asia capability throughout the Australian workforce
d) More effectively educate Australia’s future workforce for the Asian Century
Asia Capable workforce
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a) Support programs that increase the value students, parents and the community place on Asia knowledge and Asian languages
b) Encourage greater diversity on boards and in corporate leadership roles
Asia focused strategies
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a) Develop and validate an Asia capabilities framework
b) Integrate Asia capability development into reporting to signal its strategic importance to
Asia Capability in workforce
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a) Recruit and recognise b) Provide suitable pathways c) Intercultural training d) Language training e) Provide courses and programs to build Asia
capabilities
Educate future workforce
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a) Develop internships / work placements b) Inform tertiary sector of emerging trends –
requirements c) Enhance Education workforce d) Alumni links e) Student mobility f) Provide courses and programs to build Asia
capabilities
China: Intercultural Effectiveness
McCullough Robertson (Brisbane)
Tom Parker 23 October 2012
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