The Triple Net Lease in Commercial Real Estate

The Triple Net Lease in Commercial Real EstateThe Triple Net Lease in Commercial Real EstateA triple net lease is a commercial leasein which the tenant is pretty much responsible for paying everything. They pay all or part of the taxes, insurance, and maintenance associated with the use of the property. These fees are paid in addition to the tenants regular or base monthly rent. This type of arrangement is also known as a net-net-net or NNN lease. Why does the name represent? The tenant is typically responsible for paying the net amount of three major expenses in addition to their base rent insurance, taxes, and maintenance. But this isnt to say that additional rent is limited to these things. The tenant effectively assumes all financial responsibility for operating expenses, both those that stem from their business and those that maintain the building. Disadvantages of Triple Net Leases When you enter into a triple net lease, youre effectively paying the costs of owning a proper ty that you dont in fact own. Youll pay real estate taxes on someone elses real estate. Youll pay to insure their property against fire or other damage, and youll pay to keep it up to code and safe for you, your clients, and customers. Meanwhile, the owner is the only one who benefits from the buildings appreciation or increase in value. This can be an excellent situation for an investor who wants to buy commercial property and rent it out. Its largely hands-off ownership that could result in substantial passive growth if they hold onto it long enough. Advantages of Triple Net Leases Your base rent will fruchtwein likely be less than it would be if you entered into something other than a triple rent lease, but in the end, the bottom line might be pretty much the same. You might enter into another type of lease for a base rent of $4,000 a month. The management company or landlord may agree to drop that to $2,000 a month under the terms of a triple net lease, but if the three add- ons total roughly $2,000 a month, you havent really gained anything. The Bottom Line Triple net leases almost always favor the landlord, and you should carefully negotiate them to limit how much the landlord can increase NNN fees each year. Youll also want to make sure these fees and terms for an ?increase are clearly spelled out in your lease. If you make a mistake, you may be stuck with it for some considerable time, because triple net leases are typically for 10- to 15-year terms. Beware of terms like turnkey in lease negotiations. This often means that the lease is triple net. Have your attorney examine your lease, because the true identity of triple net leases are often disguised by crafty landlords with hidden language. When it comes to triple net leases, look before you leap. The financial consequences are too high.

Screening Candidates for Performance Saboteurs

Screening Candidates for Performance SaboteursScreening Candidates for Performance SaboteursScreening Candidates for Performance Saboteurs Chamine, author of Positive Intelligence (Greenleaf Book Group Press, 2012)You may have experienced it job candidates who are poised throughout the interview process, check out well on resume and references, who then dash yur hopes shortly after theyre hired.One way to avoid this type of hiring mistakeis to screen for what I refer to as Positive Intelligence.Analyzing Positive IntelligencePositive Intelligence is a measure of ones degree of self-sabotage. In my lectures on Positive Intelligence at Stanford, I reveal 10 mental Saboteurs that undermine or derail us.These sneaky characters have names like Controller, Judge, Avoider, and Stickler. 95% of the executives in the Stanford program report that one or mora of these Saboteurs cause significant harm to employee performance and their personal fulfillment.Every candidate you interview, and for t hat matter everyone you know, is being undermined by some Saboteurs. The question is how strong they are.Since Saboteurs become more visible under stress, you might bedrngnis easily see them in the controlled interview environment. They will show their true faces under the real stress of the real job.Saboteurs are the internal enemies. They are a set of automatic and habitual mind patterns, each with its own voice, beliefs, and assumptions that work against our best interest.To illustrate, when our mind tells us that we should prepare for tomorrows important meeting, it is acting as our friend, causing positive action.When it wakes us up at 300 a.m. anxious about the meeting and warning us for the hundredth time about the many consequences of failing, it is acting as our enemy it is simply exhausting our mental and physical resources without any redeeming value. No friend would do that.Saboteurs start off as our guardians to help us survive the real and imagined threats to our physi cal and emotional survival as children.For example, the Judge Saboteur represents a bias for noticing and exaggerating the negative. This bias is a critical evolutionary design for our ancestors to have survived the dangers of the jungle. When the tree leaves started shaking, the early human who assumed the worst and ran from an imagined tiger was the one that survived and passed his genes.By the time we are adults, these Saboteurs are no longer needed, but they have become invisible inhabitants of our mind. They form the lens through which we see and react to the world, without knowing we are wearing any lens.Spotting Saboteurs in the Recruiting ProcessOf course most of your job candidates are unaware they actually have Saboteurs, so simply asking them about it would not be productive. There are a few ways for you to remedy that.You can have them take the online Saboteur assessment and discuss their results with you. Or they can take the PQ Score assessment.PQ stands for Positive I ntelligence Quotient and shows the percentage of time someones mind is serving them as opposed to sabotaging them.Ideally you want a candidate who scores above 75, which is the tipping point PQ score for optimal performance. Both these assessments require honest responses to be accurate, but you can still detect a lot from the way candidates present and discuss their results (find both free assessments at PositiveIntelligence.com.Screening Candidates for SaboteursAnother way for you to screen would be to probe during the interview for specific Saboteurs that appear, likely based on someones strengths. Saboteurs often represent the dark side of what someone considers to be their strength.For example, someone priding themselves on attention to detail might suffer the Stickler Saboteur. Many leaders with a forceful and confident style suffer the Controller Saboteur. Someone who is good at relationship harmony might suffer the Pleaser or Avoider Saboteurs.The following table offers a su mmary.SaboteurNameSubvertedStrengthDescriptionLieJudgeDiscernment, responsibility and accountabilityFocus on negative in self, others, or circumstancesUnless I constantly point to whats wrong, nothing will improveControllerConfidence and initiativeNeed to always control and dominateControlling always ensures best outcomeSticklerDetail orientation and organizationNeed for order and perfection taken too farPerfectionism is always the preferred wayAvoiderAppreciation and positivityAvoid difficult or unpleasant tasks and conflicts. ProcrastinateI am just being positive. No good comes out of dealing with conflictRestlessFlexibility and risk toleranceConstant need for busyness.Rarely at peace with current activityThis is the way to accomplish and experience the mostPleaserCaring and compassionConstantly helping, pleasing, or rescuing others, hoping to be likedI do this to help and expect nothing in returnVictimEmotional self-awareness Continuous focus on painful and deflating emotionsThis is my best way to attract attention and affectionHyper-RationalObjectivity and logicOver-application of the rational function in dealing with peopleEmotions are useless distractions. Greatest leader strength is logicHyper-VigilantReliability and dependabilityContinuous intense anxiety about dangers and what could go wrongBest way to protect self and others is through hyper-vigilanceHyper-AchieverGoal and achievement orientationNarrow focus on achievement to the detriment of relationships, balance and perspectiveGreatest success comes from achievement-at-all-costResumes and employee references only point to potential. Screen candidates for Positive Intelligence if you want pepole who are likely to actually reach their true potential.And remember, strong Saboteurs dont have to be career derailers, so long as Positive Intelligence tools are used to conquer them.Author BioShirzad Chamine is author of the New York Times bestseller, Positive Intelligence Why Only 20% of Teams and Individ uals Achieve Their True Potential AND HOW YOU CAN ACHIEVE YOURS(Greenleaf Book Group Press, 2012). He is Chairman of CTI, the largest coach-training organization in the world. A preeminent C-suite advisor, Shirzad has coached hundreds of CEOs and their executive teams. His background includes PhD studies in neuroscience in addition to a BA in psychology, an MS in electrical engineering, and an MBA from Stanford, where he lectures. Find free assessments, tools, and blogs on PositiveIntelligence.com.

Rice to Riches--The Feed Yourself Challenge

Rice to Riches--The Feed Yourself ChallengeRice to RichesThe Feed Yourself ChallengeMy lessons about eating on the cheap began when I was 11. My single mother was dating and before she went out, she would leave a five-dollar bill on the kitchen counter for me to feed myself. I had two options one block uptown to Zabar?s, where I could blow my bank on a container of prepared tortellini with pesto ? or three blocks south to Fairway, the fresh produce emporium, with the Korean market and fish store on the way.Since cash dollars were a novelty at that age, I aimed to keep as many as I could. So I took the downtown route and learned to cook for myself, pocketing a couple of bucks each night. I bought myself a camera and a bit of pre-teen freedom.The key to stretching my dollars was a one-pound beutel of Japanese rice that would last weeks. At the fish store I?d ask for a small piece of ?what?s good?? and then ?how do I cook it?? At some point I discovered lentils. And spices. And cookbook s. And, ultimately, cooking.Eating on the cheap as a challenge to myself, but it turned into easy practice, and cooking became my career. I never thought of the cash issue again. Until now.It?s been years since the five-dollar budget, and so has its practice. I like lingering over a long meal with friends. Sometimes, I get super lazy and pick up something prepared and eat it out of the plastic compartment. And even as finances have grown tight, I?ve been more likely to treat myself to evenings out to lift my low spirits and pick up cheap indulgences as if stuffing myself with a rich dinner would magically fill my bank account.It hasn?t.I?ve gained weight. I feel worse. And my ?Eat Your Way to Wealth? plan is not gonna sell. I?m going back to where I started Feeding myself.Let?s call it the ?Feed Yourself Challenge,? and let?s do it together. Give yourself a set number of dollars and see how much you can not-spend. It doesn?t have to be every day, or every meal in a day. We?ll sav e money, eat healthier, and learn how to take care of ourselves.Here?s how it goes1) Focus on savings not spending. According to the USDA, even the most liberal spenders only need to fork out about $300 for a month?s worth of at-home meals. Figure out how much you normally spend and look for places to cut back or replace with lower-cost options Can you make yourself a week?s worth of breakfasts instead of Starbucks? It doesn?t really matter how much you start with, as long as each time you begin the day or meal with the same amount. Soon enough, you?ll get a really good handle on what you spend and where you can save. Keep the saved cash separate from the rest in your wallet.2) Buy what you need. Use what you buy. Cooking at home gets costly if you shop on inspiration alone and fill your fridge with ingredients for which you have no specific plan to eat them. Buy perishable fresh food?vegetables and meats?only for the day you plan to use it. Then go to the cabinets and get the grain s and nuts and beans. The bag of rice will already be there for you. Kinda like it?s free.3) Cook. Making meals at home won?t just save you money, they give you control over what you eat. While the rest of the world is free-falling, having your say over little things like how much salt or spice you use can feel mighty comforting. Use recipes that are reliable, you?ll do well with highly-rated ones online from responsible offline sources such as Gourmet and Good Housekeeping. Their recipes are usually triple-tested so you won?t waste your money and dinner on a disaster experiment. Or get these solid go-to cookbooks Mark Bittman?s How to Cook Everything and Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins classic The New Basics.Begin there, and come back here for tips on how to make feeding yourself in the new economy easier, better and healthier.Posted by Tamara Holt, RecessionWire.comRedux Barter is BackScrewed 5,500 at LonminRecession Briefing 2.25

Its time to go after awards and recognition

Its time to go after awards and recognitionIts time to go after awards and recognitionI have a question for you.What kind of impact could you make as aknown expert?Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreA big question, I know.Maybe youre just finding out what you want to be known for. Maybe youre already a go-to person in your department or company. But who knows about your expertise outside company walls?An expert is a person withauthoritative knowledge or superior skill in a particular area. They stand out because theyre publicly sought out for their wise judgment and broadly seen as a reliable source of information. Often, they have a slate of awards and external recognition burnishing their personal brand.We all want more of this special expert quality, right?The mindset we hold is critical, as it can either steer us toward expertise-elevating activities like awards and external re cognition or cause us to bypass them completely. We conducted a Be Leaderly Quick Poll with over 200 respondents, and found that professionals we queried were most likely to hesitate to go after awards or other external recognition due todiscomfort self-nominating.Biggest hesitation to seek out an award or other external recognitionWe also assessed what makes professionals mostmotivated after awards and recognition. It turns out professionals are most motivated when a manager encourages them to go after a given award.Most motivating factor to go after awards and recognitionDirecting your own path to expert position may mean listening and looking for career-making opportunities, broadening the platform that youre best known for or self-nominating more often. Expert-building recognition comes in all shapes and packages. Within our Be Leaderly community, these are just some of the awards that people hold 40 Under 40 Women of Influence Emerging Leader Award Rookie of the Year Distinguis hed Engineering Educator Award Top Women in Grocery Company Values Award Women of Achievement Diversity in Business Award Engineer of the yearWhats holding you back from seeing yourself as more of an authority in your field? And let me ask you once more,what kind of impact could you make as aknown, award-winning expert?Join our 2019webinar seriesand gain immediate access to our webinar, 7 Steps to Becoming a Thought Leader. Hear stories and strategies on positioning yourself as an expert. We talked about how to get clear on your niche, craft your story, identify and go after opportunities, and then promote your fierce expert status.This article first appeared on Be Leaderly.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from nestkken Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 h abits of mentally strong people

Licensed Practical Nurse Job Description for Resume

Licensed Practical Nurse Job Description for ResumeLicensed Practical Nurse Job Description for ResumeLicensed practical nurse (LPN) is also known as license vocational nurse (LVN) in Texas and California. There are no differences between the two and their duties and responsibilities are the same. They perform a number of duties in out patient units, doctors office, nursing homes, hospitals, old age homes and government agencies. Most of their duties are usually related to patient care.Licensed Practical Nurse Job DutiesLicensed practical nurses work under the direction of the physician or registered nurse. They are found at the bedside of the patient most of the time. It is their responsibility to1) To take care of patients admitted into the hospital assigned to them.2) Check and record patients height, weight, pulse rate, blood pressure, and respiration condition.3) Gather patients medical history and present ailments.4) Monitor patients condition from time to time.5) Record patien ts fluid and food intake as well as output.6) Dress wounds.7) Administer medicines check whether the patient is taking the advised dosages.8) Administer IV fluids (this is permitted only in a few states).9) Assist in patients movements while going for a bath, moving and walking. Maintain good personal hygiene of the patient.10) Help the patients to drink fluids or juices and feed if them they are not able to do so on their own.11) Observe patients reaction to various drugs and procedures.12) Take samples of urine and blood.13) Supervise nursing assistants and orderlies.14) Advise relatives and friends of patients about the way to handle the patient and the sickness during the hospital stay and after being discharged from the hospital.15) In doctors offices they may have to perform clerical duties such as setting appointments and maintaining patient records.Create this ResumeLicensed Practical Nurse Knowledge and Skill1) Should have qualities of being sympathetic and caring.2) Know h ow to create a safe and effective environment for caring for a patient.3) Knowledge of various diseases and the associated nursing cares.4) Have psychological integrity.5) Physiological strength to withstand the rigors of the job.Licensed Practical Nurse Educational Qualification and Experience1) Each State Board of Nursing has a list of approved programs for LPNs and training is provided by technical and vocational schools. Junior and community colleges too provide LPN training.2) A license popularly known as the NCLEX-PN or the National Council Licensure Examination is mandatory to work as a LPN. Eligibility for NCLEX-PN varies from state to state and a State.Licensed Practical Nurse Salary and Benefits1) According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics the median wages of licensed practical nurse (LPN) stood at $ 39,030 in 2008.2) LPNs are entitled for standard benefits as determined by their employers.Customize ResumeMore Sample Job Description ArticlesInsurance Agent Job Description Licensed Practical Nurse Job Description

The Mystery of How to List Linkedin on Resume That No One Is Talking About

The Mystery of How to List Linkedin on Resume That No One Is Talking About Ideas, Formulas and Shortcuts for How to List Linkedin on Resume Worse, you could even appear unfocused. To pass the inspection, you must match a specific amount of these keywords. Employers want to understand that youre reachable at any moment, not just when youre at home. Prospective employers may want to know about your course achievements. Why Alfruchtwein Everything Youve Learned About How to List Linkedin on Resume Is Wrong On social networking channels, like Facebook and Instagram, you enjoy making connections with friends, family members, and perhaps even new buddies. By comparison, a photo is necessary for an optimized LinkedIn resume. A specialist photo is best, but in the event you cant afford one, you may be in a position to make the most of a totally free photo shoot offered through a neighborhood library or career center. You should also ensure that youve got an expert photo and a grea t quantity of connections. The New Fuss About How to List Linkedin on Resume Key skills are work-related skills that you want to do a job. Technical skills are either something youve got or you dont, but theyre always something which youre able to learn. 3 First, you must pick the best skills for your resume. Dont forget, the majority of the distinctive skills that you place on your resume needs to be job-related skills taken from the work description and your best transferable skills. If youre still not positive if one of these skills are appropriate for your situation, one quick method to check which skills the employer is seeking is to inspect the work description. If you really need to find work, you need to be there. The most suitable job for you is closer than you might imagine. Click the Skills tab, then click the plus sign to bring a new skill. What You Need to Do About How to List Linkedin on Resume Beginning in the Next 15 Minutes Ensure your profile is left up t o date instead of only a repeat of your resume. You should be immediately reachable by a prospective employer wherever you might be. Employees should also be good listeners, which is a significant part of communication. Free Your resume is absolutely free to make and distribute, aside from the price of stamps (though you should be emailing yours). Bear in mind that employers will also take a look at your LinkedIn profile. Its possible for you to ask a trustworthy friend to proofread your LinkedIn profile so that you dont miss any glaring problems a prospective employer might notice. When you submit an application for work, the employer might also take a look at your LinkedIn profile to find out mora about you. If you would like to change your resume on LinkedIn later, just stick to the process above. The solution is it is dependent on your LinkedIn profile and resume. Anthony Gioelis profile was able to combine each of the fundamentals present at all the very best LinkedIn pr ofiles. Including a hyperlink to an awful LinkedIn profile will do more damage than good. Click the Me link on top, then View Profile. The LinkedIn URL ought to go in the header along with the remainder of your contact info. Its important to get a short, custom made URL on your resume. Download your profile for a PDF. Take a look at our services page to begin. Want to Know More About How to List Linkedin on Resume? Smaller projects are simpler to show, simpler to explain and simpler to understand for the interviewer. You must keep your resume short and sweet, but still consist of enough high quality information to produce an impression. It should present the perfect information at the correct place at the right degree of detail. Sensitive or internal company info, together with overly personal details, should never produce the cut. Link to the site if it is a web application undertaking. Link to the installer if it is a desktop application undertaking. It isnt a trivial project despite what it appears like at first. Submit it for a totally free review to discover. The Battle Over How to List Linkedin on Resume and How to Win It Job seekers should incorporate a number of recommendations with their profile to demonstrate that others respect the caliber of their work. You want recruiters and hiring managers and HR people to get in touch with you so that you may show them you are a true person who you can ask questions and make a good impression when engaging in human contact. fruchtwein serious college students understand the value of attempting to produce the deans list. Its used by businesses trying to promote themselves, in addition to to employ others, and is also employed by many who want to get hired. At times, the easy strategy is the very best approach. For instance, there are several training and certifications that could be asked to demonstrate that you qualify for certain IT positions. Based on the kind of training you received, yo u may be in a position to conserve some space by not including a distinct section for job-related or professional skills. Just follow the easy steps given below.

Will A Robot Do Your Job In The Future (+ How To Prevent It)

Will A Robot Do Yur Job In The Future (+ How To Prevent It) Will A Robot Do Your Job In The Future? (+ How To Prevent It)Posted September 15, 2016, by Vivien LuuEver since The Jetsons housekeeper Rosie hit the screens in 1962, its been easy to envision a bright shiny future where robots did all the dirty work, leaving us to bask in the glory of higher-order tasks (like George Jetsons delightful job of repeatedly pushing a single button all day). Well, you neednt imagine anymora. The future is here. Were on the verge of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, meaning that Artificial Intelligence (AI) and quantum computing are fast becoming a reality.Robots are providing customer service, driving cars, manning hotel reception desks, helping kids with autism, serving up martinis and even fighting cancer. IBMs supercomputer, Watson, has gone from being a contestant on Jeopardy (that absolutely obliterated its human competition) to powering Ross, a cognitive megacomputer thats helping la wyers sift through tens of thousands of legal documents to prepare for cases.Then theres Googles AI bot AlphaGo which has been programmed to use deep learning algorithms to master the ancient Korean game of Go a game thats widely accepted to be far more complex than chess. AlphaGos become so smart that it recently beat legendary Go world champion Lee Sedol by a convincing 4-1.Its safe to say that robots are here to stay, and they want our jobs.Is our future going to be Jetsons-like with attentive and charming Rosies, or are we headed down a dark Blade Runner-esque path where androids revolt and rebel?The Age of AutomationA seminal study led by Oxford academics Carl Benedikt Frey and Michael A. Osborne, titled The Future of Employment How susceptible are jobs to computerisation? has found that within the next 20 years, a whopping 47 per cent of jobs will be lost to robots. But lets be honest, its hard to feel particularly worried. I mean, this is going to happen in some vague di stant future that only Future You has to worry about. Well, thats what Id thought anyway. Until I did the research. Industries and jobs are being automated at an alarming rate. As we speak. In the brde 2 years, Australian import and export company Patrick Stevedores has mirrored the logistics industrys trend towards automating jobs and cut almost 50% of jobs at its Port Botany dockyard. Apple and Samsung parts supplier Foxconn has reportedly replaced 60,000 factory workers with robots while Adidas is piloting a new Speedfactory this year (a facility that automates the entire shoe manufacturing process) with the aim of bringing robot-made shoes to market by 2017, thus reducing its dependency on offshore manufacturers. Self-driving cars should be making the taxi industry very nervous, with automated taxi pods currently being trialled in Englands Milton Keynes. The construction industry is similarly scrambling to retrain staff in response to the rise of prefabricated homes wit h pre-wired, pre-plumbed modules. Not to sound overly dramatic, but THE BOTS ARE COMING.Which Jobs Are The Bots Gunning For?According to a seminal Oxford University study, the jobs that will be the first to go are ones with erfahrung, repetitive and rules-based tasks that require little creative or social intelligence. The BBC has taken Frey and Osbornes data sets and plugged them into a nifty little calculator that gauges how at-risk your job is. Using this awesome tool, I found that the jobs with the highest risk of automation includeThe research highlights that most workers in transportation and logistics occupations, together with the bulk of office and administrative untersttzungsangebot workers are highly susceptible to automation. The reality is that machines will always be faster, stronger and more efficient than we can ever be at menial and repetitive tasks. Which means that low-skilled workers are the most vulnerable. Autodesk CEO Carl Bass quip sums it up best T he factory of the future will have only two employees a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed the dog. The dog will be there to keep the man from touching the equipment. But this doesnt mean that white-collar jobs are entirely safe either. IBMs Watson is the perfect example of machine learning at its best, where large sets of data can now be computerised, and applied to sectors such as law and medicine. John Williams, Managing Partner of global consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, believes that many of todays jobs will disappear entirely The same thing that happened to blue collar workers in the 70s, 80s, 90s, is going to happen to white collar workers in the next ten to fifteen years, Williams told ABCs Four Corners. So what does this mean for the future of work? Will unemployed Future You zip around town in a driverless car, receive legal advice from a robot and have a computer doctor diagnose you when you frage ill?A Keynesian Dream Or A Sci-Fi NightmareIts i mportant to remember that since the beginning of time, technological advancements have both killed jobs and created them. Seemingly, the inevitable shift towards automation should be no different. As Williams points out, There was an agrarian revolution, there was an industrial revolution, there was a computer revolution and each time weve found ways as a species to respond and create new jobs for people to do. What futurists and experts cant agree on, however, is the rate at which this will happen, and whether the creation of new jobs will outstrip the pace at which jobs are made obsolete. History suggests that when jobs are lost in a particular field, new ones are created in other sectors. But economists such as Erik Brynjolfsson point out that this may not necessarily be the case in light of exponential automation, which will be the biggest challenge our society faces over the next decade. Were going to enter a world in which theres more wealth and less need to work, he told The New York Times. That should be good news. But if we just put it on autopilot, theres no guarantee this will work out. Brynjolfssons fears echo legendary economist Keynes prediction that widespread technology unemployment would one day hit our global economy, due to our discovery of means of economising the use of labour outrunning the pace at which we find new uses of labour.How To Beat The Robots At Their Own GameWith this seismic shift underfoot, its more important than ever to safeguard your career and future-proof your skills. Not convinced? Let me put it another way. If you lived in the late 1800s and were thinking of becoming a gas lamplighter, wouldnt you appreciate someone telling you, Hey you Theres this dude named Benjamin Franklin and another dude called Thomas Edison. Put your lamplight down we need to talk Get my point? So seriously, put your lamplighter down, you Luddite. Here are five ways to robot-proof your career1. Master things that machines su ck atExperts agree that robots are (for the time being anyway) less imaginative and far less emotionally niveauvoll than us humans. As Frey and Osbornes study reveals, the jobs that are least likely to be automated are the ones that involved creative and social tasks. We found there was a very clear, strong trend between the creative content of a job and its probability of computerisation and replacement by robots, Professor Osborne told The ABC.So, if youre in a shrinking industry or in a job thats under the threat of automation, its crucial that you make an effort to equip yourself with the skills that every employer wants in the future. This can involveHoning your communication skillsLearning how to manage othersGiving your EQ a boostGetting your creative juices flowingSharpening your negotiation skills2. Pivot, pivot, pivotNext, what you need to do is take the skills above and pivot into a different part of the industry one thats far less likely to be automated. So for ex ample, if youve spent a decade working in logistics and know the dockyard like the back of your hand, amp up your communication skills and move into logistics consulting. While logistics and shipping companies like Patrick Stevedores may have automated some dockworker jobs, they still need people (especially those with actual experience) to advise them on how to streamline processes and improve protocols. Thats not something machines are capable of doing, particularly when different ports have different layouts and idiosyncrasies that only experienced hands are aware of.3. Retrain in a field thats boomingThe reality is that sometimes pivoting may not be an option. If this is the case, you might need to go the whole hog and completely retrain. But dont just retrain in any field. Be smart about it and retrain in one thats set to flourish far into the future. According to Australias Digital Pulse, a report cowritten by Deloitte and the Australian Computer Society, the place to be right now is the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry. Australias digital economy is expected to grow significantly over the coming years. This growth will be fuelled by new waves of technological developments, the report states. It also says that the demand for ICT workers is predicted to increase.Heres an in-depth look at the 12 industries that will be worth billions if not trillions by 2025. Fields to watch include robotics, wearable technology, 3D printing and the internet of things. Interestingly, 7 of the 10 happiest jobs of 2016 were ICT jobs a testament to the fact that if youve got a high-demand skill set, you can expect better work conditions, more benefits, a higher salary and feel happier to boot But if youre not keen on IT, there are other fields to consider.4. Retrain in a job that will always need a human touchRoles that robots wont be stealing anytime soon include social workers, nurses, therapists and psychologists and thats because carin g for others is something that humans will always be superior at. Such roles demand a high degree of emotional intelligence, empathy and social perceptiveness which robots dont have (yet). Similarly roles like designers, architects and engineers wont be usurped by our robot friends anytime soon. Anything that requires you to think on your on your feet and come up with novel and innovative solutions puts you at an advantage. The same goes for managerial positions where strong people skills and the ability to coordinate with others puts your job out of reach of bots and machines.Jobs with the lowest risk of being automated (less than 2%) includeNurseCivil engineerArchitectOffice managerOccupational therapistMarketing and sales directorHotel manager Teacher (special needs)PsychologistHigh school teacher The industries least susceptible to automation areManagement and businessICTEngineering and scienceFinance Education Community services Creative artsHealthcare5. Strike out on your ownLast but not least, theres always the option to become your own boss This could involve giving the old 9-5 routine the boot and working as a freelancer, or taking the plunge and starting up your own start-up. As they say, if you cant beat em, join em. In the face of a digital revolution, entrepreneurs will play a particularly important role in supporting the economy and creating new jobs. As the CSIRO report Tomorrows Digitally Enabled Workforce points out We are seeing a focus on entrepreneurism to create new jobs, working out how to encourage new tech companies that will be competitive on the world stage, while promoting innovation through technology to transform current businesses so that they will thrive in a globally connected marketplace. This also has far-reaching consequences for the world as we know it. As Stephen Hawking said, Everyone can enjoy a life of luxurious leisure if the machine-produced wealth is shared, or most people can end up miserably poor i f the machine-owners successfully lobby against wealth redistribution. Theres no point in burying your head in the sand and pretending that everythings going to be okay. Automation is already disrupting industries at an exponential rate from the taxi industry to transport and logistics right through to the services industry. The story of a dystopian future where were at the mercy of our robot overlords has been told hundreds of times. But while the extent of automation is yet to be seen, its fair to say that irrespective of what industry you work in, its absolutely vital to constantly be adapting, retraining, and reskilling. The future is now get ready for it.Like this article? 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