Living in unstable times means that the benchmarks that define success can become irrelevant almost overnight. <\/p>\n
Congratulations on finally reaching that corner office! Enjoy it while you can. Next year, you may be operating a business out of your garage.<\/p>\n
Tom Peters opines that ninety percent of white-collar jobs as we know them will be disemboweled in the next 15 years. Done. Gone. kaput. This is just one of the fascinating topics dealt with in his new book, Project04<\/a>: Snapshots of Excellence in Unstable Times. <\/p>\n I happen to think that Tom is right on the percentage, but his time scale is way off. I see the change happening in the next five to seven years. I don’t take this change as doom, gloom, and disaster, it is change, as in obsolescence, renewal and growth. It is a natural process, just speeded up by the internet. Like it or not, we are all living on internet time now, which is generally 5x faster than conventional, pre-internet time.<\/p>\n New jobs will replace the old jobs and you will need a new set of skills to succeed in the new, distributed workplace.<\/p>\n I happen to agree with Tom Peters that outsourcing is a natural The one thing that can’t be easily outsourced is creativity and There are millions of bright, well-educated people in other In this current global market economy, there is no guarantee that If America is to remain prosperous, we must respond to global On a more personal note, it is increasingly important that we all Those of us who are operating business on the internet and out of Living in unstable times means that the benchmarks that define success can become irrelevant almost overnight. <\/p>\n Congratulations on finally reaching that corner office! Enjoy it while you can. Next year, you may be operating a business out of your garage.<\/p>\n Tom Peters opines that ninety percent of white-collar jobs as we know them will be disemboweled in the next 15 years. Done. Gone. kaput. This is just one of the fascinating topics dealt with in his new book, Project04<\/a>: Snapshots of Excellence in Unstable Times. <\/p>\n I happen to think that Tom is right on the percentage, but his time scale is way off. I see the change happening in the next five to seven years. I don’t take this change as doom, gloom, and disaster, it is change, as in obsolescence, renewal and growth. It is a natural process, just speeded up by the internet. Like it or not, we are all living on internet time now, which is generally 5x faster than conventional, pre-internet time.<\/p>\n New jobs will replace the old jobs and you will need a new set of skills to succeed in the new, distributed workplace.<\/p>\n
\nresult of the free market at work. Jobs go to those who can do them for
\nless, like water runs downhill. If goods\/services of excellent quality
\ncan be produced elsewhere for lower prices, they will eventually be
\noutsourced, at the expense of lost jobs. "…Layoffs and firings will
\nalways sting, as if the invisible hand of free enterprise has slapped
\nworkers in the face." (Joseph Shumpeter)<\/p>\n
\ntalent. Innovation creates new jobs and entire industries, but it is
\nfueled by well-educated workers and a business climate that rewards
\nentrepreneurship and risk-taking. <\/p>\n
\ncountries who now have the power of the internet at their fingertips.
\nMany come from cultures where achieving a higher education is the
\nprimary focus of a child’s life. These children, with their drive for
\nsuccess and excellent study habits, may overtake our pampered children
\nof privilege in the quest for a place at the conference tables of
\nindustry.<\/p>\n
\nany job will remain in America for long. "There are billions of highly
\neducated workers in India, China, and Russia who can do just about any
\njob in the world." (Craig Barrett, CEO, Intel)<\/p>\n
\ncompetition as a a winning corporation responds to any rival, by
\ngetting smarter and working smarter. We must invest in an educational
\nsystem that works and provide every possible tax incentive for research
\nand new business development. <\/p>\n
\ndevelop skills that will enable us to generate income as we reach the
\nage that used to mark retirement. There is no "retirement" for many of
\nus to look forward to. Working for a living at seventy is no longer the
\nexception. Many who expected a gentle transition to non-working status
\nfound that barred by the meltdown of stock values when the internet
\nbubble collapsed. <\/p>\n
\nour garages need to keep sharpening our skills to keep abreast of
\nchanges in demand and advances in technology. Work hard, but expect
\nthat changes will continue to occur and keep your eye out for new
\nskills that you can acquire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"