Category — Globalization

It’s almost daily now that I hear some reference, whether from the Western Media or otherwise, to China or India. If you’re currently on a modest diet of TV and Web news, you are well aware that jobs in the U.S. are threatened by off-shoring, that China is rapidly becoming the world’s factory, and that India is becoming the world’s back office. You probably also know that, because of rapid advances in Internet and other communications technologies, the world is “flattening.” I’ve you’ve been AWAKE at all this year, you know that pollution is going to be a global fight for the next 50-100 years because you’ve been exposed to the hype about global warming. What you may not know is how the heck things got to be the way they are today. This book, in combination with Friedman’s The World Is Flat, is a killer combo for anyone looking to put everything that’s going on politically and economically into sharp perspective. [Read more →]

During one of our firm meetings covering how globalization will impact our firm and our jobs over the next decade, this video was presented and it sparked some pretty interesting debate and discussion on how rising countries like China and India could potentially impact the way we do our jobs, how important education is and how everyone is in a race to the top. This video - Shift Happens - is a must see if you’re interested in globalization- it’s had over a million views on YouTube in the last few months, which, in itself, shows you how fast information travels.