Getting the Boeing 787 Dreamliner airborne should be US national priority next week. Its eight days since the Dreamliner was grounded by the US-FAA (see timeline here). Japan, India and European air safety regulators have similarly grounded the aircraft and there is no timetable to put it back up, as of yesterday. And Poland mayContinue reading “Getting Boeing 787 Dreamliner airborne should be US national priority”
Category Archives: Careers/Jobs Strategy
Sustainable Employment needs a re-think on how we value services
Consider that the world population reached 1 Billion not so long ago in 1804 and is currently over 7 Billion and is expected to rise and stabilize at 10 billion by 2050. Sustainable employment for all these people needs a re-think of how we value services. The problem is acute in Asia with about 60%Continue reading “Sustainable Employment needs a re-think on how we value services”
Twinkies consumer interest zooms:Hostess Brands and Bakery Union ready for mediation
//www.google.com/trends/embed.js?hl=en-US&q=Twinkies&content=1&cid=TIMESERIES_GRAPH_0&export=5&w=500&h=330 Just looking at this graph for Twinkies from Google search trends, would make any marketer envious and ask- why not my brand? The 82 year old bakery company Hostess Brands had filed for bankruptcy and with failure of negotiations with the Union had decided to close and sell its assets and brands including WonderContinue reading “Twinkies consumer interest zooms:Hostess Brands and Bakery Union ready for mediation”
Innovation and US jobs: two types of opportunity- of iPhones and frozen yogurt
Given the substantial interest in previous posts about how innovation creates jobs here are some more thoughts on exactly how these jobs can happen. But first about innovation which is at its most basic level is: doing something new. The newness can be huge like when the iPhone was introduced or can be just openingContinue reading “Innovation and US jobs: two types of opportunity- of iPhones and frozen yogurt”
Product deletion decisions: Lexmark quits Inkjet business
Product deletion decisions are tough calls to make for CEO's but Lexmark CEO Paul Rooke had to do exactly that with the Lexmark inkjet business. Lexington, Kentucky will lose 550 jobs and global job losses will be 1700 including workers in their Philippines plant. Lexmark will also sell 1000 inkjet related patents. The Lexmark shareContinue reading “Product deletion decisions: Lexmark quits Inkjet business”
Outsourceability : an example from the US doctor’s office
Since the recession-outsourcing and outsourceability- a taboo topic is now being discussed much more openly in America. Most people agree that if your job can be outsourced to a cheaper location or to technology – it will be outsourced. Thus young people, mid and late career folks are all thinking again about outsourcing and itsContinue reading “Outsourceability : an example from the US doctor’s office”
NASA Curiosity lands on Mars and creates high tech US jobs
NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover landed on Mars today and started sending back photos to great celebration at NASA, the US and across the world. Particularly encouraging is the news that much of the leading technology was developed and supplied by US suppliers. Here are some innovators that need congratulations apart from the NASA team andContinue reading “NASA Curiosity lands on Mars and creates high tech US jobs”
Globalization & Technology is why 28% US workers may remain in low paying jobs in 2020
According to the Economic Policy Institute 28% US workers will remain in low paying jobs in 2020 which is the same as in 2010. Globalization & technology is the reason as some previous blog posts have indicated and this post gets into some more details. But first let's understand the different levels of skills andContinue reading “Globalization & Technology is why 28% US workers may remain in low paying jobs in 2020”
Outsourcing transfers the perishability risk to the provider
As outsourcing becomes an important issue in the US Presidential elections- it's interesting to look at the perishability risk of services and how the provider or vendor takes over managing that risk. But first about perishability in services. Services have been differentiated from goods in terms of service characteristics that include intangibility,perishability,inseparability and variability. TheContinue reading “Outsourcing transfers the perishability risk to the provider”
US Textile Industry and the outsourcing of US Olympic team uniforms by Ralph Lauren
The outsourcing of US Olympic team uniforms by Ralph Lauren to China seems to cause a great deal of angst among US politicians as you can see in the Wall Street Journal video alongside. The reality is that if you checked out any clothing or home furnishing at the apparel section of Walmart, JCPenney orContinue reading “US Textile Industry and the outsourcing of US Olympic team uniforms by Ralph Lauren”