the world is flat (part 1) by thomas l. friedman
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The World Is Flat (part 1) by Thomas L. Friedman. Headlines. For the month of July 2003, India announced the creation of 30,000 new outsourced jobs. In that same month, US firms carried out 2087 a mass layoff actions resulting in the loss of 226,435 American jobs. Some Stats. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The World Is Flat (part 1)by
Thomas L. Friedman
For the month of July 2003, India announced the creation of 30,000 new outsourced jobs.
In that same month, US firms carried out 2087 a mass layoff actions resulting in the loss of 226,435 American jobs.
Headlines
Since 2000, 150 million educated workers have entered the global workforce.
In India, it cost $700/month to provide wages, medical benefits for an entire family, transportation, lunch and dinner to a worker in a call center.
A Chinese production worker brings home $265 /month or $3195/year
Some Stats
Globalization has evolved Market competition is global Turbo-charged environment Business goes where the talent is Life-time employment replaced by life-time
employability
Defining Globalization in 2006
Creative a collaborative platform for information and relationship that were global:
Berlin Wall, MS Windows Netscape Software that can talk across disciplines
The Flatteners: phase 1
Business are now building upon a common technological interface and infrastructure to create processes that are more efficient and fuel innovation:
Open-sourcing In-sourcing Out- sourcing Supply- chaining Off-shoring Information diving Technology on Steroids
The Flatteners Phase: 2
Decentralized Organizational Structures Collaborative Partnership Leverages technology Common data and process standards Functional view of work processes Open communication Emphasis on knowledge and innovation
How has Business Changed?
Individuals competing against other individuals Workers must possess the knowledge, skills, attitudes
and behaviors to continually adapt to ever changing and escalating labor market requirements
Workers must take charge of their own learning Ability to work in a team environment and work
effectively with coworkers, customers, and supervisors.
A Global Competitive Workforce
Out In Generalists Versatilists Basic Literacy Workplace Literacy Occupancy & Career Skill Cluster & skill
ladder ladder
Employment EntrepreneurLife time employment Life time employability
How does this change jobs?
Out Barrier Assessment Basic Literacy development Service plans Geographical job matching “What local jobs will
match our job seeker’ skills”?
Value- Add Services for Job Seekers
InComprehensive AssessmentWorkplace Literacy developmentCareer plansSkill matching “what global job might match our job
seeker’s skill?”
Value-Add Services for Job Seekers
Out In Taking job orders Higher level skill analysis Job Matching Trend & data analysis to stay ahead
of workforce trend Jobs fairs job development ( how can we
help you find the best workers? Job development Innovative use of technology
( hire our local workers)
Focus on building skills that fill the pipeline
Value add services for business
Look at business and industry differently Look at jobs/occupation differently Change our definition of demand driven
Implications for LMI Analysis
Analyze industries and jobs in terms of their fungibility Become more knowledgeable about impact of
technology and and global markets in key industries and occupations
Become pro-active and focus on developed “anchored” and “value-add” jobs
We need to..
Fungible Jobs Anchored jobs Value-add jobs –To be more competitive you have to be
more than plain vanilla
Work in Global Economy
Repetitive skill based work requiring a minimum of interpretation or decision making
Fungible Jobs
Easily digitized ( can be done on computer) Not tied to a geographic location Processes can be automated Will tend to go where labor costs are the cheapest
Fungible jobs (2)
Bill payment/processing Medical transcription Insurance claims processing Hotels/airline reservations Mortgage loan servicing Tax return preparation
Examples of Fungible Jobs
Turbo tax has replaced your accountant Atms and on line banking has replaced your bank teller E ticket check in has replaced your ticket agent Automation and “do- it –yourself” tests may make med
techs obsolete
Could a computer do it faster or better?
With the internet you can be your own lawyer Wireless healthcare changes how medical professionals
interact with patients. Automotive technology-workers must be able to work
with computerized shop equipment, electronic components and traditional hand tools
How does tech change the job?
What jobs do we want to keep? What jobs do we want to attract? How can we prepare our workers to fill those jobs?
Demand is a two way street
Global market for talent Who are we really competing against? What is their capacity to provide supply?
Global Demographics Impact on industries and demand for product/services Impact on local jobs
Present and Future Impact on Technology Trends
Broaden/Deepen Scope of LMI
Skills at premium Entrepreneurial Engineering Math& Science Specialize skills
The Quiet Crisis Educational gap Numbers gap Motivational gap
How not to leave people behind
Challenges
Global economy not finite Universal interdependence Capitalism doing well America spawns innovation Change brings opportunity Our workforce system has the capacity to address these
changes
In the end