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Global Concerns about the US Economy
by Esteban on Jan 14, 2008 - 03:34 PM read 527 times
Source: http://yourflatworld.wordpress.com/2008/01/14/global-conc...I have been out of the country for a while (notice how I slip in an excuse for blog absence here–new trick I learned) and have come to realize that people outside the US are far more worried (aware?) of impending doom in the US Economy than those of us who live here. One of the things I do when I travel abroad is pick up local business magazines–most of ... read more -
Dollar Panic
by Esteban on Dec 18, 2007 - 09:33 AM read 500 times
Source: http://yourflatworld.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/dollar-panic/I have referenced the sliding dollar a couple of times in this blog, but until a recent The Economist cover story, I did not realize people were in a panic about it! I am no economist, so there may be many complexities that are over my head here, but the one thing I know for sure about it is that a falling dollar will not change the ... read more -
A more human place to work
by Esteban on Dec 12, 2007 - 02:41 AM read 1466 times
Source: http://yourflatworld.wordpress.com/2007/12/12/a-more-huma...Today I write from a plane on my way to one of our events at the beautiful Pebble Beach Golf Resort on the Monterey Peninsula (I know, I know, Ive got it rough) and was thinking about the last time I was there. Earlier this year, I had the honor, privilege, and sheer, paralyzing intimidation of speaking to a group of executives following read more -
Well, I stand corrected. Last post I expressed s...
by Esteban on Dec 12, 2007 - 02:21 AM read 481 times
Source: http://yourflatworld.wordpress.com/2007/12/12/17/Well, I stand corrected. Last post I expressed surprise about the raging, emotional debate about offshoring. I was hoping to get some angry comments of my own but I guess I was not nearly provocative enough!In any case, today I came across some McKinsey data that says offshoring is still the #3 issue for executives, after the environment and privacy and data security, though in this study only 25% were ... read more -
Why are we still debating offshoring?
by Esteban on Nov 13, 2007 - 12:40 PM read 3247 times
Source: http://yourflatworld.wordpress.com/2007/11/13/why-are-we-...Its November of 2007 and we are still having violent discussions about offshoring. A recent post in InformationWeek’s blogs triggered, as of today, 162 mostly emotional comments. I think the ship has sailed, yet cannot resist joining the debate. Amongst them, there are some enlightened points of view (I happen to agree with the author on many). And for the record, these opinions, as well as ... read more -
Picking Locations for BPO
by Esteban on Nov 08, 2007 - 09:59 PM read 1775 times
Source: http://yourflatworld.wordpress.com/2007/11/08/picking-loc...A reader, Phil,recently asked about which geographies are particularly strong in certain skill sets for BPO (see my post If not China, then where?) Before I go on though, there’s an important consideration that is making previous BPO decisions look bad, and my case for diversifying your portfolio of locations look good! The slide of the dollar relative most currencies is making offshore expensive! In fact, ... read more -
Why some love to hate professional services
by Esteban on Nov 06, 2007 - 10:59 AM read 1441 times
Source: http://yourflatworld.wordpress.com/2007/11/06/why-some-lo...OK, so I never promised I would stay on topic. Steve Hamrin’s brief comment awakened one my deepest passions and pet peeves with services companies: why do we rush to productize everything we do? Why do we only sell “what we’ve got” instead of “what you need”? Why does everything look like a nail to our hammer? The beauty of not having a physical product is that we ... read more -
Death to Offshoring. Long live Offshoring!
by Esteban on Nov 04, 2007 - 09:49 PM read 2081 times
Source: http://yourflatworld.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/death-to-of...Apologies to Rob Thomas for my blatant swiping of the title of his blog entry. For those of you who don’t know, he is a musician-the lead singer for Matchbox 20-and his successful solo career had led the media to pronounce his band dead. I am amused by how quickly we jump to conclusions about the failure of offshore sourcing of labor. Now, I know I am ... read more -
So if not China, then where?
by Esteban on Oct 25, 2007 - 06:57 PM read 2159 times
Source: http://yourflatworld.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/so-if-not-c...In my last post I offered a provocative stance on multinationals development of their Chinese presence. A legitimate question to ask, then, is where will we grow and prosper if not China? It turns out that lots of regions and nations are experiencing growth that makes them attractive to multi-nationals. Both from a markets and a workforce perspective, there are more than a few alternatives. For the purpose of this ... read more -
Global does not Equal China: a contrarian point of view
by Esteban on Oct 23, 2007 - 01:18 PM read 2427 times
Source: http://yourflatworld.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/global-does...I sometimes shock some of my clients (and sometimes get laughed right out of the boardroom) when I advise the not to invest aggressively in Chinaand this from a sworn proponent of globalization! Bottom line, it is my opinion that China Incs risk/reward profile is not yet where it needs to be for many of the corporations I serve. Too many executives associate globalization with lets go to China. In ... read more -
Let the debate begin!
by Esteban on Oct 23, 2007 - 12:25 PM read 766 times
Source: http://yourflatworld.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/let-the-deb...Well, at long last, I am entering the blogosphere, and now that I am here, I am not sure I know where to start. Globalization ignites many passions, including my own, so I will make my first post about some of the observations and interpretations that I hope to be discussing with you, the reader and fellow blogger, over the coming weeks and months. Globalization does not mean “read more
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