When meeting locals or expatriates in Singapore you are most likely to ask: How long have you been in Singapore? What brought you here? Of course, you hear a lot of answers like, “I was sent by my company.” However, the answers are becoming more varied since Asia, for the past several years, is the… Continue reading
Archive for March, 2010
Who Moved My Job?
Who Moved my Job? is a short story about globalization and the migration of work throughout the world. I’ve written several more formal books on the subject, and my next book is entitled Talking Outsourcing so you can guess what that’s about, but I wanted to try exploring some ideas of migration by using a… Continue reading
Positioning Yourself for Global Opportunities
Americans have a funny way of dealing with our lack of global business experience – we typically import the expertise. Alexis de Bretteville, CEO of the Americas at Michael Page International in New York is a case in point. The European born executive, who heads up the Americas region for one of the world’s largest… Continue reading
Do You Have the Stamina for Career Success?
In the book Executive Stamina: How to Optimize Time, Energy and Productivity to Achieve Peak Performance, authors Marty and Joshua Seldman make the case that by “optimizing your effectiveness,” you can enjoy a “long, balanced and successful career.” The book might also be called Get Your Act Together, Dude! Marty, the father, is an executive… Continue reading
