In case you happened to miss it, Peter Drucker passed away late last week. Here is the NY Times obituary (free registration required). Drucker was one of the first to recognize the switch to a knowledge economy, changes in non-profit management, that we should focus on enhancing our strengths vs. correcting weaknesses, that employees were valuable assets and not costs, and and a host of other firsts. I still have a copy of The Effective Executive on a shelf next to my desk. It was the first book that I found that discussed personal management of knowledge workers. Still a valuable read.
Drucker’s passing is a loss for the world. If you have never read him, take some to do so now. It will be worth the effort.
Comparative Advantage – Offshore Call Centers
In thinking about Drucker and his view on enhancing strengths and focusing on where we can create strong barriers of entry, I think it will be tougher and tougher to maintain a US based call center for many companies. The comparative advant…
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