costs as much as …
3 … in Malaysia
13 … in China
18 … in India.”
Source: The Straits Times/08.18.03
Thoughts on emerging trends and how they shape our world...
WHY “TALENT” MATTERS …
Came across this quote from Microsoft’s former chief scientist, Nathan Myhrvold:
“The top software developers are more productive than average software developers not by a factor of 10X or 100X or even 1000X, but by 10,000X.”
BELIEVE IT AND WEEP …
Some terribly dispiriting figures from a Harris Poll of 23,000 full-time U.S. workers in key industries.
Herewith a sample:
37% have a clear understanding of what their organization is trying to achieve;
20% are “enthusiastic” about their team’s goals. [TP: could the sample include the U.S. Olympic basketball team?];
15% feel their organization enables them to execute key goals;
15% describe their organization as a “high-trust environment;”
10% believe the organization holds people “accountable for results.” (And so on.)