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On Caring by Milton Mayeroff Milton Mayeroff’s book discusses caring in a way that can give order and meaning to our lives. Caring, Mayeroff implies, requires effort on our part. He outlines concepts including Knowing; Alternating Rhythms; Patience; Honesty; Trust; Humility; Hope; and Courage. By caring for others and focusing on the process, we show our concern for the future through the care we take with the present, according to Mayeroff. Caring can give order and meaning to life, Mayeroff explains. He believes that through finding and helping others, we discover and create the meaning of our life. His book is of a philosophy of life that is practical and centered on being sensible and caring into today’s world. |
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The World Is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman Thomas L. Friedman is a futurist to many but he is often called a “presentist.” His aim in this book, as in his earlier writings, is not to give us a speculative preview of what is to come in our lifetime, but rather to get us to see the wonders that are already here. The world isn’t going to be flat, it is flat, which gives Friedman’s narrative much of its urgency. What Friedman means by “flat” is “connected” – the lowering of trade and political barriers and the exponential technical advances of the digital revolution that have made it possible to do business, or almost anything else, instantaneously with billions of other people across the planet. Globalization 3.0, as he calls it, is driven not by major corporations or giant trade organizations like the World Bank, but by individuals: desktop freelancers and innovative startups all over the world (but especially in India and China) who can compete, and win, not just for low-wage manufacturing and information labor but, increasingly, for the highest-end research and design work as well. |
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Workforce 2020 by Judy, D'Amico and Geipel Ten years ago Hudson Institute's landmark study Workforce 2000 set the agenda for a new understanding of workforce issues. Described by the New York Times as “one of the most influential studies ever produced by a think tank,” this groundbreaking report set the terms for much of the policy discussion at the government and corporate levels on these issues. It was the first to call attention to the changing demographics of the American workforce and the growing gap between the skills likely to be required for entry-level jobs in the future and those likely to be possessed by new entrants into the labor force. Now Hudson releases its long-awaited follow-up: Workforce 2020. Like its predecessor, the new book examines the trends that shape the economy and workforce, and combines them into a unique and fresh body of analysis. Analyzing important emerging issues, they detail the coming demographic changes in the workforce--and their potentially serious effects on the job market and the economy as a whole. The book also considers the effects of globalization on U.S. business and the American worker, the impact of rapid technological change, the “skills gap” identified in the earlier report, and the need for a new model of education, training, and employment services to prepare workers for the jobs of the next century. |
