So there is this great book, thats been out for a few years now. It is by Thomas L. Friedman, and is called, The World Is Flat. I only picked it up a few weeks ago because it's on a leadership reading list for work. Basically, the boss believes that the more we read, the better employees we will be. I happen to agree.
The premise of The World Is Flat, revolves around the internet revolution that took place in early 2000. Mr. Friedman reffers to this as Globalization 3.0, to learn about 1.0 and 2.0, read the book. With Globalization 3.0 the world was basically flattened with the internet and high productivity software.
The Internet allowed us to connect across the globe, and the new software tools developed to take advantage of the internet, allowed us to work around the globe. More importantly, it allowed companies to work literally 24/7 by sharing the workload out to remote partner sites anywhere in the world. So if you ever wondered why your account suddenly started working faster, its not that he got faster, but that he exported the books out for somebody else to work on while he slept.
This book has some amazing insight into business, leadership, and the way companies large and small are working today. So if you want to give the grey matter a gentle workout and learn something new, I would suggest picking yourself up a copy.
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