Deborah Jaremko writes for the Oilsands Review the article “Multicultural Fort McMurray”, describing the activity that the Multicultural Association organizes in order to bridge the many cultures that converge in that region of Alberta, Canada as a result of economic opportunities.
Chinese New Year, Polynesian dancing shows, salsa lessons, stores specializing in food from all over the world, the most northern mosque in North America – it doesn’t sound like the usual description of what life is like in Fort McMurray, Alberta. There is much more to the city than the oilsands, and that’s largely because of the presence of a global culture. Drawn by the promise of stable work, many over the years have decided to not just come temporarily but to make Fort McMurray their home, raising families and sharing their traditions with the community.
The efforts of this organization exemplify he type of action that is required in other cities in order to create awareness of the fact that we are immersed in a world-wide community that no longer can work without deep knowledge of the cultural aspects that are relevant to us all.
It’s been a little bit over two months since I started this blog. I thought it would be interesting to most readers to realize how relevant this space has become to many people:
First post: May 21st, 2006: the beginning.
An average of 4 posts per week
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Our content has already caught the attention of the most important search engines, ranking within the first results page.
Our top referrers are Citizen Agency and OpenDemocracy.
A truly global blog with visitors from over 55 countries
The rest of the summer I’ll be posting at a slower pace, maybe once or twice a week. If you’re a new reader of the blog make sure to check the “past favorites” page to catch up with earlier posts.
Your continued interest makes this blog a worthwhile effort. Thanks!
Via the Outsourcing Blog I’m learning about the total volume of outsourcing deals currently in place, adding to $118bn per year. Any fears about jobs being shifted to cheaper countries like India and China are well founded. But building on the arguments of my previous post, I would like to make an observation that is often missed when talking about outsourcing and may have a powerful impact on how our work culture evolves in light of this trend.
Outsourcing is based on the premise that certain aspects of a job can be done by companies that specialize in these verticals and as a result of this specialization are able to optimize the processes involved. I’m not an expert, but a quick glance at the timeline of outsourcing adoption leads me to believe that it was in part an effect of the Reengineering craze in the early 90’s.
A recent discussion with a consultant in one of the big outsourcing firms led me to realize that part of their success lies in the realization that effective outsourcing is based not on transfering the same jobs from one company to another, or in the case of global outsourcing (driven by [...]
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