Demographics: Why some might not support immigration
This text appears in the book Empty Planet (highly recommended): A 2016 Pew Research poll showed that 60 percent of Americans agreed with the statement that immigrants “strengthen our country…
Global: How much global travel was done in 1954?
Amongst heads of companies in 1954: 93% of large company CEOs had traveled internationally 89% of mid-size firm CEOs 86% of small firm CEOs Source: The Influence of Foreign Travel…
Global: Prevalence of International Travel
Summary All adults travel experience: 71% of all U.S. adults have traveled internationally at some point in their lives (Wow! That’s almost 3 in 4!) 49% have been to 3…
Demographics: The loss of languages
As our population demographics evolve, we lose about 25 languages each year. About 1.2 billion people speak Mandarin or Cantonese Chinese. But for about two thousand languages, there are fewer…
Demographics: Long term impacts of China’s “one child” policy
Beginning in 2023, China is expected to start shrinking. This is a long-term issue that will continue the rest of the century. From 1980 to 2015, the Chinese government limited…
Global: Having global skills is essential for a tech career
Microsoft sent me a job ad for a Program Manager, posted on LinkedIn. I clicked through to read the description, and below that, they featured Microsoft employees and links to…
Demographics: This is why Putin wants to annex Ukraine – for the people
Russia’s population has been dropping for years. With Putin’s war underway, skilled workers are fleeing Russia, and now with his draft, younger men are also fleeing. Those that don’t stand…
If you are not global you won’t be working in tech?
Tonight, Microsoft showed me a LinkedIn ad for a position. I clicked through to read the description. Below that, they had photos of people working at Microsoft, with a link…
Global: Why you must have international experience
100% of my colleagues who had international experience moved up – global experience is now a requirement. Because of this, many companies are now hiring foreign-born to take current or…
Demographics: Investment advisors see the decline and what it means
The world’s population continues to grow, but the pace of growth has slowed to a rate of under one percent, a pace not seen since 1950. The populations of 61…