How many
times we end up from where we started, the first instinctive thought is the thought
we come back to after all the analysis and so on and so forth. Similarly there are
these new trends that one keeps hearing about – disconnect, de-globalization,
insourcing etc.
Various technologies
and engineering skills were used to make our lives easier, simpler and faster.
The world became a global village and being connected an absolute necessity, to
the extent that we became over-connected. And now we need to disconnect in
order to reclaim some of the peace that these very technologies were supposed
to give us.
Similarly
in the corporate world, concepts like Globalization and outsourcing were created.
However, from de-globalization to "insourcing", the reversal of
trends seems to be the buzz. It began with Obama talking about bringing the
jobs back to America to help him become the most powerful man in the world, but
now the corporates are helping him achieve that by shifting productions
facilities back home. Right from GE to Lenovo to Apple, the leadership believes
that outsourcing could be an outdated strategy.
While
the world figures out where they are headed, I think I know where I need to go –
to the nearest spa.
