Cities Create Jobs
This is an excerpt from an article about the new book, The Coming Jobs War by Jim Clifton, CEO of Gallup.
If you were to ask me, “From all the data you have studied so far, where will the next economic breakthrough come from?” my answer would be: From the combination of the forces within big cities, great universities, and powerful local leaders. Those three compose the most reliable, controllable solution. Their combined effect is the most predictable solution to America’s biggest current problem, which is winning the global war for good jobs.
-Jim Clifton
… and to address the general frustration of why our government has been unable to re-create jobs for a huge part of the population…
In defense of Washington, it wasn’t originally set up to be the nation’s economic engine. The U.S. government has seeded whole industries through land grant universities, defense contractors, and scientific and medical researchers to name just a few. But the government has never, will never, nor should it be expected to ignite badly needed sustainable economic booms. These economic booms originate in the souls of individuals and great cities.
Subscribe to the Gallup Management Journal and take some time to read Jim’s short article… it’s well worth your time.
Here’s a link to the book:
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Steve Jobs passed away today. He will continue to be one of my heroes for his focus on usability, design and integration. Anyone who has made the “switch” in desktop computers understands all this.
“No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
– Steve Jobs
At The Summit
Len Schlesinger, of Babson College picked up Bill Hybels’ opening theme of getting from here to there by taking action.
Newark Mayor Cory Booker is my new hero.
Rev. Brenda Salter McNeil was awesome this afternoon, again calling us to ACT. Seth Godin was as direct as everyone to get us to act, ship, make art… without asking for permission first.
At The Crossing Church in Newport Beach.
Don’t Miss The Summit!
You’ll not regret attending a local broadcast of this year’s Leadership Summit from Willow Creek in South Barrington, Illinois. Each year brings a memorable focus on your leadership skills, unique encouragement from business leaders, and stories guaranteed to inspire.
Participating in this event can change the course of your life, your work, your ministry, and your family.
“I think the role of leaders at this time in history is to be curators of human talent. They need to learn how to cultivate, how to identify, how to nurture, how to develop and unleash the God-given potential in every person.”
Erwin McManus
Activist; Filmmaker; Innovator and Cultural Architect
Mosaic, Los Angeles, California