Outsourcing Everything But The Kitchen Sink: Empowering Americans Through Education and Innovation

By Michele Ellie Ahi

This book defines what it means to be globally literate. It is the ultimate guide on Outsourcing and draws on the trends in education and economy that have shifted America from being a technological... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442164433
• ISBN13: 9781442164437
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Timely, understandable, and thought-provoking

I truly enjoyed this book, as it speaks to the heart of a major problem with the US economy - outsourcing - a primary cause of the unemployment rate in our country. Anyone that has driven through the heartland and/or has family that relied on the industrial strength of our country can relate to this devastating problem. Ellie did a great job communicating the problem, the issues, and her thesis on how we can best adapt. She tells the tale by first reaching the reader by sharing her own experiences in her perception of the US as she came here to fulfill her dreams 30 years ago and then watched as the economic climate changed over the decades during her career as an engineer and entrepreneur in Silicon Valley. By taking a proactive approach, rather than a merely-reactive one, she's not trying to explain how we can un-cook the egg. She admits, rather, that outsourcing is here to stay. And, she's suggesting a viable global approach that can help Americans continue to play a strong role through collaboration in the world economy. Read this book.

This is an important book to read

I am working with high school and college students who are the "future" collaborators in this global economy. Each of our students should read this book, and if possible, meet Ellie Ahi! Outsourcing is here to stay, but we must strive to create a climate of innovation. A great read and an important book for the Millenial generation as well.

America at the Crossroads - great observations and great ideas!

Michelle Ahi has written a thoughtful, experiential, and exciting argument on what it will take for America to continue to lead, innovate, and solve critical global problems in this century. We've all witnessed the departure of large sectors of jobs for India and Asia -- and it's great to see those nations developing such strong workforces. Yet, having witnessed first hand the devestation left behind in a small American manufacturing town, and there are many, after the manufacturing that had supported the town for 200 years left, it is clear that America has come to its own crossroads. We will either accept the current realities, wring our hands at the loss of jobs and production, and grumble about how we used to make things and wish we still did; or, we will rise into this competitive new world, legislate in a way that is fair and that motivates business to look for talent at home, and thoroughly invest in our communities and our workforce to ensure we not only compete but lead - and lead big - in one of the most important centuries for leadership and problem-solving humanity has ever faced.