Free Agent Nation

by Daniel H. Pink

This book is all about how  America's new independent workers are transforming the way we live and the  economy in which we work. This book was recommended by a new friend and mentor  and it has been timely indeed. The work that Daniel Pink has done to document  the new business model sweeping America will undoubtedly have detractors and  naysayers. Yet it fits with my own experience in the high technology market in  which I have spent more than thirty years.  

Mr. Pink  points out that the largest employer in the U.S. is Milwaukee’s Manpower, Inc.  and that two out of three workers in California do not hold traditional jobs.  These facts, combined with the aging of the American Workforce, the need for  more family friendly schedules, and advancing technology makes for a powerful  prediction that more and more American workers will be Free Agents in the next  century.

This book is  full of interesting factoids, anecdotal data, and documented trends that not  only make the point for Free Agency, but is convincing for the predictions made.  The format of the book is also useful in that each chapter ends with ”The Box.”   This summary includes ”The Crux,” which is the salient point of the chapter;  ”The Factoid” which is a major and usually surprising fact that supports the  crux of the chapter; ”The Quote,” which is also lifted out of the chapter and  serves to support the conclusions; and ”The Word,” which is usually a new word  or phrase that Mr. Pink believes can be moved into the lexicon of the Free  Agent.

A timely and  useful book and one that all managers (who are toast according to Mr. Pink) and  employees alike must take the time to read. Whether or not you are or plan to be  a Free Agent, this book will prove extremely useful in understanding our  workplace and the emerging economy.

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