Well said Owen. There's no doubt that "agility" must be one of the most critical goals in the coming months. The only thing certain about this crisis is that no one has a clue what we're in for! I also hope Hobo can contribute in some way. That's quite a goal - let's see if we can live up to it!
Tom On 20 Jan 2009, at 17:01, Owen wrote: > > At this very moment (12;01 pm on my clock) America is finally > rejoining the world community. It is an exciting day for us in the > states, and I am wondering how it appears from those in the Hobo > community around the world. > > I think our small company, Barquin International, is a reflection of > the changes in the global community. Our founder, Ramon Barquin, was > born in Cuba and went on to become a US citizen and one of the > founders of The Data Warehousing Institute before starting his own > company. > > Among the Barquin team members that are now American citizens are > those from the UK, India, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Canada, Columbia, > Bangladesh, The Philippines, and Nigeria. > > I had a grandmother born in Spain, a grandfather whose family spent a > couple of centuries in Puerto Rico before coming to the states, and a > great-grandfather who came from Holland to build boats on the > Chesapeake Bay. I am, like many others, a “mutt”, as Barack Obama > described himself. > > At the same time we celebrate our diversity and global connections, we > are also joined by the recent global financial challenges. I have > lived through three recessions, but this one feels much different. > But with every crisis there is always opportunity. There is a need > now for “agility” like no other time in recent memory. > > I believe that Hobo can become one of the major tools to help us > respond in an “agile” and rigorous fashion to the critical and > unpredictable challenges soon to come. It is up to all of us to > contribute what we can and share the benefits... > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Hobo Users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hobousers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
