是什么導(dǎo)致美國分化？IBM首席執(zhí)行官說是這個原因
Robert Hackett
2019-06-18
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美國內(nèi)外的政治氣候都表明，當(dāng)前是極度分化的時代。與此同時，當(dāng)前也是經(jīng)濟和技術(shù)面臨巨大顛覆的時代。 IBM的首席執(zhí)行官羅睿蘭認為，這兩種趨勢之間在本質(zhì)上存在聯(lián)系，源自于同一個根本原因。上周一晚上，她在《財富》首席執(zhí)行官倡議論壇上表示：“我認為，無論是在美國還是其他國家，分化很大程度上都是因為工作技能存在差距。”此次論壇在曼哈頓下城的瓦格納酒店舉行，商界領(lǐng)袖齊聚一堂，希望通過企業(yè)力量解決社會問題。 是什么像楔子一樣把各個社會階層分割開來的？答案是工作。正如羅睿蘭所述，挑戰(zhàn)在于提升數(shù)字時代變革的包容性，“這樣一來人們才能參與其中，而不是感覺受到威脅。”她說道，“我們希望全社會覺得照此發(fā)展下去前景光明。” “不能只盯著大學(xué)學(xué)位，” 這位首席執(zhí)行官說道。“體系必須為所有人服務(wù)。” 她提出的觀點已有實踐，2011年，IBM協(xié)助設(shè)計了一個教育項目，主要向弱勢群體提供機會從事科技行業(yè)。計劃的核心是布魯克林一所名為P-Tech的學(xué)校，混合了高中和大學(xué)水平的課程，以職業(yè)培訓(xùn)和實習(xí)為重點。 科技行業(yè)一直都在為多樣性而努力，希望少數(shù)群體員工人數(shù)達到合理比例。羅睿蘭稱，P-Tech等項目的目標就是培養(yǎng)少數(shù)群體中的人才。 羅睿蘭表示，此類教育培訓(xùn)是為“新領(lǐng)”工作做準備，所謂“新領(lǐng)”是將代指工薪階層的“藍領(lǐng)”一詞稍作了改動。在她看來，人們想改善生活，不必非要接受傳統(tǒng)的四年制大學(xué)教育。 羅睿蘭稱，成立以來已經(jīng)有500家公司與IBM合作推進計劃。“我想，幾年內(nèi)就將有數(shù)百萬孩子參與其中。”她說道。 “這不是履行企業(yè)社會責(zé)任，”羅睿蘭補充道，“更像是一種經(jīng)濟責(zé)任。”（財富中文網(wǎng)） 譯者：艾倫 審校：夏林 |
These are times of great division, as the political climate in the U.S. and abroad makes clear. Not coincidentally, these are also times of great economic and technological disruption. Virginia “Ginni” Rometty, chief executive of IBM, sees these trends as fundamentally linked, stemming from an underlying cause. “I believe so much of the division in our country and other countries roots down to this skills issue,” she said last Monday evening at Fortune’s CEO Initiative, a forum that convenes corporate leaders committed to addressing social problems through their businesses. The event took place at the Wagner Hotel in lower Manhattan. The wedge separating layers of the social strata? Jobs. The challenge, as Rometty described it, is to make the transformations of the digital era inclusive, “so people can participate in it and not feel threatened by it,” she said. “We want society to feel there’s a good way forward on this.” “It can’t just be about college degrees,” the executive said. “The system has got to work for everyone.” To her point, IBM helped design an education program in 2011 geared toward providing disadvantaged populations with an opportunity to get ahead in the technology industry. At its heart is a Brooklyn school, called P-Tech, that blends high school and college level courses with an emphasis on vocational training and internships. The technology industry has long struggled with diversity, equitably representing minorities across its workforces. Programs such as P-Tech aim to cultivate talent from these segments of the population, Rometty said. IBM’s chief executive calls this type of education training for “new collar” jobs, a play on the term “blue collar,” which refers to working-class gigs. In her view, people should be able to make a good living without needing a traditional 4-year degree. Rometty said 500 companies have since joined IBM as partners on the initiative. “I think we’ll get to a couple million kids in a few years,” she said. “This is not corporate social responsibility,” Rometty added. “It’s more of an economic responsibility.” |
