Wearables are having a moment right now and it’s easy to imagine a limitless horizon ahead. But within the world of wearables, a reckoning is coming for dedicated fitness trackers.
While the fitness device category has soared in recent years, most of these products will eventually be swallowed up by smartphones and smart watches offering “good enough” functionality. Even the winners of the fitness tracker race will face an uphill battle against a legion of smart devices.
Your boss calls you into meeting, and asks whether you would be interested in a posting to... Australia, for example. Your initial thought is, wow, what a fantastic opportunity. You are excited that the company believes you have potential and credibility to represent them in another country - it's a great moment.
However, as you walk out of the meeting doubts start to creep in. What about my family, where will I live, what will happen to my current job, will I miss out on other opportunities? It's suddenly not such an easy decision
Having moved from London to New York to Brussels to Switzerland, here are my five things you need to consider:
As Marc Andreessen famously said, “software is eating the world” and financial services are no exception. The market is ripe for disruption, with incumbent banks, insurance, payments and investment management companies no longer able to bamboozle consumers with jargon, hidden costs and arcane language. The time is right for entrepreneurs and new technology to shake up these industries.
However, despite these skills, General Motors still declared bankruptcy, Blockbuster closed its last store, and Blackberry quickly moved from leading to bleeding. And let’s not forget Hewlett-Packard, Sony, Dell, and a host of other companies who failed to thrive despite its leaders and workers being responsive, agile, and executing well.
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