Do U.S. Workers Like their Buildings More?

How Much Harder Can We Work? ... There's no hot moneymaking tip in this Dispatch.  So don't shoot me.   But I'd like to recognize you, kind reader, in honor of Labor Day.  After all, you're working harder these days.  In fact, compared with 1990, you're working an extra week per year -- 49.5 out of 52 weeks. (New York Times, September 1, 2001) ... Hey, wasn't technology supposed to simplify our lives? ... But it gets worse.  On average we work 3.5 weeks more than Japanese workers, 6.5 weeks more than British workers, and 12.5 weeks more than Germans.  Uh-oh.

That's why David Whyte, whose picture you see adjacent, has such a powerful message in his book, Crossing the Unknown Sea, subtitled "Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity."   "To have a firm persuasion in our work -- to feel that what we do is right for ourselves and good for the world at the exactly same time -- is one of the great triumphs of human existence."  Well, maybe that's a little grandiose.  But in our crazy business, you better enjoy yourself.  So I hope that the Dispatch adds a bit of insight and humor in the middle of your hectic day.  Thanks for subscribing!

PikeNet Forum... How about taking a break next May 8-9, 2002, in New York City?   That's date of the PikeNet Forum, "Reality Check -- How Market Leaders Choose Winning Digital Strategies."  Network with your colleagues.  Start a conversation about what really works.  Mark your calendar and put it in your budget now.  You'll enjoy this event.

--Peter Pike / ppike@pikenet.com