NPR interview : "Time for Associations to Trade in Their Past?"
Anyone who follows this blog knows that for quite some time, I've been putting out a message through a variety of meeting, event, and association publications, that many…
Associations
Professional skills 2020: Advice for a flat world!
My blog back engine pointed out to me this morning that a few articles that I posted to the blog some years back had disappeared. So with that in mind, I'll repost a few…
Human Capital · Media & Press
Geeking out .. what does it really take to run a blog in the cloud?
While I spend a huge amount of time travelling to speak at various events, I also spend a good chunk of time in the home office undertaking research for my next keynote…
Media & Technology
The future of retail franchise operations!
A few weeks ago, I was the opening keynote speaker for the 2011 Multi-Unit Franchising Conference held at The Venetian in Las Vegas. The audience were owners and…
Branding & Marketing · Consumer & Food
Keynote: Bombardier Global Operators Conference – Innovation and the Future of Aviation
Jim Carroll delivered the keynote address at the Bombardier Global Operators Conference in 2011, speaking to a global audience of corporate aviation operators, aircraft…
Automotive & Transportation · Event Highlights
Live text message polling - on stage for the PGA!
My recent post about using a live text message poll while speaking to a group of high school students drew a fair bit of attention as an example of the novel use of a…
Golf & Sports · Growth Strategy
Paying attention, family dynamics and under the influence - key consumer trends...
I'm in Las Vegas Thursday, as a keynote speaker fo rhte Multi-Unit Franchising Conference at the Venetian. I'll be speaking to a wide variety of consumer, technology…
Branding & Marketing · Consumer & Food
Agriculture 2020! Innovation, growth & opportunity!
I found myself in Sonoma County, California earlier this week; I was the opening speaker for a small corporate conference that featured what were probably the top 100…
Agriculture & Food · Growth Strategy
Health benefits and healthcare 2020: Moving beyond the politics of healthcare
People are getting sick to death of listening to politicians bicker about health care, and want to know where the real opportunities for change and innovation. In light…
Healthcare & Pharma
Keynote: Micro Beef 4C Summit, Sonoma County – Agriculture 2020: Innovation, Growth and Opportunity
Jim Carroll delivered the keynote address at the inaugural 4C Summit organized by Micro Beef Technologies in Sonoma County, California in April 2011 — a private…
Agriculture & Food · Event Highlights
Association CEO's - Are you thinking big enough?
As an association executive, are you thinking BIG enough? That's the challenge I raise in a forthcoming article for the April / May CSAE Association publication, due out…
Associations · Leadership
Keynote: Pearson Education Leadership Conference – The Future of Learning and Knowledge Delivery
Jim Carroll delivered the keynote address at a Pearson Education leadership conference in 2011, speaking to senior executives of one of the world’s largest educational…
Education · Event Highlights