Notable Keynotes: Lessons in Leadership for our Post Pandemic Recovery – My Keynote for @WSJ The Wall Street Journal

2026 PRINCIPLES AI KEYNOTES AI MEGATRENDS THE "BIG" FUTURE
DAILY
MOTIVATIONAL
INSIGHT
FROM
JIM
Daily motivational insight from Jim Carroll
JIM’s
HIGHLIGHTS
Jim Carroll event highlights
FOLLOW MEFollow Jim Carroll

A clip for my Notable Keynotes – Lessons in Leadership For Our Eventual Post-Pandemic Recovery series – about the time the WSJ – the Wall Street Journal – had me in for a talk to senior business leaders.

The context? The psychological impact of the great economic meltdown of 2008-2009 was still a challenge to be dealt with ; the mindset of many people was far too focused on the negativity around them rather than the positivity that exists in aligning to what comes next.

I took a look at that issue in my short talk and time on a panel discussion, bringing up the point of ‘aggressive indecision‘ which seems to envelop the mindset of such leaders. I coined that phrase way back in 2001 in my weekly column in the Globe and Mail, a national Canadian newspaper that featured my tech column for 5 years.

Think about that phrase – it might be the foundation of your future-alignment (or lack thereof) at this very moment as we eventually make our way into a post-pandemic world.

Youtube video

GET IN TOUCH

THE FUTURE BELONGS TO THOSE WHO ARE FAST features the best of the insight from Jim Carroll’s blog, in which he
covers issues related to creativity, innovation and future trends.

VIEW OTHER BOOKS
Definitions: CoreDeep Dive IDeep Dive II
Series: 2026MegatrendsForwardTomorrow