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The Secret for Association Executive Success: Study Air Guitar!

My blog post of a few weeks ago caught the attention of the folks at the Canadian Society of...

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“65% of the kids in preschool today will work in jobs or careers that don’t yet exist”

Whether I've got an audience of 3,000 people in Vegas, or a small CEO-level meeting of 20 people, I...

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Innovation on the “fast” track – what do you do when it’s faster still?

My June is shaping up to be a tremendously busy month. Based on the bookings that are in, it's...

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Jim Carroll keynoting Toshiba Global Exchange 2008 in Sydney, Australia

It's been confirmed that I'll be the opening keynote speaker for this large scale annual...

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Five more trends to define your future

My "infrastructure is the new plastic" post drew attention; at a keynote last week, I was...

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Bio-connectivity and the rapid emergence of new markets

In a keynote to a health care industry conference last week, I emphasized that in the high...

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Infrastructure is the new plastic

In my "Where's the growth?" trends overview written a few months back, I noted that one of the...

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If I ran your company, here’s what I would do!

Supertramp -- a band from the 80's -- had a minor hit with the song "On the Long Way Home,"...

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Led Zeppelin Leadership: How do you innovate when you’re dazed and confused ….

At a particular keynote last week, I met a number of senior executives who certainly agreed...

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Leadership insight: study air guitar!

My blog posting ten days ago (a "Memo to the CEO") stirred up quite a bit of interest and...

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Branding in the high velocity economy

Last week, I gave the opening keynote for a leading global auto collision repair group, Fix...

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Thinking ahead: knowledge delivery in the high velocity economy

I'm one of the keynote speakers today for the grand opening of Virtualis, which bills itself...

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Five secrets for creating a culture of innovation

The April issue of the Advertiser magazine ("The Voice of the Marketing Community") from the...

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A memo to the CEO: Innovation matters more than ever

Memo To: CEO's worldwide,        (particularly in the...

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Innovating in a flat world – the jewelry industry

I keynoted the 2008 Manufacturing Jewelers and Suppliers of America Expo New York yesterday,...

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Where’s the growth?

Gloom has set in on global markets. Volatility rages. Some organizations have gone into a mode...

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10 Great Words: inspirational innovation insight

Years ago, I wrote a little article, "10 Great Words," as a way of summarizing how to instill...

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High velocity e-commerce: a keynote for VISA

I'm about off to keynote a conference for Visa. With executives in the room from Apple, Sony,...

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High velocity leadership: how to stay focused on growth

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="280"] Click to read more on the unique workshops I've...

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The Masters in Business Innovation

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Leading in turbulent times: how to innovate during the recession!

Even as news and financial pundits endlessly debate the question, let's face reality: the US...

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When FedEx Fails: What happens when customer service breaks down?

It's long been touted as one of the greatest innovation success stories ever: FedEx.It's had...

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Future careers: Knowledge explosion is key

Career issues are hot! And one of my favorite ways to open a keynote or executive session is...

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What do innovative organizations do?

One of my recent keynotes for a global organization focused on the issue of high-velocity change....

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Learning how to innovate — through skiing!

It's a Sunday afternoon, and a full day of skiing is done: and all the roads home are closed...

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Small business oriented videos – Cisco/MSN

Some months ago, Cisco and MSN engaged me to provide a series of short videos, with issues...

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Credit Suisse Bulletin: Success Comes to Those Who Evolve

Credit Suisse, headquartered in Zurich, is global financial powerhouse operating in 50...

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Which way forward? An economic interview with Jim Carroll

Jim Carroll is frequently approached by global news organizations to comment on economic...

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The future of associations

A few years ago, I wrote regularly for The Boardroom, a publication for association...

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Innovating locally in a global economy

I spent the day yesterday with management executives and store owners of DoItBest, one of the...

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“Here we are now, entertain us” – Decoding Gen-Connect

One of my latest columns focuses on what will likely be the corporate issue of 2008 - managing...

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Recent topic areas

Jim Carroll covers dozens of concise issues in a huge number of different industries,...

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About Jim Carroll, MBI

(*) "The world doesn't need many more folks with a Masters of Business Administration -- it...

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What Comes Next? An Outlook into 2008 and Beyond

As we end the year and start a new one, it's a good time to be thinking about some of the...

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Why Santa Rocks at Innovation!

Grab the SantaRocks! PDF now It's likely a good time to put into perspective the critical...

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When thermostats get connected …..

MSN Sympatico, in partnership with Cisco, has launched a new business portal in which I'm...

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Making generations work – Cardboard people and plasma people

Can you innovate across the generations? If you can't -- then you've got a big problem to...

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How can you be innovative?

You become innovative by identifying obvious and not-so-obvious trends that will impact your...

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Health care trends and innovation

I was the opening keynote speaker yesterday in Dallas for a get-together of the Strategic...

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Future trend – The Future of Governance

I was in Colorado Springs yesterday, as the opening keynote of the Leadership Institute for...

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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.

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