I was speaking with a client yesterday about an upcoming event in Palo Alto, California. We got to chatting about, obviously, the economic challenges that swirl around…
Growth Strategy · Innovation
It's back! Aggressive indecision! With all the economic turmoil, leaders, executives and staff have the "deer in the headlights" syndrome. I spoke about this trend…
Growth Strategy · Innovation
Given the rapid pace of global economic developments in the fall of 2008, it's interesting that the number of organizations bringing me in for a leadership or management…
Growth Strategy · Innovation
Empowering staff and partners to make quick decisions is an essential component of innovating in the high-velocity economy. Particularly given that right now, optics are…
Growth Strategy · Innovation
The last few weeks have seen a variety of keynotes for leadership meetings -- for a telecom company, food services organization, commercial real estate & property…
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Given the rapid pace of global economic developments, organizations are faced with a pretty stark choice. The CEO of a company that is having me speak to an upcoming…
Growth Strategy · How to be Innovative
So I'm in an airport, on my way to keynote a conference on economic development. And of course, I saw the latest news on the 'bailout', and the plunge in the Dow. And so…
Government · Growth Strategy
The CBC contacted me for my thoughts on the events this week, and in particular, the impact on the Canadian economy. They invited folks to write in with their questions…
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I don't want to distract from the seriousness of the events unfolding on Wall Street, but check out these headlines: American banks face financial meltdown if their…
Financial Services & Banking · Growth Strategy
I'm often providing detailed strategic guidance to senior executives and leaders on trends and the future, and certainly the economy has become a big part of what I…
Growth Strategy · Leadership
I'm hitting the ground running this week, with an opening keynote presentation for a global legal firm, who are holding their annual shareholders / partners conference…
Growth Strategy · Professional Services & Associations
There are a zillion fast, zippy cool trends out there. And then, there are the big, sweeping, massive transformative trends that change entire economies. I just finished…
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