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Leadership & Disruption · 2017
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Daily Inspiration: "A suggestion box? That's the best way to trivialize the concept of innovation!"
"A suggestion box? That's the best way to trivialize the concept of innovation!" - Jim Carroll Why Suggestion Boxes are a Stupid Idea. 10 Powerful Lessons for Innovation! With 25…
"Focus Forward & Be a Slinky" - Powerful Lessons in Leadership from One of the World's Fastest Ski Racers!
I'm always thinking about my clients and my keynotes and the messages that I need to deliver on stage. With that, I'm always keeping my eye open for a good business parable. So…
Daily Inspiration: "The world needs more people with a new type of degree that I call the Masters in Business Imagination!"
"The world needs more people with a new type of degree that I call the Masters in Business Imagination!" - Jim Carroll Masters in Business Imagination - The Only Degree You'll…
In 1989 (28 years ago), I Was Almost Fired Because of an Article About Email. Read Why - And What Happened!
The folks at Postal and Parcel Technology Magazine approached me some months back to write an article about the future of mail in the era of technology, and particularly, e-mail…
What Are the CEO's worried About? Getting the Right Skills at the Right time for the Right Purpose!
So ... last week I was in Miami, and did a talk on business disruption, transformation and innovation for about 30 CEO's of companies in the healthcare, tech and IT sectors, on…
Daily Inspiration: "Agility is the only antidote for velocity"
"Agility is the only antidote for velocity" - Jim Carroll Many organizations engage me for an offsite CEO or executive session that is focused on how to move the organization…
Hire People You Don't Like. Stop Seeking Common Ground. Kill the Committee. & More Ideas to Accelerate Your Reality
Those who succeed possess a daring need for speed. That's your reality. If you think your world, industry, company, business model, platform, technology or anything else will look…
2017 Keynotes So Far: Future of Cars, Trucks, Agriculture, Banking, Architecture, Retail, Food, HiTEch and IoT! Whew!
Ok, here goes -- it's been a fabulous 8 weeks, as I hit the road running, keynoting a wide variety of events in a number of different industries. New to this unique job - I'm…
Thinking Growth: Where's the Growth? It's Everywhere
I'm cleaning out some old research files, and came across this simple set of statistics: between now and 2050, we will move from 7 to 10 billion people; we need 70% more food, 50%…
New Keynote Topic: Insurance in the Era of Disruption: The Challenge of Change with Fintech, Accelerated Risk and Hyperconnectivity
Let's face it: the trends impacting life and property/casualty and groups benefits insurance companies are real. The industries will be disrupted by tech companies. Existing…
Daily Inspiration: "The Best Ideas are Shared Ideas"
"The best ideas are shared ideas" - Jim Carroll This photo was taken during my keynote for Godiva/McVitie's/Ulker in London, UK, all operating under the new company name of…
Daily Inspiration: “Agility & speed are the fuel, ideas are the spark”
“Agility & speed are the fuel, ideas are the spark” - Futurist Jim Carroll
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