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The plan for 2009? Think growth!
I'm keynoting a lunch tomorrow for a group of about 400 medical professionals. Their executive director saw me keynote a national conference of association executives two months…
High velocity globalization - massive markets, major trends
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 in Las…
Is there a future for associations?
Association Magazine has published my article, Metamorphosis: A Defining Success Factor for Associations. A huge number of my keynote presentations are for professional, industry…
Get Fest-ed! Adding some life to your annual conference or event....
I've had a new article published for Association Executives for the CSAE, about how you can innovate and jazz-up your annual meeting or conference. Here's an extract: Does your…
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 Association Executives -- and so I quickly rewrote it to challenge their members to…
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 clear that innovation continues to be at the top of the CEO agenda, despite some…
The future of associations
A few years ago, I wrote regularly for The Boardroom, a publication for association executives, on how trends are impacting professional and other associations. I covered…
Major trend - the future of the organization
Take a look at this kid. He's your next employee. How are you going to recruit, retain, manage, interest, and amuse this fellow? What's your workforce going to look like in 2012…
The future of the legal profession
Some weeks back, I spent a full day with about 40 senior lawyers with a major government agency, with the main focus both on the rapidity of change of legal skills, as well as…
Where is the insight?
There are quite a few people out there who talk about innovation, all of whom have a very different background: some with design experience, others who are from the product…
Accounting beyond accountability...
I'm off to Halifax, Nova Scotia today; tomorrow, I'll be the luncheon keynote speaker for an annual get together of Certified Management Accountants. The overall conference theme…
The Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association: The Future of Recreation
Jim delivered a dinner keynote for dozens of CEOs of some of the world’s largest sporting goods companies, taking a look at the new consumer, the new media spend, and the rapidly…
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