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Daily Inspiration: "Arrogance, hubris, infallibility, overconfidence - if these words are in your attitude inventory, you have a pretty big problem!"
“Arrogance, hubris, infallibility, overconfidence - if these words are in your attitude inventory, you have a pretty big problem!” - #Futurist Jim Carroll I’ve met some…
Daily Inspiration: "Never underestimate the ability of remarkable individuals or successful companies to implode!"
It probably means that you are in pretty big trouble. Over the last 25 years, I've been brought into an extensive number of Fortune 1000 leadership meetings at a senior level in…
Daily Inspiration: "Enthusiasm should be your drug of choice!"
Enthusiasm should be your drug of choice!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Many people anesthetize themselves because they can’t deal with change. It’s a bad choice - because the change…
Daily Inspiration: "If gravity is holding you down, launch into a different trajectory!"
“If gravity is holding you down, launch into a different trajectory!” - Futurist Jim Carroll I’m a futurist. My background? I’m a professional accountant, aka CPA. That’s kind of…
Daily Inspiration: "Your dreams should be so big that you feel guilty for acting small!"
“Your dreams should be so big that you feel guilty for acting small!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Yes, that’s me way down on that stage, and yes, you do pinch yourself every once in a…
Daily Inspiration: "It’s too late to prepare to be disrupted - you already have been!"
“It’s too late to prepare to be disrupted - you already have been!” - Futurist Jim Carroll The photo is from a keynote last fall for the SAP for Utilities conference - in the room…
Daily Inspiration: "Every day, you have a chance to make your own opportunities!"
This was a repeat engagement - the organization previously had me in for a talk on future trends and innovation in 2016. In this case, I took a look at the future of manufacturing…
Daily Inspiration: "Has structure put your imagination into a straightjacket?"
“Has structure put your imagination into a straightjacket?” - Futurist Jim Carroll A photo from my keynote in Orlando last week for a leading global medical products company. The…
Keynote Case Study: Hitachi Vantara: IT Was Becoming The Business.
At Hitachi Vantara’s client event in Phoenix, I addressed CIOs, CFOs and other C-suite executives from Fortune 1000 organizations on a message they needed to hear directly. IT…
Daily Inspiration: "Success happens when you bid farewell to the future you fear!"
“Success happens when you bid farewell to the future you fear!” - Futurist Jim Carroll I’m off later today to Missouri, where I will do a talk tomorrow morning for an event focuse…
Daily Inspiration: "Focus fast - on the solution, not the problem!"
“Focus fast - on the solution, not the problem!” - Futurist Jim Carroll It’s tough to be a transit company in the era of Elon Musk. You have the complex job of running a massive…
"Our Challenge: Involvement!" - The Makings of a Unique Career!
My unique career today has me providing advice and guidance on the future to organizations all over the world - such as NASA, Disney, Nikon, Johnson & Johnson, Volvo, and Mercedes…
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