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Moving Beyond the Meltdown: Aligning Yourself for Growth Through Innovation
If you study the screen carefully to the right, you'll note that the current slide from my deck states, "Time to market and corporate agility are the new corporate capabilities."…
What the CEO's are saying: "Six things we need to do"
If you want to understand what you should be doing right now, you keep your ears close to the ground, and listen to what others are talking about. I've had a huge number of events…
The economy -- what I'm seeing happen RIGHT NOW
This is quite unreal. A month ago, I faced a very busy September and early October, and was out on the road keynoting a wide variety of events - a leadership event for a global…
The seven stages of economic grief - when do you innovate?
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 us, and the…
It's back! Aggressive indecision! Here's how to kick it out!
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 extensively on…
How do you innovate in a volatile economy?
When the Readers Digest Food & Entertainment Division, based in New York, went looking for a keynote speaker on marketing and advertising trends within the consumer goods sector…
Do you really need an innovation spark? How about a custom edition of Ready, Set, Done?
Since Ready, Set, Done: How to Innovate When Faster is the New Fast was published a year ago this week, it proved to be a book that has provided unique innovation guidance to…
Video clip -- where's the opportunity? Where's the growth?
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 event has…
100 Days of Innovation - #2 - Go Upside Down
When thinking about new product or service development, don't do it in isolation. Seek advice and guidance from your business partners -- or, even let them drive the innovation…
Innovation - act fast - empower people!
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 really…
100 Days of Innovation - Get Out in Front
The last few weeks have seen a variety of keynotes for leadership meetings -- for a telecom company, food services organization, commercial real estate & property management firm…
Thinking innovation: The Challenge for Education in the High Velocity World
I'm thrilled to learn that I've been selected as the opening day speaker for the College Board -- and specifically, a chance to speak with some of the leading minds in the…
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