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#skills · 2012
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A "blast from the past from 2009 - "Canada announces end of economic relationship with US, & a bold new strategy to 2020"
So I was on the phone today with the CEO of a major global organization headquartered in Canada. I'll be opening a leadership meeting for the company in early 2013, and this was a…
What's hot? Search phrases from the week of October 8, 2012
I haven't done of these posts in a while -- it's a semi-regular summary of 10 of the most recent search phrases that resulted in people discovering information in my blog through…
Water's Worth It - and So Is Initiative!
Next Monday morning, I'll deliver the opening address for WEFTEC 2012 New Orleans, LA; it will be the kickoff for the Water Environment Federation’s (WEF) 85th annual technical…
Why US Manufacturing is Roaring Back - And Why They're Manufacturing Optimism!
As I wrote in one of my columns last year (“Smartphones are changing everything,” August 2011), when I give a keynote I like to use a service called Poll Everywhere — the same…
Innovation: Hire people you don't like -- and don't jump on bandwagons!
I recently discovered that I was quoted in one of the Phillipines major business journals, BusinessWorld, n an article, "Biggest Business Innovations Engines of Innovation"…
Three simple things about innovation.
I was a keynote speaker in San Diego last week for the PSCU Senior Leadership & Member Forum. I was honoured to be following Captain Mark Kelly, NASA astronaut, onto the stage…
Healthcare 2020 : Moore's law, Genomics and Velocity!
One of my recent talks featured me as the keynote speaker for Talent Strategies 2012 in New Orleans; the conference tagline was "Creating the Organization of the Future: Meeting…
Rethinking Human Capital
I was in New Orleans two weeks ago, where I was a keynote speaker for Talent Strategies 2012. The working title of my keynote was "Talent Management 2020: What Comes Next?", with…
"I found the future in manure!" - Trends & the future of agriculture
I do a tremendous number of keynotes in the agricultural sector -- from groups such as the Texas Cattlemen's Association to the Mid-America Crop Protection Association to the US…
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