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The Future of Work · 2008
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Soccer moms, text messaging, and the inevitability of virtuality
A few weeks ago, I arrived in my hotel room, and connected back to my home office via Skype. I found my sons using my Mac (long story!), and proceeded to have a one-hour video…
Extreme skills: what happens when knowledge runs out?
I'm in Vancouver, about to deliver a keynote to a global professional services firm, with the working title, "Extreme Skills Specialization: What Comes Next with Global Talent…
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…
Led Zeppelin Leadership: How do you innovate when you're dazed and confused ....
At a particular keynote last week, I met a number of senior executives who certainly agreed with my message - we need to constantly realign our company to the reality of change…
Future careers: Knowledge explosion is key
Career issues are hot! And one of my favorite ways to open a keynote or executive session is by quoting from an Australian study, which indicated that sixty-five percent of the…
"Here we are now, entertain us" - Decoding Gen-Connect
One of my latest columns focuses on what will likely be the corporate issue of 2008 - managing generational challenges in the workplace. In the column, "Here we are now, entertain…
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